The Task

Write a story about a girl or boy (the same gender as you) from the ancient culture you were assigned. Tell about her/his:

• Be creative. Let your imagination take you back to this ancient time. Weave your story with the facts you will gather.
• Include a background image or color and illustrations.
• To write your story you will need to find information, statistics, and images relating to your topic.
• We will be collecting all your individual stories into an on-line Ancient Americas Storybook.

The Process

To write your story you will have to follow these steps:

1. You will be assigned a topic by Mrs. Rumpf.

2. Fill out the "Big 6" research outline form #1 - #5 and hand it in at the end of class on March, 1, 2004. Mrs. Woodward will check them over and return them to you.

3. Use the resources listed below and the Pathfinder resources from Mrs. Woodward, to start your research in the library and on the web.

4. Write your story using MSWord only.

5. Store your work in your personal folder on INET/Students/2009/yourname

6. When you are all finished and your work has been approved by Mrs. Rumpf, please save it in "HTML format". To do this select "Save as a Web Page" and put it in the special folder on INET/Students/2009/1. Ancient Americas.

7. Your final project must include:

• Title

• Body of the paper (3 pages, not including diagrams or illustrations)

  • Use TimesNewRoman; font size 12, spaced at 1.5)
• Illustrations
• Works Cited (Bibliography)

• Don't forget to include your name ( first name only for your final web page and the date completed)

8. Be prepared to present your story to the rest of the class. You will also need to hand
in a print copy of your story.

N.B.
This project will be due on Monday, March 8, 2004

Research Pathfinder

Library Web Resources – www.woostersch.org/library/index.htm

General Information:

• Ancient World Web - The Americas
• Mesoweb

Image Resources:

• Google Images
• Ditto - See the Web
• Mesoamerican Photo Archives

Inca Resources:

• Civilizations of America - Incas
• Yahoo Links - Inca
• Ice Treasures of the Incas

Aztec Resources:

• Aztec Calendar
• Civilizations of America
  • Aztecs & Mexica
• Yahoo Links - Aztecs

Anasazi Resources:

• DesertUSA Anasazi - information and great links
• Glen Canyon Web
• Sinapu - FAQ about the Anasazi

Mayan Resources:

• Civilizations of America - Mayas
• Yahoo Links - Maya
• Rabbits in the Moon

Mound Builders Resources:

• Ancient Architects of the Mississippi River
• Native American Mound Builders
• Ancient Mounds in Iowa
• The Adena Mounds
• Legacy of the Mound Builders
• The Pre-Historic Moundbuilders
• Earthworks - Ohio
• The Great Serpent Mound

Pueblo Resources:

• Mesa Verde
• Mesa Verde Museum Association
• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Website
  
  

Database Resources:

(Remember, from home, you will need a CT public library card barcode to access these databases.)

• Middle School;  Classroom/Special Assignment Resources;  History; Ancient Americans
• Databases & Encyclopedias;  iCONN, the Connecticut Digital Library (scroll down to find);
  • Discovering Collection
  • General Reference Center Gold

• Databases & Encyclopedias;
•  Encyclopedia Britannica On-line (ask the librarian for the password & username)
• FactMonster from Information Please

• Bibliography Guidelines  - www.woostersch.org/library/Bibliography.htm

 Magazine & Newspaper Resources

• Databases & Encyclopedias;  iCONN, the Connecticut Digital Library (scroll down to find);
• InfoTrac OneFile
• iCONN Newsstand

Book Resources:

• 900’s History
• 930.1+ Archaeology
• 970 - 1 Native Americans
• 972 Aztecs
• 972.81 Maya
• 985 Inca
• Check in both the REFERENCE Section & the NON-FICTION books

Each student will receive a grade for this project. A rubric for evaluating the final project is listed below. Please look at this after the project has been explained, but before you begin, so you know what is expected.