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8 Grade U.S. History
9-18-14
A Day-Day 19
Mr. Smith
Objectives or Big Ideas:
What were some characteristics of early Mesoamerican cultures?
Locate the early Native American societies on a map.
8.3.8.A.
8.3.8.C.
8.3.8.D.
Agenda:
1. Review Practice Quiz results. Go to Google Drive, find Native American societies practice
quiz.
2. This is due at the beginning of the period. You will complete the following assignment.
Think about two societies: one that has not developed agriculture and one that has
developed agriculture. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two societies in terms
of what they might eat and what kinds of housing they might live in. Use pages 2-9 in the
Call to Freedom textbook to complete this essay. Title your document: Compare/contrast
societies-Last Name. Share with Mr. Smith and a partner for peer editing. Use Times New
Roman, 12 point font, and double space.
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Amount of
Information
The topic is
completely
addressed and the
question is
answered with at
least 3 details that
support the
students’ response.
The topic is
mostly addressed
and the question
is answered with
at least 2 details
that support the
students’
response.
The student shows
some understanding of
the topic addressed
and the question is
answered with at least
1 detail that supports
his/her response.
The student shows
little understanding of
the topic addressed
and does not provide
details to support
his/her response.
3. This is due by the end of the period, ask Mr. Smith for a blank map of North and South
America. Locate the following early Native American societies on the map:
3) Inca (Green)
2) Maya (Orange)
3) Aztec (Pink)
4) Olmec (Red)
5) the Anasazi (Blue)
6) the Mississippians (Brown)
7) the Hopewell (Yellow)
Title your map, “Early Native American Societies”
Use pages 2-9 in the textbook to complete this assignment. Worth 7 points. Show Mr. Smith
your map when you are finished to receive your points.
4. This is due at the end of the period. Using Google Docs, respond to the Interpreting the
Visual Records on pages 8-9 in the textbook. Title your Google Doc “Interpreting the
Visual Record-Last Name” and share with Mr. Smith. Find a picture of Mesa Verde and a
burial mound to include with your questions and answers. Type the questions. Each
question is worth 2 points, 4 points total.
Materials:
Notecards
Digital Textbook
Whiteboard
Notebook paper
Social Studies folder
Chromebooks
Map
Textbook
Homework:
1) Native American Journal assignment due 9-26-14 (84 points)
Over the next 7 days, you are going to write a series of journal entries from the perspective
of the early Native Americans. Do not wait until the last minute to complete this assignment.
You can earn up to 12 points for each journal entry. For this assignment, you will need to
write a journal entry for each letter day. For example, F Day) Olmec, A Day) Mayans, B
Day) Inca, C Day) Aztec, D Day) Anasazi, E Day) Hopewell, and F Day) the Mississippians.
Use the information from the graphic organizer that you filled out in class, as well as any
information from your textbook or Internet to create a story from the perspective of a Native
American living in each society that you have learned about in class. Create 1 Google Doc
for this assignment, and title it “Native American Journal-Last Name. Looking for 2
paragraphs for each entry. See Rubric below for grading. You can work on this assignment
when you have downtime in class. Again do not wait until the last minute to do this
assignment. The assignment is worth 84 points. Use Times New Roman, 12 point font, and
double space.
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Creativity
The story contains
many creative details
and/or descriptions
that contribute to the
reader’s enjoyment.
The author has really
used his or her
imagination.
The story contains a
few creative details
and/or descriptions
that contribute to the
reader’s enjoyment.
The author has used
his or her imagination.
The story contains a
few creative details
and/or descriptions,
but they distract from
the story. The author
has tried to use his or
her imagination.
There is little
evidence of
creativity in the
story. The author
does not seem to
have used much
imagination.
Accuracy of
Facts
All facts presented in
the story are accurate.
Almost all facts
presented in the story
are accurate.
Most facts presented
in the story are
accurate (at least
70%).
There are several
factual errors in the
story.
Spelling and
Punctuation
There are no spelling
or punctuation errors in
There is one spelling
or punctuation error in
There are 2-3 spelling
and punctuation errors
Your story has
more than 3
your story.
your story.
in your story.
spelling and
punctuation errors.