Native Americans Project – Due October 23, 2009
Choose a Native American tribe to gather additional information about and to present to
the class. You will be responsible for planning your work on this project outside of the
class. You are to develop a Point presentation to present pertinent information about
your chosen tribe. Each slide of the presentation must include one picture as well as the
information described below:
Slide 1 – Name of Native American tribe; Student’s Name and Date
Slide 2 – Region/Environment
 Students must name the region that the tribe settled in based on the seven cultural
regions studied in History Alive textbook.
 Students will provide description of region where tribe settled along with special
geographic characteristics of the region.
 Students will include information on how their chosen tribe adapted to their new
environment.
Slide 3 – Culture:
 Students will describe special cultural aspects of interest. This includes religious
practices, dietary issue, customs and means of survival.
Slide 4 – Tribe in Present Day:
 Students will provide information on descendants of the tribe in the present day.
This can include information about those who have remained in the region and
those who may have migrated to different regions.
 Group will include information on the affects of European colonization on their
tribe.
Slide 5 – Interesting Facts:
 Students should provide any additional information that caught their interest
during their research process. This should be something outside of the
information required in the other slides.
Slide 6 – Bibliography
 Students must provide documentation for information used in research. This must
includes books, encyclopedias, atlas, almanac, and websites as sources.
Information should be gathered from a variety of sources.
PowerPoint Presentation Rubric
Performance Criteria 3 Points
Presentation
Content
contained accurate
information as
well as all of the
information
required.
Name __________________
2 Points
1 Point
0 Points
Presentation
contained accurate
information but
was missing 1 or
more pieces of
required
information.
Student shows a
few
misunderstandings
of the material
when asked to
answer questions.
Presentation
contained 1-2
spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Presentation was
not finished with
the assigned work
and needed a day
extension.
Presentation
contained accurate
information but
was missing
several missing
pieces of required
information.
Student displays
little understanding
of the material and
could only answer
a few of the
questions asked.
Presentation
contained 3-4
spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Presentation was
not finished the
second day that it
was due and
needed another
day’s extension.
Presentation is
missing required
information.
Presentation did
not contain
accurate
information or
contained little
information.
Knowledge
Student shows an
understanding of
the material and
was able to answer
questions.
Mechanics
Presentation had
no spellings or
grammatical
errors.
Preparation
Presentation was
ready to go the day
it was to be
presented.
Length
Presentation
included 6 required
pictures/text plus
additional
information.
Presentation was
very creative and
easy to follow. All
graphics were
relevant.
Presentation
included 6 required
pictures/text but no
additional
information.
Presentation was
creative and only
contained 1-2
irrelevant graphics.
An outstanding
presentation. The
presentation kept
my interest
through its’
entirety.
A good
presentation. The
presenter did not
always keep my
interest.
Design
Overall Presentation
Total points possible = 21
Presentation was
somewhat difficult
to follow.
Graphics made it
difficult to read or
understand.
The presenter did
not seem
comfortable and
needed a lot of
outside assistance
in getting through
the presentation.
Student was not
able to answer
questions about the
material.
Presentation
contained 5 or
more spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Presentation was
not complete.
Presentation is
missing two or
more required
pieces of
information.
Presentation was
extremely difficult
to follow and was
not creative.
The presenter
displayed little
knowledge and/or
understanding of
the components of
the assignment.
Points awarded/your grade =
Student Self-Assessment Rubric
Performance Criteria 3 Points
I researched at
Research
Product
more than two
sources in order to
help my group to
gather information
for our project.
I helped to create
more than two
slides for our
presentation.
Name __________________
2 Points
1 Point
0 Points
I researched two
sources in order to
help my group to
gather information
for our project.
I researched one
source in order to
help my group to
gather information
for our project.
I helped to create
two slides for our
presentation.
I helped to create
one slide for our
presentation.
I did not
participate in
researching
information for our
project.
(explain below)
I did not help to
create any slides
for our
presentation.
(explain below)