Assignments

You will write SIX short essays (one thousand-words or about four pages) for your course grade. Your final semester project will include a paper and Powerpoint presentation about a southeastern cultural group. You will deliver this presentation to the class.

Each paper will be emailed as an attachment to the professor as a Word document, double-spaced with a bibliography, although the bibliography will not count toward the 1000 word essay. The short papers will be graded according to the rubric at

The writing assignments are as follows:

Calusa Eco-Tour Monolog.
You will research Calusa artifacts and local archaeological sites to develop a monolog useful for tour guides in describing how a Calusa man or woman must have thought about and used his or her environment. May be related to Sun Earth Day.
100 points for the monolog and 25 points for a bibliography and illustrations.
Due January 31 at 5:00 pm or earlier via email.

Seminole Children's Natural Science Book.
Students will create a children's story based on the MacCauley book regarding the Seminole technology at the time of the report and its relationship to the environment. It should be written at the elementary level and include a glossary of new words, references to Creek language, and have accompanying activities appropriate for young readers.
100 points for story and 25 points for illustration and photos in book form in PowerPoint. Due
February 14 at 5:00 pm or earlier via email.

Choctaw Ecological Change. Students will compare the earlier environment of the Choctaw before being removed to Okalahoma and after. They will examine what kinds of change were forced upon the culture because of this removal.
100 points for short paper and 25 points for research and bibliography. Due February 28 at 5:00 pm or earlier via email.
OR
Interviewing a Native American about the origins of the Sun or Earth, writing the story, and including pictures or photos for inclusion in a web site for Sun Earth Day.
100 points for short paper and 25 points for research, pictures, and bibliography. Due February 28 at 5:00 pm or earlier via email.

Position Paper Debate: The Lumbee and Federal Recognition. Students will be asked to select a position to create and support an argument for or against governmental recognition of the Lumbees as a Federal Tribe. Address issues such as how to establish ethnic identity and allocation and distribution of land.
100 points for position paper. 25 points for bibliography and participation in class debate.
Due March 21 at 5:00 pm or earlier via email.

Land and Identity: The Cherokee and the Lumbee. Compare the Cherokee and the Lumbee and their history of their identity to land. What makes each unique? Base your information on the quality of the land, relative value and other factors. What made the Cherokee more recognized as an intact cultural unit?
100 points. 25 points for outside research and citations on how other tribal lands were established and identity established.
Due April 4 at 5:00 pm or earlier via email.

Culture and the Environment Paper on Alabama, Ais, Tequesta, Apalachee, Miccosukee, Catawba, Chickasaw, Natchez, or Creek.
Sign up to research a Native American group from the list and write a short paper on how their culture relates to the environment at the time period you select. After you have written the paper, put your outline into a PowerPoint presentation to show the class. Search Google.com or other search engines to add photographs and other data to your presentation. Tell the class about what you have learned.
Due April 18 at 5:00 pm or earlier via email.
100 points for paper. 25 points for bibliography and outline.
50 points for PowerPoint presentation. Total points earned for this project: 175.

Participation in Sun Earth Day: Students who choose to participate in Sun Earth Day will receive credit for Service Learning and points toward their grade. Student’s will be able to participate in planning, organization, and execution of celebration with physics students and interested local Native Americans.
100 points maximum.

Attendance:
100 points for attendance represents the percentage of classes you attended minus one class. If you attend all 13 classes you will receive more than 100 points because you points will be calculated by the following formula: Number of classes attended divided by 12 X 100.