6th Grade Native American Research Project

Name:____________
For Unit 3 in ELA, you will be put to the challenge of showing your understanding of a topic through
research. Each of you will pick a Native American tribe and complete a project to present in an expo style
event. You can choose the medium you would like to display your information, it can be a tri-fold, a poster,
a 3D model, an electronic presentation, etc.
In addition to this presentation, you will also need to write an informational paper
about your Native American tribe. We will have four days in class to work on the
project, collect research and proofread papers, but most of the work should be done
at home. All sources used in your paper must be cited using MLA format. If you need
help gathering materials for your project, you must talk to Ms. Hodshon at the start of
the project.
Your paper and presentation need to address the following information about the
Native American tribe that you have selected:

Location of the Tribe

Religion
Food Eaten
Government
Art Work
Family Life
Current Conditions of the Tribe
o Where are they now? What do they do? What are differences and similarities in their culture compared
to the past?

Your project will be due on: February 12, 2016. This

assignment is a major assessment and will be added into the
gradebook as a test grade! Students will also receive a quiz
grade for the grammar/spelling portion of their paper.
My tribe is: __________________________________________________

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Requirement
The student designs
a presentation that
shows an
organization of
ideas, information
and concepts. It uses
proper formatting,
supporting graphics
and/or multimedia to
aid their
presentation.
(W6.2a, SL6.4, SL6.5)
The student creates
a sources used
page and attaches it
to their project. They
must use multiple
sources to gather
their information.
(W6.8)
The student writes a
five paragraph essay
explaining their tribe
and the information
that they have
gathered from
multiple sources.
(W6.2)

4 points
The student designs and
creates a presentation
that highlights the
important parts of their
research paper and
demonstrates their
overall knowledge of the
topic.

3 points
The student designs
and creates a
presentation that
shows their overall
knowledge of the
topic, but does not
cover all of the topics
addressed.

2 points
The student designs
and creates a
presentation that
shows minimal overall
knowledge of the topic.

1 point
The student designs
and creates a
presentation that is not
on topic.

0 points
The student
does not turn in
a presentation.

The student cited all

resources used and have
used 3 or more sources.

The student cited all

resources used and
have used 2 sources.

The student cited all

resources used and
have used 1 source.

The student writes a five

paragraph essay that
has an introduction, a
conclusion and a body
paragraph that stay on
topic and elaborate on
their given tribe.

The student writes a

five paragraph essay
that has an
introduction, a
conclusion and a body
paragraph that does
not elaborate on the
facts.

The student writes a

five paragraph essay
that has an
introduction, a
conclusion and a body
paragraph that tends
to stray from the given
topic.

The student writes less

than five paragraphs.
The information does
not always stay on
topic.

The student
does not write a
paper on the
right topic.

The student develops

the overall topic and
their writing by using
relevant facts,
details, quotes and
other examples.
(W.6.2b)
The student uses
appropriate

The student develops the

overall topic of their
paper by using relevant
facts, details, quotes and
other examples.

The student develops

the overall topic of
their paper with
limited facts, details,
quotes, etc.

The student does not

develops the overall
topic of their paper,
but uses some facts,
details and quotes.

The student struggles

to develop this overall
topic of their paper
and uses limited facts,
details and quotes.

The student
uses limited
facts, details
and quotes to
support their
writing.

The student consistently

uses the appropriate

The student often

uses the appropriate

The student uses

transitions but they are

The student rarely

uses the appropriate

The student
doesnt use the

Students do not
cite their
information in
any way.

6th Grade Native American Research Project

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transitions to clarify
the relationship
among ideas and
concepts. (W6.2c)
The students
establishes and
maintains a formal
writing style
throughout the
paper. (W.6.2d)
The student provides
a concluding
paragraph that
follows from the
information given.
(W6.2e)

transitions throughout
the paper.

transitions throughout
the paper.

inappropriately used in
the context of the
writing.

transitions throughout
the paper.

The student establishes

and maintains a formal
writing style throughout
the whole paper.

The student
establishes and
maintains a formal
writing style through
some of the paper.

The student
establishes a formal
writing style but
cannot maintain it
throughout the paper.

The student writes a

persuasive or narrative
paper, instead of an
informative text.

The student writes a

strong concluding
paragraph that highlights
the main points of the
paper.

The student writes a

strong concluding
paragraph that
highlights some of the
information in the
paper.

The student writes a

concluding paragraph
that restates a few
pieces of information.

The student writes a

conclusion paragraph.

appropriate
transitions
throughout the
paper.
The student did
not write an
organize paper
with any set
writing style.
The student has
no conclusion
paragraph.