Each 7th grade humanities class now has a set of web pages answering specific questions about the American Indian culture they studied. You will need to read/explore at least one web page from each class (one from Ms. Doyle's class and one from Ms. Jacobs' class). Post a response to the webpages on my blog, including information about the following:
1. Write three things you discovered about the cultures explained in BOTH of the web pages.
2. Note at least one similarity or difference from the culture you studied for BOTH web pages.
3. Ask at least one question that you think should be answered about the TWO cultures you read about.
4. Make one comment about the design and layout of the TWO web pages you visited. Be sure your comments are constructive/helpful. Be polite but truthful.
30 comments:
Webpage 1:
From Ms. Doyle’s class
(Anasazi Time and Culture per. 3-4)
1. One thing I learned was that the Anasazi’s existed and was around at about two thousand years ago. Another thing that I learned was that the Anasazi’s settled on plateaus because there was a lot of water so they would not have to travel a long way to get water. Another thing that I learned was that the Anasazi’s lived in a traditional economy where each family had to accommodate for them their own survival.
2. Something that was the same between the Ms. Doyle’s period 3-4 time and culture web quest and my Daily Life web quest was that both cultures grew corn and both cultures also built storage places for their food.
3. Was the transition from being hunter gathers, go quickly or did it take place over a long period of time?
4. There could be more of a title or more of a bigger text for the paragraph topics and also for the beginning header. The webpage did look good though.
Webpage 2: Ms. Jacob’s class (Northeast Structures period 8-9)
1. I learned that the Natives in the Northeast lived in houses that were called Wigwams. Another thing I learned was that where the Natives lived, changed with the seasons. One last thing that I learned was that the North Eastern natives had more than one way to burry the dead.
2. One thing that was similar between my web quest and Ms. Jacob’s Structures webpage was that in both cultures, something changed with the seasons. For instance what the Great Plains Tribes ate changed with the seasons and where the North Eastern tribes lived also changed with the seasons.
3. Did the North Eastern tribes use and have teepees?
4. I think that the way that this group laid out their pictures could have been a little bit more organized.
-Katie Nekrosius 3-4
Webpage 1
From Ms. Doyle's class
(Anasazi Structures per, 3-4)
1. The Anasazi Indians is that they used a structure of stockades to defend themselves from invading enemies. The structure of the kiva was used for religious ceremonies, and the shape of them differs from a square to a mound. A pit house, the Anasazi house, was a a whole dug under ground with branches and grass to make a kind of roof.
2. The kiva of the Anasazi was sort of like the sweat houses of the plain Indians.
3. What was the point of the kiva?
4. There wasn't a lot of pictures and not a lot of words to read.
Webpage 2
From Ms. Jacob's class
(Norteastern Products 3-4)
1. The Wampanog Indians had a variety of food. Though they had a vast set of tiny tools. They hunted rabbits and raccoons.
2. The Wampanog were a lot more brutal and vicious then the Plain Indians.
3. What is the material of the clothing of the Wompanog?
4. It is hard to navigate with the links.
Eric Nekrosius 3-4
Doyle Webpage
Products 8-9
1. One thing I found about the natives cultures was their use of the white tailed deer. They used the antlers for arrow points and decorative necklaces and they used the meat for nutritious food. I also learned how they had many uses for pottery aside from decoration such as storage containers and ornaments of sacred rituals. They also created their pottery in a way in which the pottery resembled an animal or had animal like features.
2. One similarity in our Native American regions was their connection with nature Although they are from different Indian cultures they are still both very interwoven with nature and this shows up a lot in their art.
3. What types of rituals were some of the Natives pottery used in?
4. Great overall visual layout. Some pictures overlap text making it look clunky and sloppy in some places. Nice paragraph formatting and good but not great picture choice.
Jacobs Webpage
Time and Culture 3-4
1. I found that the Indians of the Northeast spoke a variety of different languages. Many different cultures had languages in common. I also learned that many tribes had female leaders and somewhat democracies. The people were able to vote on the medicine man and the chief positions.
2. One similarity that I saw in the tribes was the great respect for the elders. Just like in the Great Plains tribes elders were highly valued in decision making processes and respected.
3. What were some of the Northeast Indians other Traditions?
4. Paragraph set up seemed unappealing and awkward. The pictures were unhelpful and had very little to do with the actual content. Also the website seem somewhat anesthetically pleasing.
Davis Nekrosius 3-4
Structures in Cahokia from Ms. Doyle’s class
1. The Cahokians were strong and hard working. They would build huge mounds that took many hours to build. Another thing I learned was that they people of Cahokia used a large amount of soil and many trees for a small part of a structure. The Cahokians also had great technology like the woodhedge, which was like a calendar.
2. One difference between the Cahokain structures and the Great Plains structure was that Cahokias structures were way bigger than the structures of the Great Plains. The Great Plains didn't have big community structures either whereas the structures in Cahokia did.
3. What were the names of the different types of shelter did the Cahokian people live in?
4. I think that some more pictures would have been useful for clarifying what the structures looked like. But overall, the webpage was very informative.
Daily Life of the New England Indian American Tribes from Ms. Jacobs’s class
1. I learned about the sundance and how a man would co through hours of pain. I also learned that the ghost dance supposedly already let them know that the white man would come, which is true. I also learned that women were translators for the Native Americans and the Europeans.
2. One similarity between the Great Plains structures and the New England tribes it that they both used Wigwams.
3. What was the object of the Sundance?
4. I think this was a really good website but it was a little bit hard to read.
Magda Nekrosius 8-9
Jacobs Daily life 8/9
1. I learned that the men usually did the hunting and fishing for the tribe, while the women sewed, cooked, searched for herbs and berries, and planted the crops.
I also learned that the women were used as translators. I also learned that the Wampanoag tribe leader was called a sachem.
2. In both, the women and men played different roles in the society.
3. How old were people when they got married?
4. The pictures were laid out very nicely.
Doyle Products 8/9
1. I learned that the Cahokians were also known as Mound Builders. They hunted catfish for their spine to make needles for sewing. Cahokians used fiber to make mats for the walls of there homes.
2. In both, the women and men played different roles in the society.
3. How old were people when they got married?
4. The pictures were laid out very nicely.
Ben Nekrosius 89
Webpage 1:
From Ms. Doyle's class
Cahokia, Daily Life 8-9
1. The Cahokians practiced human sacrifices. The wealthier or higher-ranked you were, the higher you got to live on a mound. Some people like merchants, soldiers, and craftsmen just lived in pole and thatch huts that were around the mounds. Leisure activities were a big part of Cahokia.
2. The Cahokians had tobacco just like the Great Plain’s tribes. They might have been part of a religion called the Death Cult.
3. What is one of the ways that corn was served?
4. The layout of the pictures was nice, and the color they added to the white background and black letters was nice.
Webpage 2:
From Ms. Jacob's class
New England Indian American Tribes, Daily Life, 8-9
1. The sun dance involved tears skewers through the skin on the men’s chests. It could take hours to do. Women served as translators from the Native Americans to the Europeans and vice versa. The Wampanoag thought that men and women were equal. They were just better at different jobs (taking care of children apposed to hunting and vice versa).
2. They grew corn. I also read that the Cahokians grew corn. Did all the tribes grow corn?
3. It said that some people had farm animals. What kind of animals were those? There was a sentence that said, “Most of the time men were unable to find birds to kill roaming cows and horses.” Does that mean the men couldn’t find birds that would kill a horse or cow? Or if they didn’t find a bird to eat, they’d kill a horse or cow?
4. The layout of the pictures was done very well. I also liked the color of the background. The letters could be a little darker, but they were still ok.
-Sheridan Nekrosius 3-4
Structures 8/9, Ms. Doyle’s Class
1. The Blockade around Cahokia was two miles long. The Cahokians were quite intelligent- “Woodhenge” was just as developed as Stonhedge, marking solstices and equinoxes. The Cahokians had slaves, and the slaves could have been the downfall of the Cahokians.
2. The Cahokians did not end peacefully, just as the Plains Indians did not. The Cahokians mysteriously disappeared while the Plains Indians were forced onto reservations by the US government.
3. What was The Ground Plaza? Monk’s Mound?
4. There should be more pictures to explain the paragraphs. There is only one picture.
Structures 3/4, Ms. Jacobs’s Class
1. There were two different styles of houses, wigwams and longhouses. The wigwams started with the Algonquin tribes for single families. The longhouses started with the Iroquois for extended families, up to sixty people.
2. The tribes were settled, unlike the nomadic people of the Great Plains.
3. Why did the tribes need two different structures?
4. The bibliography was problematic- links were overlapping, and so was text. The group should probably fix the bibliography.
-Julie Nekrosius 3/4
Products 8-9 from Ms. Jacob's class:
1.I discovered that walking and canoeing were the main ways of transportation for the Wampanoag Native Americans. The Wampanoag made many of their tools out of animal bones, stones, and wood. I also discovered that the clothing of the Wampanoag Native Americans was made out of fur and skins from beaver, raccoon rabbit, and muskrat.
2.A difference between the Great Plains culture that I studied and the Wampanoag is the environment. The Wampanoag had trees used for making canoes, and water to canoe on. The Great Plains tribes lived in an environment of grassland and not much rain.
3.Did the Wampanoag engage in much war? If so, what weapons were used and how were they made?
4.The pictures fit nicely with the paragraph they are associated with, but the pictures are all on one side of the page and could be placed in a way to make the page look more balanced.
Daily Life 8-9 from Ms. Doyle’s class:
1.I discovered that the area in which the Cahokia Native Americans lived had rich farming land where they planted squash, sunflowers, pumpkins, tobacco, and corn. I learned that the Cahokia spent much of their time building mounds and other structures. I also discovered that the Cahokia men and women had very different jobs in the society; the men hunted and worked in the government while the women farmed and did jobs at home.
2.A difference between the Great Plains tribes and the Cahokia is that the Cahokia did more farming. The land of the Eastern Woodlands was better for growing crops than the land of the Great Plains.
3.What types of rituals were practiced by the Cahokia?
4.The picture layout on the background make the webpage look very nice; however there is no title on the page to let you know what it’s about.
Lizzie Nekrosius 8-9
1st Webquest: Structures in Cahokia (Doyle 8-9)
1. a.) The Cahokian people were very intelligent. They built what archeologists call The Woodhenge. The Woodhenge was a version of The Stonehenge except that it was built out of wood, not stone.
b.) The Cahokian people were aware of the dangers of other tribes. They built a stockade to block out the attacks of other tribes. The stockade was approximately 2 miles long.
c.) The Cahokian people were very hard workers. Not only did they build the stockade, they also built mounds of dirt. The workers carried pounds of dirt on their backs in baskets. In all, the Cahokian workers moved about 50 million cubic feet of dirt.
2. The Cahokians and the culture in my Daily Life web quest both were hard workers and they also needed to have protection from other tribes.
3. Who built the main buildings and how were they built?
4. I thought the overall layout of the website was very nice. Pictures of the different structures would enable the reader to envision the amount of work the Cahokians did.
2nd Webquest: Time and Culture (Jacobs 3-4)
1. a.) The Wampanoag dialect was lost due to the fact that the women of the tribe married outside of the tribe, thus they had to learn a new language and they lost their own.
b.)Algonquian is not a tribe, it is a group of languages.
c.) The traditions of the northeastern Native Americans were never the same for each tribe.
2. Rituals were a big part of the culture.
3. What were some of the specific rituals?
4. The webpage would look a little nicer if the pictures were around the text and the bibliography was easier to read.
Lillian Nekrosius 3-4
Products of Cahokia (Ms. Doyle)
1. I did not know that the Cahokians used white-tailed deer as their main animal product supplier instead of bison. I was surprised that the Cahokians built much of their houses out of fibers instead of other materials such as mud. I wondered if pottery was used as part of religious rituals instead of just for practical uses in any area but Cahokia.
2. I was confused as to how both the Northeastern and Plains Indians managed to get turtles to make rattles, even though they lived so far apart.
3. The website did not explain where Cahokia was, which caused me to wonder about it throughout the reading.
4. Most of the photos were excellently placed, but the pictures of flint weapons overlap the title “Pottery in Cahokia.” The background is nicely done.
Products of the Northeastern Native Americans (Ms. Jacob)
1. I was interested by the fact that the Northeastern Native Americans obtained corn from crows. They also wore kilts, which I had previously thought to be worn only by the Scottish. It was astounding that some of the Northeastern Native Americans were able to fire 20 arrows faster than a soldier could reload his gun.
2. The Northeastern Native Americans lived closer to the ocean than the Plains Indians, and thus hunted whales and seals. It is funny to think that nowadays such hunting would be illegal.
3. One question that I had was "What was the Native Americans’ clothing made of?
4. The background of the website was entirely white, and there were few pictures. The writing is interesting and fact-filled, which made the website easy and interesting to read.
Eliot Nekrosius, 3-4
Web-page 1
Doyle 3-4 Time and Setting of Cahokia
1. I learned that the Mississippians organized their culture by referring to the gods. The people at Cahokia built flat top mounds that marked borders and the people built their houses on. The Cahokians disappeared and no one really knows how they disappeared.
2. One thing that is different from the Plains Indians and the Cahokians is that the Cakokians lived in a hilly area and created the flat mounds. The Plains Indians had flat ground and so no need for mounds like the Cahokians built.
3. What was the difference between the Mississippians and the Cahokians?
4. I thought the layout of this web-page was very well done. I particulary enjoyed the stamp outline around the many images. Their were a few grammatical errors but the writing had a great informative format. The only thing that was missing was a bibliography. Over all a great web-page.
Web-page 2
Ms. Jacobs per 8-9 Daily Life of the New England Indian American Tribes.
1. I never knew that woman would serve as translators for the Indians and Europeans. Another thing I learned is that the goverment of their society consisted of mostly men. The best thing I learned is that the Indians thought that man and woman were equal, but they had different jobs. Which is unlike the american society of today.
2. A similarity of the Plains Indians and the New England Indians is that the main meat that was eaten was deer.
3. Why did they Indians do the sun and ghost dances.
4. The placement of all the writing and pictures worked very nicely. The background and the text colors looked really nice together. The first image helped explain the first paragraph. The writing was also very well written. It was a very well though out web-page.
Liv Nekrosius
8-9
part 1:
From Ms. Doyle's class.
(Anasazi Time and culture)
1.a.) One thing that i discovered about their culture was the modern day location of the anasazi tribe is Arizona, Utah, Nevada and Colorado.
b. I also discovered that the Anasazi people were workers because they hunted and gathered but eventually became full time farmers.
c . One last thing that i learned was they had a traditional economy. Which meant they provided what they needed to survive.
2. One similarity with ms. Dolye's class and mine was, the tribes both had to move around to gather food in the beginning like the Anasazi had to do while they hunted and gathered.
3. What were the specific jobs given to the men, the children, and the women? What did the job involve:long hours, hard labor, or farming?
4. The webpage for Anasazi Time and culture had very good information but could have been a little more well laid out. The only reason for me thinking that is i was not sure what title and picture went with what paragraph. Overall I think it was a great job.
Part2:
From Ms.Jacobs class
Daily life 8-9.
1.a.) One of the things that i discovered was that there were two rituals done which were called the Sun Dance which came from the Sioux tribe. Then there was a Ghost Dance which came from the west.
b. Another thing i learned was Every tribe had at least two things in common which were that each ritual either had praying or dancing involved in it.
c. One of the last things i learned was The men and women each had there specific roles in the tribe. Where the men usually did most of the hunting and the fishing in the tribe and the women did most of the sewing the cooking the gathering food and planting.
2. One thing that was similar to the culture we studied was, the people had specific jobs weather it be community or household they all had specific jobs.
3. If they thought they were equal did they treat them equally?
4. I think the webpage was very well put together. The one thing that may just make it about one percent nicer is if the names were by paragraph. But overall it looks amazing.
Natalie Nekrosius 8-9
Webpage 1: Ms. Doyle’s class (Products period 8-9)
1. I learned that the whit tailed deer was the most useful animal to the Cahokians. I also discovered that the Cahokians were extraordinarily good at making tools. The third thing I learned was that the Cahokians pottery was usually connected to nature and animals.
2. One main difference between the tribes of the Great Plains and the people of Cahokia is that the Cahokians didn’t use buffalo as their main source of livelihood.
3. Did the Cahokians trade with other Nations? What was their main export and import?
4. I think the webpage would be easier to read if the font was larger otherwise I really like this webpage.
Webpage 2: Ms Jacobs’ class (Structures period 8-9)
1. I learned that the native tribes in the northeast lived in structures called longhouse or wigwams. Another thing I learned was that the Wampanoag lived in different houses depending on the time of year. Also, I read that some native tribes buried their dead, similarly to the way we do today, while others buried them in earth mounds.
2. one difference between the two native cultures is that the tribes of the great plains live in tepees made of buffalo hide while the Native Americans of the northeast live in wigwams made of wood and grasses,
3. How did the Native Americans of the Northeast build their wigwams?
4. The white type on black background was hard to read but the pictures were perceptive.
Alexandra Nekrosius, 8-9
Webpage 1
Ms. Doyle
Anasazi Time and Culture per. 3-4
1. What I learned was that the Anasazi existed for two thousand years. They were hunters and gatherers and eventually became full time farmers. They grew corn, beans, and squash. In a family the men, women, and the children would all have specific jobs. They traveled a lot, but they were not considered to be nomads. They irrigation systems such as dams and terraces to control the flow of the water. At the time their land was very rugged and had many mountains.
2. One thing that was the same between Ms Doyle's (Time and Culture per 3-4) and my web quest (Daily Life per 3-4) was that they farmed and their family members each had specific jobs.
3. How would they celebrate someone's life after they had died? Were the children receiving any kind of education?
4. I think that the text and the pictures could have been a little bit more organized.
Webpage 2
Ms Jacobs
Wampanoag encounters with others per. 8-9
1. What I learned is that when the Europeans first encountered the Wampanoag they acted curious, grateful, and enthusiastic. When the Europeans found out that the Wampanoag had everything, such as the land and all the weapons, they felt threatened. They started to abuse them and started taking away everything they had.
2. One thing that was similar between my web quest (Daily Life per. 3-4) and Ms Jacob's Encounters with others per. 3-4 was that they still carried on their religious beliefs.
3. How many Europeans encountered the Wampanoag? How much money did they receive for the trade?
4. I think that this webpage is very cool and the internal links make it easier to get around. The pictures are very cool and they have a meaning.
Andre Nekrosius 3-4
Webpage 1:
From Ms. Doyle's class
(Time and culture per. 3-4)
1) One thing that I learned about the Anasazi is that they exsisted around 2,000 years ago. Another thing that I learned was that they were located where now Utah, New Mexico, and northern Arizona are located now. I also learned that the Anasazi where ancestors of the Pueblo tribe.
2) One of the differences that is between Ms. Doyle’s 3-4 time and culture webquest and my groups time and culture webquest was that the Anasazi were farmers and my groups webquest was mainly about how the Indians got to be where they were/are.
3) What’s a Mesa Verde pit house?
4) I think that there could be a much bigger of a title, meaning that I really couldn’t see it until I searched for it.
Webpage 2:
From Ms. Jacob's class
(Daily life per. 8-9)
1) One thing that I learned was that the men did the hunting and fishing. Another thing I learned was that the women sewed, cooked, searched for herbs and berries, and planted the crops. I also learned that the men and women both told stories, music, medicine, and rituals.
2) One of the similarities that was in Ms. Jacobs 8-9 daily life webquest and my groups time and culture webquest was that they both did the sun dance and the ghost dance.
3) Who are the Narragansett?
4) I thought the layout of the pictures is very well done.
-Sam Nekrosius 3-4
1.Ms. Doyle/Period 8-9/ Daily Life/ Cahokia
1)From this web quest I learned that the Cohokians lives in the Eastern woodlands close to the Mississippi Valley. They lived there more than thousand years ago. I also learned that because the Cohokians live so close to the nice moderate climate of the Mississippi Valley they had a variety of foods and never were hungry. Another thing I learned is that the Cohokians had some sort of social status system. How higher you were how higher you lived on the Mississippi Mounds. The King lived on top.
2)The Cohakians and Plains Indians both had tobacco. But the Plains Indians mostly traded it.
3)Did the Cohokians have social status? If so how did it work?
4)I liked the pictures as background. There could have been a title/ heading. These minor things didn’t have an impact on the overall look and the web quest overall looked great.
2.Ms. Jacob/Period 3-4/ Encounters with Others/ Northeastern American Indian Tribes
1)From this web quest I learned that the Wampanoag had a thanksgiving celebration with the pilgrims in 1612. They promised each other peace that lasted for a while but could not be forever. Another thing I learned is that the Wampaganoags contacted the English fishing boats. Most boats were friendly but some attacked them and captured them as slaves.
2)There are only 4,000 Wampanoag today. Most of the Plains Indian tribes also have small population left.
3)Did King Philip stop the English from expanding?
4)I liked the paragraphs were layout. There could have been a heading and the big map of the war could have been shrunk but overall it looked good.
Maud Nekrosius 3-4
Daily life in Cahokia Doyle 8-9
1. One thing I learned was the Cahokians had Misissippian Mounds. The Misissippian Mounds were mounds that had sloping sides and a flat top. The Mounds were a type of ranking system; the wealthier or higher ranked you were, the higher up you were on the mound. Another thing I learned was that the food of the Cahokians were very similar to our food today. The Cahokians grew squash, sunflowers, pumpkins, tobacco, and corn. I also learned that the Cahokians practiced human sacrifices. Archaeologists believe that the people of Cahokia were part of a religion called the Death Cult.
2. In Cahokia, your status, gender, age, and kinship, all mattered and decided what role you had in life. The Indians of the Great Plains had a very similar system.
3. What was the Cahokians religion like? Did everyone have the same religion?
4. The pictures in the Webquest are very pretty to look at, but I don’t understand what the picture of the tan bowl is.
Northeastern Indians Daily Life Jacobs 8-9
1. I discovered that the New England Indian American tribes had rituals like the sun dance, which is from the Sioux, and the ghost dance which is from the west. Another thing I discovered was that the women served as translators from the Native Americans to the Europeans. I also discovered that the New England Indian Americans ate deer, rabbit, and squirrel on a regular basis.
2. The New England American Indians, like the Great Plains Indians considered the circle to be sacred.
3. What did the sachem, or leader do for the village?
4. The pictures and the layout tell a very good story on their own. Though, the light background combined with the light text was difficult to read.
Eleanor B. Nekrosius 8-9
Webpage 1-
Ms. Doyle's 8-9 City group
1. I learned that the city of Cahokia was diamond-shaped and its highest point is a mound called Monk's Mound, which had a great outlook of the city. Also, I learned that the Cahokian city was founded in 650 CE and was at its best between 1000 and 1150 CE. The city was affected by temperatures dropping in 1250, which caused floods and droughts. This city also endured lots of disease because of its close quarters.
2. A major difference in the culture I studied and this culture is that the Great Plains Indian's cities weren't as neatly structured and organized as the Cahokian city.
3. How tall were the mounds of Cahokia? Why was the structure of the city so neatly planned and organized?
4. This website was extremely organized and well-put together. Also, it had great pictures. However, I think that you didn't have to make the questions and jobs so obvious on the very front of the page. Aside from that, great website!
Webpage 2-
Ms. Jacob's 8-9 Daily Life
1. I learned that in the Wampanoag tribe, the women were used as translators for the Europeans that arrived. Also, I learned that most of the meat that the New England Tribes ate were deer, rabbits and squirrel. I didn't think that deer were located in the East at that time. I learned that the tribes lived in housing called Wigwams which were 8 to ten feet tall and were built on a wooden frame.
2. A big difference in the two cultures were that the Great Plains Indians lived in tepees and mainly hunted buffalo, whereas the New England Tribes hunted many different animals and lived in Wigwams.
3. What did the New England tribes barter with? What were the other New England Tribes besides the Wampanoag?
4. Overall, I think it is a good web page. I think that the background color could be a bit different and maybe the font. However, aside from that, good pictures and a good layout.
Ethan Nekrosius 3-4
Ms. Doyle's class( 3~4 )products) #1
1 The first thing I've learnded is that woodcarving was famous to Native Americans. I only knew they used wood carving in knifes, or weapons. And not other places.
The second thing I've learned is that the Anasazi used black and white for their pot colors.
The third thingI have learned is that the turquoise had to be 4~5mm to be made into a bead. Well, I di know they used measurements, but not this specific.
2 The thing that was similar was that Native Americans were people who lived very fancy and decorated. For eample painting their own hides. But the difference was that Ihadn't knew that they mostly used black and white color. I really liked that part.^^
3 I can't really think abouta question that will be answered by these two sites. Because they were about a bit different subjects. Ms. Doyle's class was about pots and decorations. And Ms. Jacob's class was about clothing. How did they decorate and made decorations? That question maybe will suit.
4 I did like both of the sits I went. Ms. Doyle's class's site was OK, but there was too much space between the paragraphs.
Ms. Jacob's class (products) (3~4) #2
1 The first thing I learned was that the Native Americans also used shells or seeds on their cloth. Second was thatthey war painted their clothes, I never knew they painted their clothes. Third is that I never knew that a experienced warrior can shot 20 arrows in time.
2 I knew they used arrows. I knew most of the weapons written. We had some in our web quest too. The difference was we didn't do about transportation.
3 Did the Native Americans have different transpotation in different seasons?
4 Everything was very nice, exept that it was quite unusual having the links. It was comfortable, maybe I am used to finding through the page more than the links.
Alix Nekrosius 3~4
Webpage 1:
From Ms. Doyle's Class
(Cahokia City periods 8 and 9)
1. One thing I learned was just how big Cahokia was. I really had no idea that any city on the American continent was that big at that time. Another thing that I learned was how well laid out Cahokia was. It was built off of a well designed blueprint of how the city was going to look. Including a grid setup much as many cities are planned today.
2. One thing that was similar between their webquest and mine was the social classes. Both usually had some kind of high ranking priest class to take care of spiritual matters.
3. If there was a war who would the Cahokians have fought?
4. I really liked the pictures at the top of each page and how you had the different pages set up. Great job guys!
Webpage 2:
From Ms. Jacob's class
(Northeast Encounters with Others periods 8 and 9)
1. I learned that often it was the Europeans were the ones who provoked war with the natives. Another thing is how complex diplomacy was between the different tribes even before the Europeans came. So even though the Europeans thought that the natives were savages, they really weren't that different.
2. That both cultures came into conflict with Europeans. And both were drastically outgunned and eventually were forced onto reservations.
3. What were some other tribes in this area besides the two that were mentioned?
4. I wish you could have your names somewhere. Also it would be nice if you added some color pictures.
Matt Nekrosius 8-9
Website 1:
Cahokia products from Ms. Doyle's class(8-9)
1. I learned that the white tailed deer is the most important animal to the Cahokia. I also learned that the Cahokia used fiber to build some parts of their home. Another thing i learned was that the Cahokia used copper from Lake Superior to make things.
2. One similarity i found between Ms. Doyle's products (8-9) and my group's products (Nekrosius 8-9) was that the Cahokia was very dependent on animals.
3. Where were the Cahokia based?
4. The pictures of this website are very good and useful.
Website 2:
Ms. Jacobs class time and culture (3-4)
1. I learned that the northeastern tribes spoke many languages. I also learned that some tribes of the northeast had women leaders. Another thing i learned was that some tribes had a form of dictatorship.
2. One similarity is saw between my website and this website was that the elders had the most respect.
3. How did some tribes exist after they were destroyed?
4. This website has an interesting (in a good way) layout.
Max Nekrosius 8-9
first Web Quest:
Ms.Doyle's class
(Anasazi cities 3-4)
1.I never knew about the kivas that the Anasazi used before the pueblo houses. The only houses I knew the used were the adobe like pueblos.I also did not know the advantages and disadvantages of cave cities.
I only knew the dwelled in caves and these caves were easily defended.
2.A large difference between the Anasazi and the plains Americans was that the Anasazi was not affected by the Europeans in such a way as the Plains Americans were.
3.A Question I thought the Web Quest could have covered more thoroughly was "What Tools Did The Anasazi Use To Design And Build There Houses?"
4.The layout of the Web Quest was very nice and it had a good look to it. Some things they could have improved on were that there was a large block of words and not very many pictures. The font size was a wee bit to small. And I noticed two spelling mistakes with Latter when it should have been Ladder and New when it should have been Knew.
Second Web Quest:
Ms. Jacobs' class
(Time and Culture 8-9)
1.I did not know that the Northeast Native Americans had religious tolerance and promoted diversity in cultures. I also did not know anything about the Native American government system. I also didn't know that women had such a large role in th society and that women had so many rights.
2.A striking similarity between both the Plains and the Northeast Native Americans is that they were both oppressed by the American government to change their cultures.
3.What are the exact dates for all the "wars" between the natives and the Europeans.
4.I liked the setup of the paragraphs with the pictures before each paragraph. I just think that the background could be a tad livelier and that the bibliography could be longer other than that it was great.
Adil Nekrosius 3-4
Webpage 1:
Ms. Doyle's class
Daily life Period 8-9
1. One thing I learned was that Cahokia practiced human sacrifices. Another very interesting thing is that the Cahokia had a very wide diet range. Another thing I learned that in Cahokia the richer you were the higher you lived on the mound.
2.One difference between the Plains Indians and the Cahokia Indians was that the Cahokia practiced human
sacrifice.
3. What was the Cahokia's main food?
4. Although I like the background, it was a little distracting. Maybe just one big picture would be better.
Web page 2:
From Ms.Jacob's class
Northeast Structures period 8-9
1. One thing I learned was that longhouses are also called Wigwams.
Another thing I didn't know was that Northeast Indians built two story houses. Another thing I learned was that the Indian lived in different houses depending on the season.
2. One big difference between the great plains Indians and the northeast Indians was that the great plains Indians lived in tepees and the northeast Indians didn't.
3. How did the Indians have fires inside the Wigwams? Was there a hole in the top to let the smoke out?
4. I really liked your site. The only problem was that the white on black type was hard to read.
EleanorA Nekrosius 8-9
Doyle Webpage
I learned that the Anasazi used many different structures, and each one had a different purpose. There were stockades for defense, cliff dwellings to help the Native Americans climb up and down cliffs to tend to crops and possibly for defense, there were houses that were in giant pits in the ground, and there were “kivas” for religious ceremonies or assemblies.
I also learned that weather was still an issue, and not all structures were made to keep out bad weather.
I also learned that the pit house hadn’t always stayed in the ground. In other words, for some tribes there pit houses managed to rise above ground and be made out of different materials over the years.
I looked at period 3-4’s structure webpage. I thought the layout was neat and organized, the paragraphs were very informative, and the pictures were good and worked well with the text.
Jacobs Webpage
I learned that Algonquian tribes used wigwams and longhouses, and they were key for survival. The wigwams would house smaller families, and the longhouses were larger versions of the wigwams, and could house bigger and extended families. The longhouses could also be used for storage.
I also learned that these structures had features that could adapt to the weather, so the Native American’s didn’t always have to worry about weather.
I also learned that many of the Northeastern Native Americans really needed wigwams, and every clan had one longhouse.
I looked at period 3-4’s structure webpage. I thought the layout was awesome, and the paragraphs were very informative. There weren’t that many pictures, but the ones that were there worked very well with the text.
One question that I have for both webpages is this: Did the arrival of Columbus and his men affect the structures? If so, how?
I think that both webpages do a really good job describing the different structures, how they were used, and what they were made of. A difference between the two was the fact that they talked about different structures, which tells me that the Native Americans were advanced enough to have many structures each with a special purpose. Also, it tells me that not every tribe used all of the different structures, but certain ones were key for survival in certain areas.
- Alex Nekrosius 34
Webpage 1:
Ms. Doyle's Class Period 8-9
Cahokia Daily Life
1. Some things I learned about the Cahokia Indians daily life are that they rarely went hungry because of the abundance of food in the Mississippi Valley from the rich soil and lots of animals to be hunted in the area, that the higher you were in social status, the higher you sat on a "mound". I also learned that the Cahokia Indians had many games and festivals that they celebrated.
2. The Great Plains Indians and the Cahokia Indians both had many ceremonies and festivals that they celebrated.
3. I really like the pictures of the grounds that the Cahokia Daily Life Group had. They helped me understand what the Mississippi Valley looked like and had to offer geographically.
4. What exactly was the idea of the mounds?
Webpage 2:
Ms. Jacobs class period 8-9
Products
1. I learned a lot about the tools and pottery they made, like that different pots were made by men, and baskets were made by women. I also learned that in many tribes, shirts were optional and this suprised me. Another thing I learned that there was a canoe big enough to fit fourty people!
2) The Great Plains Indians used different hunting tactics than the Northeastern tribes.
3) What was the soil and area like of the Northeastern Tribes?
4) I think that the color of the webpage could have been more pleasing to the eye instead of brown.
Leah Nekrosius 8-9
Webpage 1:
Ms Doyle’s class (Cahokia City per. 8-9)
1. I learned that Cahokia is called a “prehistoric metropolis” because of its design and population, at the time it had a bigger population than London. I learned that there had already been a lot of stress in Cahokia already before the settlers arrived. There had been threatens of possible war and there were many natural disasters. I also learned that the Cahokians made beautiful mounds and houses to live in, and that it was a very well designed city.
2. I noticed that Cahokia seemed to be a more modern city, with more developed buildings, houses, architecture and design. But I’ve also noticed that the Cahokians had more trouble and more bad luck with many Natural disasters.
3. If there were many disasters and stress, how could the people of Cahokia still have a beautiful city?
4. I think the website is very organized and it looks very nice, though the information on the “home” page wasn’t quite necessary. But in general, great job!
Webpage 2:
Ms Jacob’s class (Wampaoag Encounters with Others per. 3-4)
1. I learned that Thanksgiving started with the Wampaoag, I learned that the king of Wampaoag had to rename his sons with English names: Alexander and Phillip. I also learned that today, there are still about 4000 Wampanoags left today.
2. One of the similarities I’ve noticed between the people of Wampaoag and the people of the Great Plains is that they both started off with a pretty good relationship with the settlers, but it ended very violently.
3. Who decided to make a Thanksgiving? Were the pilgrims and the natives allies?
4. The website in general is ok, though it is a bit disorganized and there isn’t much of a title. Overall though, pretty good website!
Emily Nekrosius 8-9
Webpage one:
from ms. doyle's class
Anasazi time and culture 3/4
1. the Anasazi existed around 2,ooo yrears ago,they settled on plateus due to the good supply of water. at first the tribe were hunter gatherers later they became a full time farming society. like the great plains tribes the anasazi were semi nomatic. along with their farming, did the Anasazi domestacate animals? I thought the pictures were very intresting but would have been better in a larger size.
webpage two
from ms jacobs class per. 3/4
Wampanaog time and culture
the wampanaog are located in the north east and are credited for founding the holiday of thanksgiving. the tribe spoke many different dialects. along with the wamponaog, many rituals of tribes on the great were lost becouse of european settlers but many have survived.what rituals did not survive?I think the title would be better noticed if it was in larger font, and the text edit image seems vague to the subject.
-andy nekrosius 3/4
From Ms.Doyle (Cahokia,Products)
1.)1Hooves and antlers were very useful 2Bear claws are symbolic 3Stachues were made out of hummans and animals.
2.)In the Great Plain there were mostly buffalo. In Cahokia there are various animals of all shapes and sizes.
3.)How were the fibers retrieved?
4.)At the top of this web page ther is a design of leafs it adds a nice touch to the site and sets a mood.
Ms. Jacobs (8-9,Structures)
1.)1Wigwams aremade of plant not just trees 2There is one house in the winter and another the summer 3Wigwams have two doors
2.)In the Great Plains the houses are the same all year in the North East they chang there house size.
3.)What happened in the prosess of changing wigwams?
4.)The black background was a nice choice because it makes the pictures pop of the webpage
Mutiat Nekrosius
Period 8-9
1) In Ms. Doyle’s web pages, I learned that the Northeast Native Americans were quite different from the
Great Plains’ Native Americans in many ways, for ex., they didn’t all have the same rituals, and they
Ate different foods and had different structures which were made of different materials. The layout of the pages was appealing, yet there were spelling errors and grammar mistakes. Also, some of the statements were not true. For example, in some of them, the project was on the Northeastern tribe
Of the Wampanoag, who were from Rhode Island and Massachusetts, but the author kept saying “Northwestern”? And there are some severe spelling errors. Some weaponry dates were incorrect and were not present in the Native Americans’ time, but later (such as in World War II). This website did have nice pictures, though. I saw lots of bad grammar. Some websites did not include author names. I liked the descriptive photos of what they were trying to describe (for example, the Wetu pictures). One diplomacy link there was very good writing. They used examples to elaborate their point. Period 3-4’s ‘Encounters with Others’ was very descriptive, somewhat lengthy, but they had nice picture placement, with maps and examples.
2)Doyle’s web pages were thorough and complete, with elaboration and detail. The Anasazi's were nothing like the rest though. Why is that? They are all somewhat close together so why did the tradition not spread?
Although some pictures were covering the text they were still complete lengthy paragraphs.
Niko nekrosius
I learned in Noah, Miles, and Ben's newspaper that Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Parris became "the witch finders" but some people thought that they were scandels. They began doing this when Mr. Parris's slave Tituba began telling them stories about witchcraft and blackmagic.
And my question is, Why did Tituba Admit to flying on a broom stick?
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