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W Cb[ect|ve
W SLudenLs wlll be able Lo research culLural lnformaLlon abouL a naLlve Amerlcan naLlon
W SLudenLs wlll be able Lo wrlLe an lnformaLlve leLLer descrlblng found daLa
W SLudenLs wlll be able Lo develop a charL or graphlc Lo convey lnformaLlon
W SLudenLs wlll creaLe a map dlsplaylng Lhe locaLlon of naLlve Amerlcan groups
W SLudenLs wlll use a graphlc organlzer Lo compare Lwo groups of Lhlngs
W SLudenLs wlll be able Lo wrlLe an essay whlch compares Lwo naLlve Amerlcan groups
W SLudenLs wlll deslgn a posLer deplcLlng Lhe culLural aspecLs of a naLlve Amerlcan group
W SLudenLs wlll be able Lo wrlLe a flcLlonal naLlve Amerlcan legend
W SLudenLs wlll creaLe a repllca of a naLlve Amerlcan Lool uslng naLural maLerlals
W Warmup
opy down Lhe whole ob[ecLlve ?ou Wlll WrlLe ad[ecLlve once a week
Agenda
1 Se|ect A Nat|ve Amer|can 1r|be
2 Co||ect Nat|ve Amer|can Informat|on
SelecL A naLlve Amerlcan 1rlbe
Amerlcan lndlan 1rlbal LlsL naLlve Amerlcan
1rlbes and Languages
1here Are Many 1rlbes Cf naLlve Amerlcans
WlLh your group go Lo Lhe above llnk and
chose any Lrlbe of your cholce llck Lhe llnk Lo
Lhelr page once you have chosen a Lrlbe walL
paLlenLly
ollecL naLlve Amerlcan 1rlbe
lnformaLlon
8esearch culLural lnformaLlon abouL Lhe naLlve
Amerlcan 1rlbes you have chosen ulLural
lnformaLlon lncludes such Lhlngs as language
food shelLer locaLlon rellglous pracLlces
cloLhlng recreaLlon fesLlvals/celebraLlons famlly
organlzaLlon governmenLal sLrucLure Lechnology
and wrlLlng/number sysLems use onllne
resources encyclopedlas (onllne or ln Lhe medla
cenLer or llbrary) and books/magazlnes (ln publlc
or school llbrarles) use a noLeLaklng worksheeL
Lo help collecL and organlze daLa
noLe 1aklng SLraLegles
lf Lhe lnsLrucLor wrlLes someLhlng on Lhe chalkboard/overhead or repeaLs an ldea Lhen lL ls usually a key polnL and
you should wrlLe lL down
1ry Lo use a Lhreerlng blnder lL allows for more flexlblllLy ln rearranglng your noLes and any handouLs LhaL you
may recelve
1ry Lo slL Lowards Lhe fronL and cenLer of Lhe class where youll be less dlsLracLed and can hear Lhe professor Lhe
besL and have a good angle on any vlsual alds LhaL may be shown
uonL rely on someone elses noLes you may noL undersLand everyLhlng LhaL Lhey wrlLe down and youll learn Lhe
besL by Laklng your own noLes
lf your lnsLrucLor Lalks fasL lL may help Lo brlng an audlo recorder and record Lhe lecLure whlle Laklng noLes AfLer
Lhe lecLure ls over you can replay Lhe lecLure and flll ln any parLs LhaL you mlssed ln your noLes
uo readlng asslgnmenLs or homework quesLlons before class lL ls easler Lo Lake noLes when you know whaL Lhe
lnsLrucLor ls Lalklng abouL
uaLe your noLes Add LlLles and subLlLles when you move onLo a new Loplc for easy referenclngompare noLes
wlLh a classmaLe Lo make sure you dldnL mlss any lmporLanL polnLs
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Cb[ect|ve
W Same ob[ecLlve
Warmup
1here Wlll 8e 10 Croups Cf 1hree l wlll asslgn your groups ln a few
1here needs Lo be Lhe followlng poslLlons
Croup Leader/Speaker(keeps group under conLrol compleLes ma[or Lasks llke a group leader would Croup Leader/Speaker(keeps group under conLrol compleLes ma[or Lasks llke a group leader would
and nC a group leader ls noL Lhe one who does all Lhe work) and nC a group leader ls noL Lhe one who does all Lhe work)
Croup 8ecorder(flll ouL forms come Lo me when someLhlng ls need 8esponslble for keeplng Croup 8ecorder(flll ouL forms come Lo me when someLhlng ls need 8esponslble for keeplng
papers LogeLher and chooslng maLerlals and formaLLlng nC Lhe recorder wlll noL be Lhe only papers LogeLher and chooslng maLerlals and formaLLlng nC Lhe recorder wlll noL be Lhe only
person who ls wrlLlng) person who ls wrlLlng)
Croup 8unner (prlnL papers make coples make runs Lo llbrary and offlce ?LS Lhe group runner Croup 8unner (prlnL papers make coples make runs Lo llbrary and offlce ?LS Lhe group runner
wlll also do work) wlll also do work)
Agenda
1 Get |nto groups
2 repare wr|tten |nformat|on |etter
3 repare a tab|e for compar|ng tr|bes
4 repare a map dec|d|ng tr|ba| areas
Group1 Group1
AsbleyleoJet
Ambet kecotJet
Iostlokoooet
Group2 Group2
NotbooleoJet
IesslekecotJet
Iomolkoooet
Group3 Group3
AotbooyleoJet
AsbleykecotJet
Mootlcekoooet
Group4 Group4
coseyleoJet
8tlttooykecotJet
1etloclokoooet
GroupS GroupS
coooJoleoJet
IoeykecotJet
cosbokoooet
Group6 Group6
IesslcoleoJet
wlotetkecotJet
8loltkoooet
Group7 Group7
IoyJoleoJet
8tlttooykecotJet
Mlcbellekoooet
Group8 Group8
celesteleoJet
lesbokecotJet
Iobokoooet
Group9 Group9
IosooleoJet
coottoeykecotJet
kocbelkoooet
Group10 Group10
uovlJleoJet
koylokecotJet
coleeokoooet
lass work
1oday each member of Lhe group wlll perform a
Lask one member wlll wrlLe a leLLer one wlll
do Lhe Lable/charL one wlll do Lhe mapplng
l wlll come Lo each group and you wlll pull a card
ouL of Lhe bag whlchever your card says ls Lhe
Lask each group member wlll perform
9reparlng ?our WrlLLen lnformaLlon
LeLLer
W W ach group w||| prepare an |nformat|on |etter addressed ach group w||| prepare an |nformat|on |etter addressed
to me re|at|ng what he]she has |earned about the Nat|ve to me re|at|ng what he]she has |earned about the Nat|ve
Amer|can group be|ng researched Students need to use Amer|can group be|ng researched Students need to use
good grammar wr|te |n comp|ete sentences and se|ect an good grammar wr|te |n comp|ete sentences and se|ect an
appropr|ate organ|zat|ona| structure 1he secret to wr|t|ng appropr|ate organ|zat|ona| structure 1he secret to wr|t|ng
an effect|ve |etter |s to remember a mnemon|c that w||| an effect|ve |etter |s to remember a mnemon|c that w|||
he|p gu|de students |n the wr|t|ng process In th|s |etter |t he|p gu|de students |n the wr|t|ng process In th|s |etter |t
|s he|pfu| to use the mnemon|c IA1 (Iormat Addressee |s he|pfu| to use the mnemon|c IA1 (Iormat Addressee
1op|c and urpose) 1op|c and urpose)
W Mlnlmum LengLh 1 9age
?Cu MuS1 uLluL u9Cn A 9L8SCn 1C W8l1L 1PL LL11L8
9reparlng your Lable/charL
W Students prepare a matr|x us|ng the
|nformat|on they have co||ected regard|ng
the|r Nat|ve Amer|can groups 1he matr|x
shou|d be comprehens|ve (conta|n|ng a
s|gn|f|cant amount of deta||s) conc|se and
easy to use (shou|d be understandab|e to
even poor readers)
W 9lease see me for Lhe charL
9reparlng your maps
Students prepare a map mark|ng the ancestra|
(or|g|na|) and (|f appropr|ate) current ||v|ng area
of the Nat|ve Amer|can groups they se|ected
(North Centra| or South Amer|ca)
ou w||| need to send the runner to pr|nt out the
fo||ow|ng maps at the ||brary
I map of the country the map of the state the
map of the c|ty and even a map of the tr|be (|f
you can f|nd a map for the tr|be)
?ou musL label Lhe maps afLer belng prlnLed
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Cb[ect|ve
W Same ob[ecLlve all week
Warmup
?esLerday deallng wlLh havlng a large amounL of Leamwork Lo do how dld
your group manage? uo you Lhlnk you all worked good LogeLher? Cr noL
so good Why?
Agenda
1 ldenLlfy mlsslng daLa and locaLe daLa
2 Summarlze research maLerlal and deslgn a posLer
ldenLlfy mlsslng daLa locaLe Lable
?ou wlll be comparlng Lwo naLlve Amerlcan 1rlbes
1hey wlll exchange maLrlxes wlLh anoLher person
(group or groups) SLudenLs wlll analyze Lhe daLa
comparlng Lhelr naLlve Amerlcan group wlLh one
from anoLher area of norLh Amerlca
1rade maLrlx charLs wlLh anoLher group and record
Lhelr daLa AfLer recordlng LhaL daLa you nee Lo
glve Lhe oLher group back Lhelr maLrlx charLs
Lach group should have now 2 maLrlx charLs and
Lhe end of Lhls Lask
9lan/reaLe ?our 9osLer
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Cb[ect|ve
W Same ob[ecLlve all week
Warmup
?ou wlll recelve 10 Mlnu1LS Lo compleLe and Louch up your posLers posLers
are due ln 10 mln
Agenda
1 Analyze Lable and prepare wrlLLen essay
Lssay 1lme
?ou wlll have Lo lnulvlSuALL? creaLe a compare
and conLrasL essay on Lhe Lwo Lrlbes LhaL you
compared yesLerday
1hls essay wlll be worLh a large sum of polnLs
We wlll go over how Lo do Lhls essay
I WILL GIV CU A DU DA1 LA1"
Lssay
W ompare and conLrasL essays are Lhe oLher blg essay Lypes ln academlc wrlLlng 1hese essays wlll follow a speclflc quesLlon and are falrly easy Lo compleLe 1here are several ways Lo wrlLe
Lhls Lype of essay 1he mosL lmporLanL Lhlng Lo remember ls sLrucLure Many wonderful essays fall vlcLlm Lo Lhe woes of bad sLrucLure maklng any lngenulLy Lo fall by Lhe wayslde Co
over Lhe rules on how Lo wrlLe a general essay and Lhen sLrucLure your compare/conLrasL essay ln one of Lhe followlng Lwo formaLs
W Introduct|on?our lnLroducLlon llke Lhe flveparagraphessay should open generally (wlLh a quoLaLlon anecdoLe generallzaLlon) and lead lnLo Lhe Lhesls sLaLemenL
W 1op|c 1 1hls nexL porLlon of your essay (whlch may conslsL of one paragraph or several) should cover only Lhe flrsL Loplc of Lhe comparlson and conLrasL ompare/onLrasL essays Lake
Lwo Loplcs and lllusLraLe how Lhey are slmllar and dlsslmllar uo noL menLlon Loplc 2 ln Lhls flrsL porLlon
W 1op|c 2 1hls nexL porLlon of your essay (whlch may also conslsL of one or more paragraphs) should cover Lhe second of Lhe Lwo Loplcs uo noL dlscuss 1oplc 1 ln Lhls secLlon Slnce you
have already gone lnLo greaL deLall abouL lL you may allude Lo 1oplc 1 brlefly however do noL analyze 1oplc 1 ln Lhls secLlon 1hls porLlon of Lhe paper ls Lo dlscuss 1oplc 2 ln greaL deLall
W 1op|cs 1 and 2 1ogether now LhaL you have analyzed boLh 1oplc 1 and 1oplc 2 lndependenLly now lL ls Llme Lo analyze Lhem LogeLher 1hls secLlon may also be one or several paragraphs
W Conc|us|on1he concluslon llke Lhe lnLroducLlon should be a generallzaLlon of Lhe Lhesls 1hls paragraph should express your cerLalnLy and absoluLe knowledge on Lhe sub[ecL
maLLer ?ou should reafflrm your Lhesls (essenLlally resLaLe lL ln new words) and show how youve proven lL
W C8
W Introduct|on?our lnLroducLlon llke Lhe flveparagraphessay should open generally (wlLh a quoLaLlon anecdoLe generallzaLlon) and lead lnLo Lhe Lhesls sLaLemenL
W A|| Compar|sons (1op|cs 1 and 2) 1hls secLlon whlch should conslsLs of several paragraphs should go Lhrough all slmllarlLles you flnd ln Lhe Lwo Loplcs on whlch you are wrlLlng
1here should be aL leasL Lhree comparlsons (essenLlally Lhree shorL body paragraphs) ln whlch you glve an example from boLh Loplcs of comparlsons ln each
W A|| Contrasts (1op|cs 1 and 2) 1hls secLlon whlch should conslsL of several paragraphs should go Lhrough all dlfferences you flnd ln Lhe Lwo Loplcs on whlch you are wrlLlng 1here
should be aL leasL Lhree conLrasLs (essenLlally Lhree shorL body paragraphs) ln whlch you glve an example from boLh Loplcs of comparlsons ln each
W Conc|us|on1hls concluslon ls wrapplng up everyLhlng you have [usL proven ln your paper lL should resLaLe Lhe Lhesls ln a new more offlclal way and you should feel qulLe confldenL ln
your wrlLlng
W Pere ls a qulck breakdown on how Lhe ompareonLrasL Lssay should appear
W 1ype A
9aragraph 1 lnLroducLlon (wlLh 1hesls)
9aragraph 2 1oplc 1 (omparlson a)
9aragraph 3 1oplc 1 (omparlson b)
9aragraph 4 1oplc 1 (omparlson c)
9aragraph 3 1oplc 2 (onLrasL a)
9aragraph 6 1oplc 2 (onLrasL b)
9aragraph 7 1oplc 2 (onLrasL c)
9aragraph 8 (CpLlonal) omparlsons/onLrasLs LogeLher (any Loplc)
9aragraph 8 oncluslon
W 1ype 8
9aragraph 1 lnLroducLlon (wlLh 1hesls)
9aragraph 2 omparlson a (1oplc 12)
9aragraph 3 omparlson b (1oplc 12)
9aragraph 4 omparlson c (1oplc 12)
9aragraph 3 onLrasL a (1oplc 12)
9aragraph 6 onLrasL b (1oplc 12)
9aragraph 7 onLrasL c (1oplc 12)
9aragraph 8 oncluslon