Activity Overview
Students can create a poster sized map for a variety of projects related to U.S. history. When it comes to the Age of Exploration, it's helpful for them to acknowledge the people who lived on the land prior to European conquest. In this activity, students will label the regions and the people who lived there Students can create a map that identifies sovereign Indigenous lands today and make a comparison between what they were before colonization. They can also create a map that showcases the first European settlements across all of North America. The possibilities are endless!
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Template and Class Instructions
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Due Date:
Objective: Label a map of the Americas with Indigenous cultural regions, settlements, and more.
Student Instructions:
- Click "Start Assignment"
- Add text to the map to correctly label Cultural regions, settlements, and anything else.
- Add appropriate imagery.
- Save and exit when you're finished.
Lesson Plan Reference
- [ELA-Literacy/W/5/7] Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
- [ELA-Literacy/W/5/8] Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
- [ELA-Literacy/RI/5/9] Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 33 Points | Emerging 22 Points | Needs Improvement 11 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | The text on the poster includes important facts, is accurate and is pertinent to the topic demonstrating a solid understanding of the subject. | The text on the poster includes some important facts, is mostly accurate and is pertinent to the topic demonstrating an emerging understanding of the subject. | The text on the poster does not include enough important facts. The information is not accurate or is not pertinent to the topic. |
| Artistic Depictions | The art chosen enhances the poster by symbolizing or illustrating important facts. Time and care is taken to ensure that the design is neat, eye-catching, and creative. | The art chosen is mostly accurate, but there may be some liberties taken that distract from the assignment. The design constructions are neat, and meet basic expectations. | The art chosen is too limited. The design appears rushed and incomplete. |
| English Conventions | Ideas are organized. There are few or no grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Ideas are mostly organized. There are some grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors. | Storyboard text is difficult to understand. |
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