Native Americans of NY State Culminating Project

You have learned so much about the Native Americans of NY State! Using all of your notes, please complete the project below. Remember, your project is DUE Friday, December 21st!

Native Americans of NY State

Culminating Project Guidelines

Congratulations on become social scientists! You have learned all about the culture, food, government, daily life, and geographical features of the Algonquians, Iroquois, and Lenape Native Americans. You learned various note-taking strategies such as sketching, making a web, boxes and bullets, and creating quick lists to help you organize and interpret information. Now it’s time to showcase all that you have learned!

Please choose one of the following options:

Historical Fiction Story Write a historical fiction story about Native Americans living in NY State using what you have learned about narrative writing Guidelines: -At least 2 pages in length -Shows evidence of nurturing, revising, editing and publishing -Follows story structure (beginning, middle, end) -Includes elements of narrative writing (dialogue, action, inner thinking, setting, etc.) -Includes relevant, specific information about Native Americans in NY State that you learned from this unit

Compare and Contrast Essay Write an essay to compare and contrast your life now in NY State with the way life was for the Native Americans Guidelines: -At least 2 pages in length -Shows evidence of nurturing, revising, editing and publishing -Follows essay structure (introduction with claim, body paragraphs with supporting details, conclusion) -Includes relevant, specific information about Native Americans in NY State that you learned from this unit

Diary Entry Write a diary entry describing your daily life and activities as a Native American living in NY State Guidelines: -At least 2 pages in length (or two separate entries, one page each) -Written from the perspective of a Native American living in NY State (Think: What is life like for you? What might you have done in a typical day?) -Includes relevant, specific information about Native Americans in NY State that you learned from this unit

Series of Sketches Create a series of at least 8 scenes to showcase what life was like for the Native Americans in NY State. Guidelines: -At least 8 half-page scenes - Must include detailed drawings, dialogue tags, thought bubbles, and labels -Sketch in pencil as your draft, but the final sketches should be in color -Includes relevant, specific information about Native Americans in NY State that you learned from this unit

Social Studies: Comparing the Iroquois and Sioux Native Americans

 How were Native Americans influenced by environmental and geographical factors?

In our first mini-lecture, students in 411 learned how to compare and contrast the Iroquois and Sioux Native Americans. During the lecture, students listened for information to help them answer the essential question, "How were Native Americans influenced by environmental and geographical factors?"Students experimented with some of the note-taking strategies learned, including webbing, making a list, and using a T-Chart to compare and contrast information.

Check out some of the work below:

Web

Quick Sketch

Quick Sketch

List

List

T-Chart

After our mini-lecture, students met in groups and used their notes to sort words and pictures related to the Sioux and Iroquois.

Social Studies Unit 1: Native Americans in NY

Our first major social studies unit is underway! As social scientists, we are learning all about life in New York 450 years ago. We are investigating the culture, home life, jobs, food, natural resources, geographical influences and historical relevance of this time period to see what life was like for the Native Americans of New York.

In addition to the content we are studying, we are also learning various note-taking strategies to help us organize and interpret information. Some note-taking goals and strategies we will be using include:

Note-Taking Goals:

·      How to take notes to hold onto information

·      Notes to think more deeply about the content learned

·      Types of note-taking strategies

·      When do use each strategy

Note-Taking Strategies:

·      Sketching with speech and thought bubbles

·      Quick Lists

·      Boxes and Bullets

·      Timeline

·      Venn Diagrams

·      Picture Maps

·      Webs

Here is some exciting information we learned on our first day of our exploration: