Native American Magazine: Process

Process

Now It's time for everyone in your group to get organized.

1) The first step is to decide how you want to divide up the different aspects of the magazine amongst the group.

Each Magazine needs to include:

Table of Contents

Section on Geography and location

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Include weather information

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Section on food past and present

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Section on storytelling/ myths and religious practices

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Section on past and current shelters

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Section on past and present forms of art

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Make sure to include an Artist Spotlight

An editorial on a current event (within the last 10 years) that involves your nation or someone within it (treaties, movements, laws, publications, movies, recognition...).

Overview of history of nation

include historically important events

include languages spoken past and present

are there written languages

perhaps give a little translation dictionary like you would find for Spanish or French

include a timeline made with Timeliner

Biography of historical person from your nation

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make sure to include some image of this person

try and find primary sources/ artifacts

Biography of a person alive today from your nation.

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make sure to include an image of the person

primary sources

2) After it's decided who is going to be responsible for what (which could also mean: who's responsible for what research, who's responsible for the documenting of sources and the bibliography, who's responsible for the artwork and design layout, ...), The group needs to set the next weeks goals and ways they're going to fulfill those goals (for example at least one source will be used to respond to the appropriate section).
3) As more and more information is gathered, it'll be important to give the rest of the group an update on what you're learning so that you can connect the different sections together.

4) After completing the research the articles need to be written, reviewed by peers, and revised. (Remember to document your sources)

5) Pick your myth or story that you want to tell to your buddy.

6) Design your magazine (making sure everything is neatly typed) and when finalized and reviewed ....

7) PUBLISH!!! (Be sure to creatively use a Microsoft office tool to publish your work!)

8) Present your story using PowerPoint, video, audio, etc.

9) Be excited about what you and your classmates learned and made, we'll have a discussion and food day where each group will make a food item using the recipe from their magazines.