Grade 6 – Mrs. Honzay
May Events (as of May 19, 2019):
Wednesday, May 22: Alumni Day: Mass @ 11:00, Kickball game at 1:00
Thursday, May 23: Baccalaureate Mass @ 2:00, Graduation @ 6:30 pm
Friday, May 24: Last Day of School, Picnic at East Side Park
U.S. – Dakota War of 1862 Project
Due Wednesday, May 22, 2019
You are reporting on the war and must present both sides of the conflict.
Report may be done as:
- A newspaper front page
- A newspaper article
- A web page
- A fake Facebook page
- A video (between 2-6 minutes)
- A poster
Helpful Sources:
Any of these or other reliable sources can be used for this project. Be sure to provide a list of the sources used.
- Northern Lights Social Studies Book
- http://www.usdakotawar.org/
- http://www.mnhs.org/fortsnelling/learn/us-dakota-war
- Newspaper articles available in the classroom
- http://www.mnopedia.org/person/renville-gabriel-1825-1892
- https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-dakotawar/
Grading Rubric
| Points | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| How Sides of the Conflict are Represented | Both sides are fairly represented | Both sides represented, but one sides is represented more heavily than the other | Both sides represented, but one sides is represented much more heavily than the other | Only one side of the conflict is represented |
| Information | The information presented is accurate | All but up to 2 points of information are accurate | More than 2 points of information are not accurate | More than 5 points of information are not accurate |
| Clarity | Project is very clear and easy to understand | Project is mostly clear and easy to understand | Project is somewhat clear and easy to understand | Project is difficult to understand |
| Resource List | Complete alphabetical list of sources used is included | Complete list of sources used , that is mostly alphabetical, is included | Complete, list that is somewhat alphabetical, of sources used is included | List of sources that is not alphabetical included |