1. Native Americans WebQuest
Introduction:
As we have beenlearninginclass,the Native Americansfacedmanyobstacleswhenitcame to
WestwardExpansion.Manygroupswere forcedtoleave the landthattheirancestorshad settled
centuriesearlier.Itisimportanttoknowabout the effectof WestwardExpansiononthese peoplein
orderto investigate the cultural significanceof the removal of Native Americansfromtheirland.As
historians,youhave beengiventhe abilitytogoback in time andlookat thisimpactand analyze how
WestwardExpansion affectedthe Native Americans.
Task:
You are a historianwhoisgoingback to the mid-19th
centuryand lookingathow WestwardExpansion
and the IndianRemoval Actaffectedthe Native Americanslivinginthe easternandsouthernpartsof
the UnitedStates. While there were Native Americanslivinginthose areas,there were alsoNative
Americanslivinginthe otherpartsof the UnitedStates.The settlersmovingweststumbleduponthese
people ontheirjourneyfurtherwest.Youwill workindividually tolookatandanalyze thisimpacton
eitherthe PlainsIndiansinthe Westor the Indiansthatwere livinginthe easternandsouthernpartof
the UnitedStatesat that time.
At the endof the WebQuest,youwill turninanewsletterthattalksaboutyour findingsthroughyour
research.Youwill create the newsletterandbe readytoturn in withinthe nexttwodays.Youwill need
to recordyour informationsomehowsothatyoucan take ithome withyou.Classtime shouldbe
devotedtoresearch,while the newslettermayneedtobe createdat home if youare not able to
complete itduringthe twoclassdays thatare available foryou.
I will assignyoutoeitherthe PlainsIndiansorNative Americanslivinginthe east inclassand you will be
responsible forfindingthe informationyouneedonhere.Iwill provide youwithall of the websites
where youmaywant to findthe informationyouwill include.
Process:
Step1: Inclass youwill be assignedtoa specificgroupof Indians.
Step2: If you are researchingthe PlainsIndians,youwill lookathow IndianReservationstookawaythe
rightsof the native people. Youwill alsoneedtolookintowhatlife waslike inthe westbefore the
settlerscame.
If you are researchingthe Native Americanslivinginthe east andsouth,youwill lookintowhatlife was
like before WestwardExpansionandhow theirliveswerechangedbyit.
Step3: Once youhave completedyourresearch,youwill putall of the informationtogetherina fourto
five paragraphnewsletter.Youcan eithermake iton the computeror doit by hand.Feel free toaddor
draw picture andinclude anyotherinterestingfactyoufindduringthe completionof the research.
Step4: Turn innewsletterwithintwodaysof whenthe assignmentwas given.
Beloware all of the websitesyouwill needtoaccess.
3. Evaluation:
Distinguished (5) Mastery (3) Novice (1)
Completion
Studentsubmitteda
five paragraph
newsletterabout
eitherthe Plains
Indians or Native
Americanslivingin
the easternand
southernparts of the
US.
Studentsubmitteda
four paragraph
newsletterabouteither
the PlainsIndians or
Native Americans living
in the eastern and
southernparts of the
US.
Studentnewsletterdid
not meetthe length
requirementforthis
assignment.
Mechanics
Newsletteris
completelyfree of
spelling,
grammatical, or
punctuation
mistakes.
Newslettercontained
very fewspelling,
grammatical, or
punctuation mistakes.
Newslettercontained
six or more spelling,
grammatical, or
punctuation mistakes.
Ideas and
Concepts
Newsletter
adequatelydiscusses
what life was like for
the Native
Americansand how
WestwardExpansion
affectedtheirlife
with great detail.
Newsletterdiscusses
what life was like for
the Native Americans
and how Westward
Expansionaffected
theirlife with a good
amount of detail.
Newsletterdiscusses
what life was like for
the Native Americans
and how Westward
Expansionaffected
theirlife with very little
detail.
Time
Management
Studentsubmitted
theirnewsletter
withintwo days of
the assignment
beinggivenand time
was distributed
adequately.
Studentsubmitted
newsletterwithintwo
days of the assignment
beinggiven,but time
was not distributed
adequately.
Studentdid not submit
newsletterintime and
did not distribute time
adequately.
Total Points Possible:20
