9 PAGES TOTAL…Native American History HTY

HTY/SSC 110HM Assignment 1

This assignment contains four parts. Carefully read the instructions and place your responses to all four
parts on one Word document.

1. Click the Pearson Materials link under Course Home, and then, click “Native American Peoples,

c. 1500.”

 Pre-work
o Investigate: What is the difference between a physical and a political map?
o Locate this physical map of the United States and examine it carefully, making note of the

mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, and deserts.
http://www.freeworldmaps.net/northamerica/united-states/map.html

 Look at the map “Native American Peoples, c. 1500.”
o Click on the map to enlarge it until it fills your screen.
o Study the map legend carefully, noting Culture Areas, Trade Goods, and Trade Routes.
o According to the map legend, which of the cultural groups would have engaged in

agriculture?
o Did most trade routes run North/South or East/ West? What is the most plausible

explanation for this?
o On the eve of European contact, Native American tribes spread across the North

American continent and encompassed a range of different cultures, languages, and
religious beliefs. Trade goods exchanged among these diverse groups furnished avenues
of communication across the continent. According to this map, which geographic features
presented barriers to trade? Which geographic features would have facilitated trade?

o View the NBC Learn videos “A Look at American Indian Religions” and “Iroquois
Confederacy” (links to these are found in the module). Explain why maps and geography
are important.

2. View artist rendering of the opening scene of the film Last of the Mohicans and read the dialogue

associated with the scene (see AVP Slide 19 titled, Spiritual Nature of the Hunt). Explain how
Chingachgook’s treatment of the deer he killed illustrates this module’s discussion of Native
American spirituality?

3. Click the Pearson Materials link under Course Home, and then, click on “Pima Creation Story.”

After reading the story, write your culture’s creation story. Compare and contrast the Pima

creation story with your own. Are there more similarities or more differences? What do you think
is most outlandish or unlikely about the Pima creation story? What would a Pima find most
outlandish or unlikely about your culture’s creation story?

4. Compare and contrast the Native American rites of passage discussed in this module with the

rites of passage present in our society today. What does understanding these differences teach
us about the importance of the SLU core value of respect?

Submit Assignment 1 to the Assignment basket no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

http://www.freeworldmaps.net/northamerica/united-states/map.html

HTY/SSC 110HM Assignment 2

The assignment for this module contains two parts. Carefully read the instructions and place your
responses to both parts on one Word document.

1. Click the Pearson Materials link under Course Home, and then, click on “An Early European

Image of Native Americans Columbian Exchange.”

 Examine the image and listen carefully to the audio explanation.

 Answer the Critical Thinking question at the end of the presentation.

2. Use simple Internet research to find Native American places, names, words, and names of sports
teams in use in America today:
a. Names of states
b. Names of cities
c. Names on the physical U.S. map (rivers, lakes, mountains, etc.)
d. Names of cars and trucks
e. Names of sports teams

 Why might some Native Americans object to the use of their tribe as the name of a sports
team?

Submit Assignment 2 to the Assignment basket no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Rubricfor Critical Thinking Essay “Trade Goods”

Levels correspond roughly to letter grades

4 = A
3 = B
2 = C or high D
1 = Low D or F

Level Criteria

4  Sophisticated thought process – Excellent evidence of critical thinking skills.
 Persuasive analysis of the topic, addressing all parts of the topic; analysis

demonstrates thorough understanding of all sides of a question.

 Outstanding grasp of general historical issues raised by topic.

 Numerous, effective, relevant, and specific examples.

 Extremely well organized.

 Well written in appropriate standard English; few grammatical errors or colloquialisms.

3  Good thought process – some evidence of critical thinking skills
 Good analysis of the topic, addressing most parts of the topic; analysis demonstrates

understanding of all sides of a question, though may be

unevenly developed.

 Good grasp of general historical issues raised by topic.

 Several specific examples.

 Well organized.

 Clearly written in appropriate standard English; some grammatical errors or
colloquialisms.

2  Thought process not entirely clear – little evidence of critical thinking skills
 Analysis of the topic, addressing most parts of the topic; analysis adequate but

unevenly developed.

 Some grasp of general historical issues raised by topic, though some significant issues
may be omitted.

 Some specific examples but some clearly relevant examples omitted.

 organization may be somewhat unclear.

 Understandable, but contains several grammatical errors or colloquialisms.

1  No discernible thought process or serious misunderstanding of the topic – no evidence
of critical thinking skills.

 Descriptive rather than analytical; marginally related to the topic; significant logical
gaps.

 Little grasp of general historical issues raised by topic.

 Few and/or irrelevant specific examples.

 Poorly organized.

 Consistent pattern of grammatical errors and/or inappropriate colloquialisms.

Critical Thinking Short Essay