“Living”
with the Cherokees
A WebQuest for 3rd Grade (Social Studies) Designed by Elizabeth Dunlap |
Where
the Cherokee Phoenix was printed in the Cherokee capital New Echota |
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Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page IntroductionHelp! Elias Boudinot, the editor of the newspaper the Cherokee Phoenix, has contacted us from the year 1830. Some of his staff writers have taken the week off, and he needs our help to finish the current edition. It will be your job to research and put together the “Living” section for the newspaper. Think about what type of articles should go in this section. What types are in the “Living” section of our current newspapers? What would the Cherokee people living during that time be interested in reading? TaskYou will
be using the Internet to research the culture of the Cherokee Indians in the
late 1820’s and early 1830’s. After you collect the information about their
culture, you will work together to create the missing “Living” section that
Mr. Boudinot needs. Each person will be responsible for one article in the
section. You will type and put your articles together in Microsoft Word,
creating the final newspaper section. You can add pictures and create fake
advertisements to spice up your section. Try to make your articles
interesting and relevant to the Cherokee people during that time. Be
creative! Process1.
First
you'll be assigned to a group of four students. 2.
Then
you’ll research about the Cherokee culture and decide the different topics
for your four articles and who will write which article. §
Some
possibilities of topics might include food, fashion, local celebrations,
music and dance, reviews of stories, religion. Feel free to think of your
own, but make sure their okay with me. §
A
good website to use for research is http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/Culture.asp.
Explore the links Cherokee Culture, Frequently Asked Questions, and
Literature (click on Traditional Stories). 3.
After
you divide up the articles, start researching your topic. Make notes of the
information you want to use in your article. §
In
addition to the excellent link above, here are some other good links for
research: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577754/Cherokee.html
(This is an encyclopedia article on the Cherokee Indians. Reading it will
give you a good start in your research.)
http://members.aol.com/tuckermice/cherokee.html (This site was created by a student
just like you. She gives a lot of good, but brief information on the Cherokee
Indians. You can also use it as a starting point for ideas.)
http://www.cherokeeindians.com/history.htm
(This site has some good images.) http://www.native-languages.org/cherokee_culture.htm
(On this site, search through the links under Cherokee Cultural Links. There
is a link for almost every topic possible.) 4.
After
you have finished your research, each of you will use your notes to type your
article in Microsoft Word. Each article should be at least 75 words. Watch
out for spelling and grammar mistakes. Don’t forget to proofread! 5.
After
everyone in your group has completed their article, start putting together
your newspaper using Microsoft Word. Use text boxes for the different
articles and any “extras” (like advertisements, announcements, etc.) you want
to add. Look at the “Living” section from a current newspaper to get an idea
of how you want your paper to look. Try to make it look as neat and
professional as possible. Work together and don’t be afraid to ask for help. 6.
Finally,
print out your newspaper and turn it in! EvaluationYou will be graded both individually and as a group. Your article and participation in the group will be graded individually, and your final project and teamwork will be graded as a group. Individual Grade Rubric
Group Grade Rubric
ConclusionGreat job, everyone! Mr. Boudinot, the editor, told me to say to thank you to you all for your hard work on his newspaper. You’ve helped him out a lot, but hopefully this assignment has helped you to. Now, you know more about the culture of the Cherokee Indians who used to live in Georgia. Compare their culture to our culture today. What has changed? What has not changed? What were your favorite and least favorite parts of their culture? Credits & ReferencesI got the idea for this Webquest from the QCC standards on the Georgia Learning Connection website. The image on this page came from http://ngeorgia.com/history/phoenix.html. These are the links to The WebQuest Page and the Design Patterns page so that you can acquire the latest version of this template and training materials. We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is hereby granted for other educators to copy this WebQuest, update or otherwise modify it, and post it elsewhere provided that the original author's name is retained along with a link back to the original URL of this WebQuest. On the line after the original author's name, you may add Modified by (your name) on (date). If you do modify it, please let me know and provide the new URL. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page |
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