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8th grade Native Americans rubrics
Native American Heritage Month One Pager Project — Indigenous Peoples Research
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by having your students research influential Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples that have made an impact on history! Students will share their work by creating a beautiful One Pager which will showcase their research through art, creativity, and writing! Honor Native Americans by studying their culture, leaders, and history with a unique one-pager project!Completed projects make colorful, beautiful classroom displays... they're also great for bulleti
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"What's in a name?": First Day of School/Term Writing Diagnostic Assessment
This resource contains a First Day of School Writing Diagnostic Assessment (activity and checklist for future writing tasks) for junior, intermediate, or senior students. It can be used for a variety of subject areas in order to get to know your students and to assess their level of writing for your course. A checklist is provided in order to give constructive feedback for the future.This can be done at the beginning of the school year and/or semester to assess students' strengths and next steps
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4th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Writing a Myth or Origin Story
Incorporate creative writing into your Literacy or Social Studies/History class by walking the class through a myth writing or origin story creation tale. Directions are included, as well as, a detailed grading rubric to make life easier.
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3rd - 12th
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European Colonization: First settlers in North America
A great way to get kids to internalize a subject is to compare it to something with which they are familiar. Analogies are a wonderful way to teach difficult topics and have become a staple in the way that I deliver material.
This project gives the kids the opportunity to make their own analogy based on the knowledge that they have on the first three world superpowers that originally settled North America: England, Spain and France. They use the analogies to compare how they interacted with
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5th - 8th
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NAC1O Indigenous Arts - Unit 1 Plan: Artistic Expression & FNMI Worldviews
NAC1O1 Indigenous Arts and Culture – Unit 1 OverviewUNIT 1: Artistic Expression & FNMI WorldviewsThis resource is a zip file. It contains the following items. Lesson 1: Current Indigenous Issues & ConnectionsSlideshow (.PPTX format) o Includes introductory video, discussion, and brainstorming o Slideshow also includes instructions for the next 2 tasks (group work & discussion post)Group Work Task (.DOCX format) o This task is made for Google Docs collaboration, but it can be a
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: NAC1O Indigenous Arts - Grade 9 Course Bundle
Native American Diorama and Report Directions and Rubric
This is a multi-disciplinary project in which students research a Native American tribe and write a brief report and create a 3D diorama to share/present. This can be done in class or as a homework activity. Includes: Teacher DirectionsStudent DirectionsRubricsStudent note-taking guides (2 options) This works great as a culmination activity after a unit of study about Native Americans, but can also be a stand-alone activity.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Historic Tribe Project-Indian home model
This is a project I complete with my fourth graders after our Historic American Indians Unit. Included in this freebie:
-Interactive notebook activity for 3 Indian homes: Wigwam, teepee, and longhouse
- Letter to be sent home to parents describing the projects
-Grading rubric
Check out my blog for pictures of students projects!
thewildthingslearn.blogspot.com
Enjoy:)
Amelia
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2nd - 8th
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Medicine Wheel Assignment
In this formative assignment, students will consider the elements of human nature reflected through the Indigenous Medicine Wheel. Students will generate images that connect to the spiritual, physical, mental and emotion aspects of their lives by creatively designing their own Medicine Wheel that echoes Indigenous teachings of health and well-being.
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6th - 12th
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Western Expansion: Manifest Destiny Research Project
Manifest Destiny is often taught as the unstoppable force of American expansion, however, the story is much deeper and far more impactful than that. Through this research project, students will assess the idea of Manifest Destiny and the impact it had on the American continent and the people who inhabited it. They will be responsible for weighing the benefits and detriments of Manifest Destiny and creating a claim on the merits of the idea. Students will conduct research, write a research paper,
Grades:
8th - 12th
Choice Board: MesoAmerica Project
MesoAmerica Choice Project: Unleashing Creativity and MasteryThe MesoAmerica Choice Project is an engaging and inclusive learning experience designed to empower students to demonstrate their understanding of the rich history and culture of MesoAmerican civilizations. This project offers multiple creative avenues for students to showcase their mastery, catering to diverse learning styles and strengths.Project Choices:1. Venn Diagram2. Comic Strip3. Essay4. Timeline5. Travel BrochureRubric for Gra
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7th - 8th
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Ontario History Treaty Week Lessons
Every year during the first week of November, Ontario teachers are asked to implement treaty education into their daily lessons. This lesson plan touches on some of the treaties of the 18th century. It could take up to 3-4 periods to complete. Included:Google slides to present to the class with instructions.2 videos (what is a treaty?)2 graphic organizers for learning activities1 assessment instructions & rubricAligns perfectly with Grade 7/8 Ontario History Curriculum but also covers Langua
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6th - 8th
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The Impact of Tobacco in Colonial Virginia DBQ-Style Essay
Synopsis of activity:This three-day activity serves as a great assessment introduction to document-based essays. This could be appropriate for middle school and high school students. This essay is an effective way to review the early part of an American History course. Through an examination of resources, the students will take a stand and construct an essay response supported by evidence. Role of the teacher:After introducing the assignment and setting the expectations for the students, the te
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8th - 12th
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ELA / Social Studies / American History: Native American Tribe Research Project
Toward the end of my students’ study of Native American literature (including myths, folklore, memoirs), we begin a research project. Many students may not realize that Native American tribes can be similar, but many greatly vary in their customs, language, traditions, etc. My goal with this project is for students to learn to independently research Native American history & current issues as well as presentation skills. This product includes: A detailed suggested lesson procedures pageSugge
Grades:
8th - 12th
Mythology Unit Final Project
This package includes three creative projects for a mythology unit and rubrics for each.
-Create character cards for gods/goddesses/creatures in myths
-Create three book covers based on a myth aimed at different age groups
-Create a comic strip to retell a myth
Examples are for Greek, Norse, and Indigenous mythology but could be adapted for anything.
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Astronomy Native American Moon Oral/Art Project Middle School
Are you looking for a terrific lesson to share astronomy and celebrate Native American Month? Here it is!Students will research the moon they were born under.Two sets of rubrics-Art Project or Oral PresentationHas been used as sub-plansAn engaging way to colloborate with the history department
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8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Moon Fun Activities Middle School Activites
Indigenous Excellence Assignment w/Evaluation Rubric | HSE4M | NDA3M | CHC2D
For this assignment, students will work independently to research a notable Indigenous person from Canada’s past or present. They will create a PowerPoint™ presentation (to be presented to the class) and a poster (to be displayed in the hallway) to help our school community gain a greater appreciation of contributions made by the many incredible Indigenous peoples living in Canada.This assignment was designed to be used during HSE4M ~ Equity and Social Justice; however, it can be adapted to use
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7th - 12th
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Experience the Trail of Tears
Engage your students with this lesson about an important event in American history. Give students the opportunity to read first hand accounts from participants on the Trail of Tears. Students will learn the background of events that culminated into the relocation of thousands of people. Timeline, activity cards, paragraph writing, research opportunities, collaborations, word search, anticipation guide, quizzes, and rubrics are included in editable format, with a PowerPoint for teaching. Teach
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4th - 9th
NW Native Tribes Presentation
This is a group research project for my Middle School Pacific NW History class. The purpose of this assignment is for the students to research different tribes in the Pacific NW and then create a presentation for their peers using Powerpoint, Haiku Deck or Prezi. Included in this assignment is guided research notes, description of the task and essential questions using the Washington State standards for teaching Time Immemorial. I have also included the rubric that I use that includes both indi
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5th - 12th
Inca Empire - Persuasive Writing Project
This Inca Empire Persuasive Writing Project is a creative way for students to dive into the expansion of the Incan Empire. For the past several years, dozens of teachers have graded your students on quizzes, projects, assignments, essays, participation, effort, conduct and more. Now, it’s your students' turn to be in control and to grade others in this Inca persuasive writing project. Their task is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Inca government between 1438, when the empire develops and 1
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Maya Aztec Inca Unit - Activities Bundle
The Barren Grounds Final Project Choice Board + Rubrics
David A. Robertson's "The Barren Grounds" is a fantastic novel to engage middle school students with Cree teachings and stories. It is the 2021 #GlobalReadAloud book for Middle Grades.This FREE and EDITABLE resource can be used at the end of your novel study. Students choose 3 activities to demonstrate their understanding of the characters, events, and themes of the novel.Four different rubrics are included:Proficiency Scale; final project + Parlay discussion questionsAchievement Scale (1-4); fi
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5th - 9th
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Aztec Inca Maya Foldable
During a unit on the Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilizations, students create a foldable (folded like a brochure) that includes various information from each civilization.
The foldable is a great tool to lay out information and have students make connections between the three civilizations. It requires them to think critically about the information they received in their notes.
I incorporated this into class by dividing class into two - students would learn about one civilization for the first hal
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6th - 12th
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Native American Book Project
This is a great way to have an in-depth research project on Native Americans. Students are in groups of 2 or 3 to research about one tribe to create one book. For the groans you will get with a group project, the majority of this is graded individually! (Each student is responsible for researching and writing about 3 topics) The main focus of their research is how climate and geography effects how a tribe lives.
Included:
-Project instructions (3 pages)
-Full project rubric (2 pages)
-Grou
Grades:
5th - 9th
Ojibwe Oral Assessment: miijim (Food)
This assessment tool is to help assess your students with their oral communication and understanding of food terms. You will need to have the pictures/flashcards available for students to see and to recall back what they have seen for you to assess them properly. Most schools have food flashcards or you can make a slide show of food on an iPad as well. Treaty 3 Dialect
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2nd - 8th
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What do you know about Native Americans?! Quiz, poster project and gallery walk
Quiz your knowledge of Native Americans! This is a great engaging way to get students into research. Then, have your students teach each other in a gallery walk! The following are included:quiz on Native Americansanswers to quiz with supplemental materialhandout for poster project including kid friendly website for their researchrubric for poster projectgallery walk chartThis is also in my Native American lesson bundle. Check it out! If you buy the bundled unit you do not need to purchase th
Grades:
6th - 9th
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