7th Social Studies: Native American Project

7^th grade Social Studies

Native American Project

(50 Points)

By the 1400’s, Native American tribes were spread throughout all of modern-day North America. In each region of the continent, the people adapted to their environments and flourished in unique ways. Your assignment will be to research a specific Native American tribe from one of the regions that we discussed in class. You will then create a digital presentation (i.e. PowerPoint, prezzy, keynote) describing the information that you discovered about your tribe. All projects will be presented to the class. This presentation will be graded and factored into your final point total. Due: October 1, 2015

All projects should include the following information about your tribe:

• Title- Tribe name, your name, and 7^th grade Social Studies.
• Region of North America where they lived. (i.e. Northeast, Southwest).
• Description of their environment. (Climate, landscape, weather, etc.)
• Main source of food. (Hunters/gatherers, farmers)
• Housing.
• Religion, tribal structure, culture/customs, and traditions.
• Unique characteristics.

Your presentation should be at least seven slides long, although, you may need more. This includes your title slide. You should include pictures/videos in your presentation. You must also create a works cited page. Cite any of the websites, books, etc. that you use in your research.

Digital Presentation Rubric

All required information is present. All information is factual.	Missing some required information. Some incorrect facts.	Several pieces of required information are missing. Information is not factual.
Pictures are colorful and appropriate. Pictures support information displayed.	Few colorful pictures. Some pictures do not support information displayed.	Minimal pictures. Pictures are not colored. Pictures do not support information displayed.
Works cited page is done properly. Excellent 5points	Few mistakes on works cited page. Satisfactory 3 points	Works cited page missing or done incorrectly. Unsatisfactory 2 points

Presentation Rubric

Presents project with clear voice. Keeps eye contact throughout the crowd. Does not read directly from the screen.	Voice is low and unclear at times. Eye contact is sporadic throughout presentation. Occasionally reads off of the screen.	Can’t hear presentation. No eye contact during presentation. Reads directly from the screen throughout the presentation.
Presents project all project information. Describes process effectively.	Missing some project information. Process not described in detail.	Missing key project information. Missing process description.
Excellent 5 points	Satisfactory 3 points	Unsatisfactory 2 points