Photos for Day 1 We have it rich. Washing and panning gold, Rockerville, Dak. Old timers Arapahoe camp Near Casper, Wyo. On the site of the old Oregon Trail The trapper Bertie A family of emigrants entering the South Loop Valley in Custer County, Nebraska Crook’s Expedition Photo showing miners using a gold pan and sluice for hydraulic gold placer mining. Photo showing Native American (Arapaho) men in leggings, beaded gauntlets, and beaded feather headdresses, pose near a group of tepees and a covered wagon near Casper, Wyoming. Full seated portrait of Bert Gross with a dog and animal skins, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; his rifle leans on his leg and he wears a feather headdress, gaiters, wool pants and a jacket with fringe. In 1985, James L. Jones, great-grandson of the man at the far right, identified the photograph: left to right, Samuel E. “Dick” Tuck, Maude Tuck, May Tuck, and Jim Roberts, Samuel Tuck’s cousin. This photograph shows the Tuck family passing through the South Loup Valley. The Tuck’s stopped in Litchfiled, Nebraska, for a while before proceeding north to Montana. At the time the photograph was made, two of the Tuck children, Leona and Ira, were asleep in the wagon and therefore not pictured. A group of Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback approach a group of white men who escort a wagon train, part of General George Crook’s expedition. ov/cgi- bin/query/r?amme m/psbib:@field(DO CID+@lit(p13262))
• •• •• ••• Name: _ Directions: Use the information to the right as the guidelines for your writing assignment. You will pretend to be the role, writing to the assigned audienc,ein the format listed, about the topic. Be CREATIVE and remember to think like the role you are assigned. Add another sheet if necessary. •• Role: a settler moving west in the •• Audience: a family member back home •• Format: letter •• Topic: your journey by wagon train •• •• •• • • •• •• ••• • • •• •• ••• •• • •• •• ••
Poster Presentation Rubric Name: ________________________________________________Date: ___________________________________________________ Category 4 3 2 1 Topic Student stays on topic for the entire presentation. Student stays on topic most of the time. Student mentions the assigned topic, but talks about mainly other topics, too. Student does not speak about the topic. Organization Student has a logical sequence to the presentation and it makes a lot of sense. Student has some sequence to the presentation, but gets off topic sometimes. Student has some sequence to the presentation, but is off topic quite a bit. The student does not share information in a logical, organized way. Accuracy of Historical Information All facts presented are accurate. Almost all facts presented are accurate. Most facts presented are accurate (at least 70%). There are several factual errors on the presentation. Voice Student’s voice is loud and clear throughout the presentation. Student’s voice is loud and clear most of the time. Student speaks too quietly and includes distracting hesitations (like… um… okay…) Student cannot be heard of understood. Body Language Student stands up straight and shows confidence, making consistent eye contact with the audience. Student leans on desk or makes only occasional eye contact with the audience. Student relies on notes too much, failing to look at the audience. Student fidgets during the presentation (twists hair, taps foot, drums fingers, etc.) Multimedia Student creates and brings a nice visual aid, and uses it to enhance the presentation. Student has a nice visual aid, but does not use it to enhance the presentation. Student has a visual tool, but it is poorly made, or not used to enhance the presentation. Student fails to prepare and bring a visual tool to support the presentation.