Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Roles of Men and WomenChapter 2 Page 16-17Roles of Men
and WomenLook at the picture on page 17Think about the caption as
you read pages 16 and 17.Think about the main idea of the
section.Use the details from the text to complete the graphic
organizer.
Use the details from page 16 to complete the graphic organizer.
Complete the detail boxes.
Making Inferences pages 18-19Look at the picture on page
18.Continue to listen to the passage titled Roles of Men and
Women.Think about the role of the women in the Iroquois
culture.
Chapter 2 pages 19 and 21Look at the section titled Beliefs and
CeremoniesThink about the role of the clan mothers as you
listen.
Use the Guiding Inferences sheet to help you think about how
Iroquois viewed women.
Click here to listen to the section on page 19 again.Click here
to listen to the section on page 21 again.How can we use what we
have learned to make an inference?An inference is an idea that is
not stated directly in the text but can be formed by putting
together evidence that supports it.We are thinking about how women
were viewed in Iroquois society.Connect the clues: What do we know
about the roles of women in early Iroquois society according to the
text? What can we infer about the roles of women in early Iroquois
society?
Use with pages 16-19 Roles of Men and WomenMain Idea: Men and
women had ___________________ roles in Iroquois life. different
weave baskets make clay pots make clothing hunted fished built
longhouses made bows set traps played games
First supporting detail:
Women and girls did these jobs:
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
Women were also clan mothers andarranged marriages. Young
couplesLived with the womans family. Second supporting detail:
Men did these jobs:
_________________
Third supporting detail:
Boys did these jobs:
___________________________________________
Inference: Everyone had an important role in Iroquois life.
However, __________________ were very respected and valued as
members.
Guiding InferencesRead page 19 and page 21.List some of the
important things that the women and clan mothers
did:1.___________________________________2.___________________________________3.
___________________________________Look back at the text on page
19.Who did the married couples live
with?_____________________________________What clan did the
children become members
of?_____________________________________Connect the clues: What do
we know about the roles of women in early Iroquois society
according to the text? What can we infer about the roles of women
in early Iroquois society?
