Understanding the Historical and Modern Truths of Native American Life

Introduction

We are going to read a book inspired by the life of a modern Native American. Even though Native American culture is the original culture of our country, we do not have an in-depth understanding of how their culture has evolved under the influence of more mainstream cultures. I hope that we can agree that to truly understand why someone thinks and feels a certain way, it is important to understand their history and a little about their lives.

Task

Your task is to work together as a group to do the following:

  • Choose a topic from the list on the "process" page.
  • Create a multi-media presentation that other students can access to educate themselves about your topic.
  • Take the resources available and summarize the content in an easy-to-undertand format in your own words.
  • Each subtopic must have 7-10 original sentences.
  • Each subtopic must have one picture or video.
  • Each participant of the group must answer the reflection questions under the "conclusion" option. (4 group members= 4 reflections)
  • You must have an MLA formatted work cited. 
  • Use prezi, powerpoint, or another presentation genre of your choice. All projects will be uploaded on to Ms. M's 10th grade school loop page.
Process
Evaluation
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Requirements All requirements are met and exceeded. At least 7-10 sentences of information in students' own words for each sub topic. Pictures/videos for each subtopic. All reflection questions are answered in complete sentences. All requirements are met and exceeded. At least 5-7 sentences of information in students' own words for each sub topic. Pictures/videos for each subtopic. All reflection questions are answered in complete sentences. All requirements are met and exceeded. At least 3-5 sentences of information in students' own words for each sub topic. Pictures/videos for each subtopic. All reflection questions are answered in complete sentences. More than one requirement was not completely met.
Organization Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. Content is logically organized for the most part. There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
Originality Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.
Workload The workload is divided and shared equally by all team members. The workload is divided and shared fairly by all team members, though workloads may vary from person to person. The workload was divided, but one person in the group is viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work. The workload was not divided OR several people in the group are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work.
Mechanics No misspellings or grammatical errors. Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.
Sources Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format. Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format. Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format. Very little or no source information was collected.
Date Created: April 01, 2014
Conclusion

Reflection Questions- Complete sentences

1. What new information did you learn during your research?

2. What further questions do you have now about your topic?

3. Do you feel that you had the resources you needed to produce an informative presentation? Why or why not?

4. If you could change any part of this project, what would it be and why?

Credits

Native American Public Telecommunications. Indian Country Diaries. PBS, Oct 2006. Web. 31 March 2014.