American Indians

 

Guiding Question: What would it be like to be a member of the ________?

To answer that question, immerse yourself in the study of an American Indian tribe:

1. Choose a American Indian tribe (5th from outside California; 4th, California).

2. Research (collect information about) the tribe. Use at least three sources. Cite them specifically. Answer the Guiding Question: What does it mean to be a member of the ...? Be sure to include information on:

-how geography and climate influenced the way the nation lived and adjusted to the natural environment, including locations of villages/cities
-the distinct structures that they built
-how they obtained food, clothing, tools, utensils, and weapons
-their varied customs, folklore (traditional stories), and religious beliefs and practices.
-their varied economies (business) and systems of government.
-their interactions with other American Indian tribes, the United States, and/or Europeans
-important figures/events in the tribe's history (as necessary)

3. Collaborate with others researching your tribe: Share your findings. Discuss, Analyze, and Synthesize the information. How will you organize and present your new knowledge?

4. Complete individually all Must Dos and one May Do of your choice:

Must Do:

1) 40 Maps (don't forget your Frames of Reference!)

2) Compose an Expository (informational) essay (typed or inked; if typed, double-spaced) with bibliography. Use the Rubric to evaluate and revise your work.

Defining in Context (Facts!)
Describing
Comparing and Contrasting
Classifying (put facts into groups or categories)
Whole-to-part (physical object)
Sequence (put in order some events or steps in a process)
Cause-and-effect (causes and effects of some event)
Seeing analogies (comparing relationships)

3) Use your Expository Map and Essay to create a Slides/Sway presentation.

4) Create the Website.

5) Create a Quizizz/KahootIt!

6) Poster (8 1/2" x 11"; portrait orientation)

May Do:

Brochure
Tri-fold board
Diorama
Bust/Model/Realia (handmade)
Video (storyboard first)
Comic
Web page/posts/podcast (in character)
Dramatization(script)
Compose a poem (acrostic, haiku, etc.) or song
Mural
Collage
Demonstration
Game-board
Important figure study
Publish a book
Food
Dance
Music

Do your best work. It should be:

-neat
-in full-color, free of (plain) pencil, no crayon
-entirely by your own hand
-spelled and punctuated properly
-free of any plagiarism

TRIBES

5th
Aleut - Carson
Anasazi 
Apache - Genesis, Emily
Arawak 
Aztec
Blackfeet - Julietta, Sophia
Carib 
Cherokee - Noah
Cheyenne
Comanche - Adrian, Cihangir
Cree - Arturo, Mia
Crow - Maritza, Ethan, Leah
Delaware 
Erie 
Fox - Layla
Hopi - Brianna, Ayleen
Huron 
Illinois 
Inca 
Inuit
Iowa 
Iroquois - Isabella
Kaska 
Mapuche 
Maya - Angel, Isaiah
Miami - Sharlyn, Elsa
Micmac 
Mohawk - YianCarlos, Lukas
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Muskogee 
Navajo - Anastasia
Nez Perce 
Omaha 
Paiute - Jonas
Patuxet
Pawnee - Kaiah, Sarai
Pima 
Pueblo 
Sauk
Shawnee 
Shoshone 
Sioux - Xavier, Chris
Taino - Diego, Christopher
Tepehuan 
Toltec 
Tuscarora 
Yaqui 
Yonomami
Zapotec 

4th
Chumash
Gabrielino/Kizh
Karuk
Mojave