1. 8 th Grade Pre-AP Project Students will be producing a report/demonstration of their learning of the Native American culture on the Great Plains.

2. Tribes for the Report  Mandan  Teton Sioux  Pawnee  Cheyenne  Arapaho  Crow  Kiowa  Blackfoot  Comanche  Hidatsa  Yankton Sioux

3. Requirements of the Project  Your Chosen Group (3-4) will need to supply answers to the questions on the next slide. You will need to be thorough in your report by exploring all the details of the given topic. It is expected that you write out paragraph answers whenever possible. Some research may be difficult given the amount of information compiled on any given tribe. Please give sub-headings to your report per question asked.  Please include a “Works Cited” page as well.

4. Questions to be Covered in your Report  What is the translation or meaning of the name?  Where did they historically live? Where are they located today? Reservation name?  What is their population numbers? History/Current  Who were their Native allies and enemies?  What were their shelters made of?  What were their food sources?  Describe any other cultural items? (Language, Government, Dance)  Explain three important dates in their history.  Provide details to three interesting facts that your group found out about them.

5. Part II of the Project  In addition to the paper report, groups will present their findings by presenting to the class. You will go over the answers to the questions in a 7-10 minute timed session.  Each group will need to produce either a poster board or diorama that is visually interesting and appealing. It will need to be high quality and practical which means colored and large enough to be seen by persons in the back of the class. Include major items to be focused on while your group is covering the facts.

6. Feedback  This assignment will be due Tuesday, February 19 th, 2013. You will be allowed to use the iPads the rest of the week for research, feel free to get books from our library as well.  Class-time will be limited to this week.  Do Not use Wikipedia except to get you pointed in the right direction.  Only one group per class may work on a specific tribe. Please keep track of names of people responsible for each portion of the project.  Report = 45 points; Poster/Diorama = 35 points; Presentation = 20 points for a grand total of 100 points.  Any questions?