South Carolina Native American Indian Project

 

Due-November 5, 2010

 

Next week, we will begin studying Native American tribes in South Carolina.  We will wrap up our unit by completing a project on a Native American tribe.  The students will be randomly assigned one of two major tribes from South Carolina.  They will do research on this tribe and will complete a detailed research project to turn in at the end of the unit. 

 

I. Research Booklet

 

This project will be done both in class and at home.  In class, your child will be writing a Native American legend.  At home, your child will be doing research on his or her tribe and completing a packet of information on the tribe. This packet will be provided. Please have them record the research they’ve gathered on note cards or notebook paper. I will be sending home the packet later in the unit for your child to transfer their research to in an organized format. The legend (done at school) and the packet (done at home) will later be joined into a comprehensive booklet on the Native American tribe your child was assigned.

 

Each student will collect the following information:

·        Geographic region of the tribe-Where in SC did the tribe live?

·        Survival-Were they hunters, gatherers, or both? Did they farm? What did they eat?

·        Tribal life-What did every day life look like? What type of government did they have? What was their clothing like? Did they have any special celebrations?

·        Shelter-What did their homes look like? Were the homes different from winter to summer? What were they made from?

·        Is the tribe active today? If so, where are they located?

·        Any other unique characteristics, statistics, or interesting facts

 

II. Visual Display

 

At home, your child should create a visual item that represents his or her tribe.  Be creative! These include, but are not limited to:

 

• Boy and girl paper dolls in the tribe’s clothing
• Diorama (shoebox display) of a tribal scene
• Model of a tribal home or village
• Poster
• 3-dimensional display on a poster board
• Model of a toy or artifact used by the tribe
• Demonstration of a custom of the tribe (song, dance, etc.)
• Artwork done in the tribe’s particular style
• Any other visual

 

You DO NOT have to go to the store and buy fancy materials! I am able to provide poster board, construction paper, and crayons.  Please let me know if you need other materials. I MAY be able to help.

 

III. Information seeking strategies

 

The research for this project should be done at home.  Information can be found in our textbook, in non-fiction and reference books, in periodicals, in videos, on Internet sites, and in electronic encyclopedias. Students are encouraged to use information from different types of sources.  Sources must include, at a minimum, one print resource and one electronic (Internet) resource.  These sources should be recorded on the resource page you will be given. If you do not have access to the Internet, please let me know and I will make sure your child has an opportunity to do Internet research at school.  Helpful websites can be found on Mrs. King’s web page and are also listed below.

 

Mrs. King’s web page:

 

http://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/webpages/sking

 

Once there, click on ‘my links’ and then look under the ‘SC Native American’ title.

 

Helpful websites:

 

http://www.sciway.net/hist/indians/tribes.html

 

http://sites.google.com/site/catawbaculturalpreservation/

 

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/

 

http://www.cherokee.org/

 

http://www.bigorrin.org/catawba_kids.htm

 

http://www.native-languages.org/cherokee.htm

 

 

** Please let me know if you are having trouble finding information!

 

IV. Recording of Information

 

 

Record information collected on the resource page that will be sent home in your information packet. Make sure to use your OWN words when writing in your packet. DON’T COPY STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK!!!

 

 

V. Final Presentation

 

The final project will be due November 5, 2010. This will include the child’s visual display, the completed research packet, and the presentation.

 

Your child will present and describe his or her creative display to the class in a 2-3 minute presentation that includes 3 interesting facts they have learned about their tribe.  Oral presentation should be prepared and rehearsed at home. You may use note cards if you like.

 

I understand that children need help collecting information, cutting materials, etc. HOWEVER, this should be STUDENT PRODUCED work!!!

 

VI. Evaluation

 

The following rubric will be used to grade each child on his or her project. They can earn a total of 56 points for their projects.  This project will count as two test grades. ALL the information I am looking for is on the rubric.

 

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South Carolina Native Americans Project

 

Student Name:___________________________

Date:________ Tribe:_________________

 

Category	4	3	2	1	Score
Required Elements	Display, research booklet, legend, and oral presentation are completed	One of the four required pieces is missing	Two of the required pieces are missing	Three of the required pieces are missing
Content Accuracy	At least 3 accurate facts are given in oral presentation	2 accurate facts are given in oral presentation	1 accurate fact is given in oral presentation	No accurate facts are given in oral presentation
Display: Accuracy	Display accurately portrays some aspect of assigned tribe	Display portrays some aspect of unassigned tribe in SC	Display portrays some aspect of unassigned tribe NOT in SC	Display is unrelated to Native Americans
Display: Attractiveness	Display is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness	Display is attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.	Display is acceptable attractive though it may be a bit messy.	Display is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Oral Presentation	Well-rehearsed, with smooth delivery that holds audience attention	Rehearsed, fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time	Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience for most of the time	Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost
Booklet Design	Booklet design is neat, colorful, and related to the assigned tribe	Booklet is sloppy or lacking color but IS related to assigned tribe	Booklet is unrelated to assigned tribe but IS neat and colorful	Booklet is unrelated to assigned tribe, sloppy, and lacking color
Legend: topic	Topic relates to assigned tribe	Topic relates to SC tribes but not students’ assigned tribe	Topic relates to Native American tribes NOT studies in class	Topic in no way relates to Native Americans
Legend: Story	Legend has a clear beginning, middle, and end. Contains all of the legend elements discussed in class	Legend makes sense but has no clear beginning, middle, or end. Contains some legend elements discussed	Legend is difficult to follow, but contains some of the legend elements discussed in class	Legend contains none of the legend elements we discussed in class
Legend: mechanics	Always writes in complete sentences,	Often writes in complete sentences.	Rarely writes in complete sentences	Complete sentences are not used
Research: Geography and Survival	Research answers all questions	Research answers some questions	Research answers half of questions	Research answers less than half of questions
Research: Tribal Life	Research answers all questions	Research answers some questions	Research answers half of questions	Research answers less than half of questions
Research: Shelter	Research answers all questions	Research answers some questions	Research answers half of questions	Research answers less than half of questions
Research: Present day, other info.	Research answers all questions	Research answers some questions	Research answers half of questions	Research answers less than half of questions
Resources:	2 or more resources used and correctly listed	2+ resources used. Listed incorrectly	1 resource used and listed correctly	1 resource used and listed incorrectly

 

 

 

As another part of our unit, we will taste Cherokee bean bread one day during class. The ingredients are listed below. Please let me know by November 1^st if your child should not have any of the ingredients in the bean bread. Thanks!

 

•1 cup of cornmeal

•½ cup flour

•2 tsp baking powder

•1 tbsp sugar

•2 cups milk

•¼ cup melted shortening

•1 beaten egg

•2 tbsp honey

•4 cups drained brown beans