The document provides instructions for a Lenape Project assignment due on December 9th. Students are asked to choose a topic related to the Lenape people who originally inhabited New Jersey, create a replica item used by the Lenape, write a paragraph describing the item and comparing it to a modern equivalent, and present their project to the class. Suggested topics include aspects of Lenape culture, homes, food, and entertainment. Students will be graded on creativity, accuracy, presentation skills, and timely submission.
The document provides instructions for a Lenape Project assignment due on December 9th. Students are asked to choose a topic related to the Lenape people who originally inhabited New Jersey, create a replica item used by the Lenape, write a paragraph describing the item and comparing it to a modern equivalent, and present their project to the class. Suggested topics include aspects of Lenape culture, homes, food, and entertainment. Students will be graded on creativity, accuracy, presentation skills, and timely submission.
The document provides instructions for a Lenape Project assignment due on December 9th. Students are asked to choose a topic related to the Lenape people who originally inhabited New Jersey, create a replica item used by the Lenape, write a paragraph describing the item and comparing it to a modern equivalent, and present their project to the class. Suggested topics include aspects of Lenape culture, homes, food, and entertainment. Students will be graded on creativity, accuracy, presentation skills, and timely submission.
The Lenni Lenape inhabited the state of New Jersey for hundreds of years before the Europeans discovered America. The Lenni Lenape lived very differently than we do today. We have learned many things about the Lenape through research and discussion. Assignment: Choose a topic and brainstorm. Think of an item the Lenape used and create a replica of the item. Write one paragraph describing the item. Write how it compares to a modern item of today. You will present your creation to the class and we will display them in the library. *You will be graded on the following: 1. Creativity & imagination 2. Paragraph- accuracy of information, details and thought. 3. Presentation 4. Project turned in on time Topic Ideas: Culture: religion, roles of men, women, and children in the village, medicines and healing techniques Home: Clothing, wigwams, longhouses Food: tools used to hunt & fish, farming Entertainment: story telling, childrens games, sports
Indigenous Teenage Interpreters in Museums and Public Education: The Native Youth Program in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia