In Class Nevada Native American Research Paper
You have been assigned to research one of the Nevada Native American Tribes (Ute, Shoshone, Paiute, Mohave or Washoe) . You will be required to review textual and multimedia information. Take notes to prepare and be prepare to share your information with your group.
Native American Reports should including the following:
PREWRITING
The Categories(Big Ideas) in your paper include:
Region Where did they live? What was the environment? What were the natural resources that they use? Clothing What did they wear? What did they make their clothes out of? What did their clothing look like? Diet What did they eat? How did they get their food? (Hunting, gathering, farming) How did they cook/prepare their food? Beliefs/traditions Did they have any special religious beliefs, superstition, legends or traditions? |
Make a PlanMake a KWL Chart for your 4 Categories |
Conduct Research
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Now that you know the topics you need to include in your report, it is time to start your research.
Remember, you do not need to write your research notes in complete sentences. Write down the FACTS that you found using bullets with just a few words. |
Writing the First Draft
Now you are ready to start writing.
Start with an introduction paragraph to introduce your whole paper. This paragraph should include an attention getter/hook, background information about Native Americans and your topic sentence that includes the tribe you researched. Then you will write a paragraph or two on each category (Big Idea). Start each section with a heading. Finally write your conclusion paragraph. |
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Revise and Editing
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The next step is to revise and edit your first draft. Revise means to add or delete things to make you paper better. Ask yourself:
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Final Draft
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