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Module 5 The First AmericansPart Two： Teaching Resources 第二部分：教学资源 Section 1： A text structure analysis of Who Were the First Americans? 1. Type of writing and summary of the text Type of writing This is a description of the first Americans Reading part 1 Main idea of the passage The text tells us Indians, in fact, Native Americans are the first Americans and something about the biggest Native American tribes. Topic of paragraph 1 The original inhabitants of North America are now referred to as Native Americans. Topic of paragraph 2 Native Americans are believed to have come to North America from north-east Asia. Topic of paragraph 3 The British wanted the total removal of the Native Americans from the land. Topic of paragraph 4-12 something about the biggest Native American tribes Topic of paragraph 13-14 Poverty and joblessness is still a problem for many Native Americans today. Reading part 2 Main idea of the text Different ideas about Zhenghes visiting the Americas as the first foreigner Menzies9 idea Zhenghe is the first foreigner to visit the Americas. Europeans idea Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama A professor at Wuhan doubts A director of the Chinese Ancient Vessel Research center The records of Zhenghes voyages were destroyed A tree diagram of the textAmerica a professor atWuhan University a professor atWuhan University a professor atWuhan Universitya director of the Chinese Ancient Vessel ResearchA retold version of the text a professor atWuhan University a director of the Chinese Ancient Vessel Research The first Americans were once referred to as Indians. In fact, Indians are now referred to as Native Americans. Native Americans are believed to have come to North American from north-east Asia. The British wanted the total removal of the Native Americans from the land. The Iroquois, the Cherokees, the Navajos, the Sioux, the Pueblos and the Apaches are the biggest Native American tribes. They suffered from different experiences. In the 19th century,