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8th grade Native Americans rubrics under $5
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
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Cultural Diversity One Pagers Bundle | Heritage & History One-Pager Projects
"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
Grades:
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.
Grades:
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
Grades:
5th - 8th
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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
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.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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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
Grades:
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
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Early English Colonies 3 Product Bundle: Roanoke, Jamestown, and Tobacco DBQ
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
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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Grades:
8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in:Â Moon Fun Activities Middle School Activites
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
Grades:
5th - 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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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
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Maya Aztec Inca Unit - Activities Bundle
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
Grades:
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
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
Also included in:Â Native American bundle: Analyze photos, poster project, movie guide & more
Ghost Shirt Project
This project lays out how students can make their own ghost shirts based on a personal experience. Ghost shirts were designed by the Lakota people in order to protect them from bullets during battle. Students will design their own ghost shirt to protect themselves from scary or difficult situations that they have personally experienced. Students will research symbols from the Native Americans and draw them on their ghost shirt. Students will justify their choices in a piece of writing. Rubr
Grades:
5th - 12th
Settling the Plains Station Activity
A great way to get students to take ownership of their learning. Kids are in one of four groups that research and present what it was like to settle the plains of the United States. Groups rotate through the station centers and enjoy learning from their peers. The days where the kids rotate from station to station will be a great one to have your boss come observe!
Grades:
7th - 12th
Native American Nonfiction Text
Students will work in groups to create nonfictional texts about Native American tribes. This project will allow students to practice using multiple sources to summarize information and compile their own mini textbook about their assigned tribe.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Native American Research Rubric
Native American Research Rubric - Poster ProjectI post the following URLs in an assignment on google classroom for my students to complete their researchLink1Link2Link3
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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