Early Americas Power-Point/Research Paper Project



Early Americas Power-Point/Research Paper Project

Early Spanish and Portuguese explorers encountered many different cultures in the Americas (including Arawak, Carib, Maya, Aztec, Inca). Get into small groups of 2 and research/report on one of the indigenous American cultures. Each student in your group should be assigned one of the following areas to research: geographic location and method of subsistence, arts and crafts, religious beliefs, customs, and the effect of European contact on the culture. Students will be demonstrating their knowledge of research and the impact of European expansion on American cultures by creating a Power-Point presentation or writing a 2-3 page research paper on the ancient civilizations of the Americas and the influential Europeans. Students will be researching the early civilizations of America and European explorers via internet and books in order to understand the culture and society of ancient America. Reports will be graded on how well you explain the political, economic, cultural and technological influence of European expansion on American cultures. One or more students may illustrate the report. Here are some points that I would like for you to focus on:

➢ Geographic location

➢ Government

➢ Social Structure

➢ Method of subsistence

➢ Arts and crafts/system of writing

➢ Religious beliefs (monotheistic/polytheistic)

➢ Customs

➢ Explain the effect of European contact on the culture

o Who were the main players (people of impact)

o Was it a peaceful interaction or violent

o What were the consequences

o What ideas were exchanged between Europeans and Americans (was it forced or accepted willingly)

➢ Also include visual aids (pictures throughout your Power Point)

➢ Be creative with your slides (pictures, designs, etc.)

➢ Title page

➢ Table of Contents

➢ You must have a work cited slide (APA format)

Power Point must contain at least 10 slides including your Title Slide and your Work Cited Slide. Therefore eight of those 10 slides need to contain the content that is displayed in the bullet points above.

Reports will be graded on how well you explain the political, economic, cultural and technological influence of European expansion on American cultures.

Your research paper must be 12 pt font, Times New Roman, double spaced, and contain a cover page. You must also cite your work using APA format.

With your power-point make sure that you include the following:

1. Relevant Visual aids

2. Summarized historical information from your paper

3. Citation in your power-point

4. Work Cited Page (APA format)

Research Report : Early Americas Power Point/Research Paper Project

Teacher Name: Ms. Dix

Student Name:     ________________________________________

|CATEGORY |4 |3 |2 |1 |

|Sources (APA format) Work |All sources (information |All sources (information |All sources (information |Some sources are not |

|Cited Page |and graphics) are |and graphics) are |and graphics) are |accurately documented. |

| |accurately documented in |accurately documented, but|accurately documented, but| |

| |the desired format. |a few are not in the |many are not in the | |

| | |desired format. |desired format. | |

|Mechanics |No grammatical, spelling |Almost no grammatical, |A few grammatical |Many grammatical, |

| |or punctuation errors. |spelling or punctuation |spelling, or punctuation |spelling, or punctuation |

| | |errors |errors. |errors. |

|Paragraph Construction |All paragraphs include |Most paragraphs include |Paragraphs included |Paragraphing structure was|

| |introductory sentence, |introductory sentence, |related information but |not clear and sentences |

| |explanations or details, |explanations or details, |were typically not |were not typically related|

| |and concluding sentence. |and concluding sentence. |constructed well. |within the paragraphs. |

|Quality of Information |Information clearly |Information clearly |Information clearly |Information has little or |

| |relates to the main topic.|relates to the main topic.|relates to the main topic.|nothing to do with the |

| |It includes several |It provides 1-2 supporting|No details and/or examples|main topic. |

| |supporting details and/or |details and/or examples. |are given. | |

| |examples. | | | |

|Power-Point/Research Paper|Artifacts are neat, |Artifacts are accurate and|Artifacts are neat and |Artifacts are not accurate|

|Presentation |accurate and add to the |add to the reader's |accurate and sometimes add|OR do not add to the |

| |reader's understanding of |understanding of the |to the reader's |reader's understanding of |

| |the topic. Power-Point |topic. Power-Point |understanding of the |the topic. Power-Point |

| |contains all items |contains some items |topic. Power-Point |does not contain any items|

| |presented on your project |presented on your project |contain few items |presented on your project |

| |sheet |sheet. |presented on your project |sheet. |

| | | |sheet | |

|Visual Aids |Artifacts are neat, |Artifacts are accurate and|Artifacts are neat and |Artifacts are not accurate|

| |accurate and add to the |add to the reader's |accurate and sometimes add|OR do not add to the |

| |reader's understanding of |understanding of the |to the reader's |reader's understanding of |

| |the topic. Visual aids |topic. Visual aids contain|understanding of the |the topic. Visual aids do |

| |contains all items |some items presented on |topic. Visual aids |not contain any items |

| |presented on your project |your project sheet. |contain few items |presented on your project |

| |sheet | |presented on your project |sheet. |

| | | |sheet | |

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