American Indian Webquest Blogpost Assignment
Each 7th grade humanities class now has a set of web pages answering specific questions about the American Indian culture they studied. You will need to read/explore at least one web page from each class (one from Ms. Mannering's class and one from Mr. Nekrosius' class). Post a response to the webpages on my blog, including information about the following:
1. Write three things you discovered about the cultures explained in the web pages.
2. Note at least one similarity or difference from the culture you studied.
3. Ask at least one question that you think should be answered about the cultures you read about.
4. Make one comment about the design and layout of the web page you visited. Be sure your comment is constructive/helpful. Be polite but truthful.
posted by Charlotte Jacobs at
5:26 AM
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In mr. Nacrocius's class, I read Producs, period 3-4.
1. One thing I didnt know was that the plains indian's main way of making art was using porcupine quills. Another thing I learned was that they could make clothing out of almost anything, and filnally, I learned that they moved whole houses with a travois.
2. Note at least one similarity or difference from the culture you studied.
One big difference between the wampanoed and the plains Indians was that the wampanoeg had many variations of weapons, while the plains Indians barely had any.
3. Ask at least one question that you think should be answered about the cultures you read about.
"what types of materials (besides buffalo hide) were their colthes made out of?"
4. Make one comment about the design and layout of the web page you visited. Be sure your comment is constructive/helpful. Be polite but truthful. Well, I like how they included their names at the end of each paragraph, because I knoticed some webpages didnt have any names at all on them. I think the pictures were good, but they could have added more of them, since there was only 1 for each paragraph.
JACK OLSON
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Anonymous, at 12:21 PM
In Mr. Nekrosius's class, I read Products, period 8-9
1.I learned that the native americans of the great plains used bison blood to flavor soups, puddings and color paints. And I learned that the great plain tribes made shields out of buffalo hides. And I learned that the women native americans from the great plain tribes wore short leggings, moccasins, and dresses. And men wore long leggings and moccasins, but they wore shirts and breechcloth instead.
2. One similarity I found about the Wampanoag and the Great Plain Indians is that the wampanoag would also harvest corn, beans, and a variety of squashes. And one difference I found was that women of the Wampanoag tribe wore skirts Instead of dresses.
3."How did clothing help express themselves.
4.I really liked how they designed the page and I liked the color of it, but I thought they could have added a picture near the tools describtion.
RITA STERN
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Anonymous, at 1:56 PM
Since the Wampanoag didn't have the wheel or horses they would travel in canoes, bullboats kayaks, umiaks, sleds, and toboggans. One thing Great Plains Indians are known for are there tools. One thing is called the travois which was used to carry teepees, food, clothes, and other tools. The Wampanoag were know for the way they made art they would make special belts that know would cost several thousand dollars.
Both of the tribes art was is decorated with many special parts to them such as beads, shells, clay, silver, and sometimes gold.
Were did the Plains Indians get the skillt o make such advanced tools?
Art was symbolic to the Wampanoag but were they symbolic of?
The Wampanoag group had very thorugh information but they could of added more interesting graphics.
The Plain indians group gave a very good buy simple backround that didn't take away from the writing and gave good information.
Michele De Maio
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Unknown, at 3:48 PM
1.One thing i didn't know that i learned from Mr.Nekrosius's class's webpages is that the Sioux's main diet consisted of meat.
2. One diffrence i saw from the wampanoag is that the indian's of the plains used buffalo for clothing and the wampanoag used bear and rabbit, etc for their clothing
3. What were some of the heavier possesions they had from Tools.
4. I think they did a great job on discribing what everything was but they could have added some margins to the sides
KYLE CHOW
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Anonymous, at 4:49 PM
1.One thing i didnt know about Indian's of the Northwest pacific is that they determinded winners of war by Oral speech.
2. One diffrence is that they had masks while the wampanoag did not.
3.What other forms did the canoe's go through before they found the right materials to use?
4.They could have left a little less blank space but overall they had a nice description for each topic they described.
KYLE CHOW critiqueing MS.MANNERINGS PRODUCTS PAGE 8-9
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Anonymous, at 4:58 PM
In Mr. Nekrosius' class, I read Structure, period 3-4.
1.One thing I didn't know was that the Plains Indians had the women build the tipis.
While the women made the tipis, the men were out finding food for their family.
They also used 15 poles and buffalo hides to make the tipis.
2.One similarity between tipis and wigwams are that they were easy to move from one place to another. One difference is thier shapes and how they made with different materials. The tipi was made with skin and sticks. Wigwams are made out of bark.
3. How did the Dakota Indians come up with the idea to have a tipi shaped like a cone?
4.The photos and descriptions were interesting, but there was too much space between the pictures and text.
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Anonymous, at 5:27 AM
In Ms. Jacob's class, I read Structures periods 8-9.
1. The Wampanoag women owned the wigwams because they gave birth and cleaned the home. The wigwams were 35 feet long and could fit more than one family in there. The Wampanoag's home was a spiritual place.
2. The wigwam and the tipi both have a hole at the top for fire to escape. They made the tipi and wigwam differently. The Plains women made the tipi. The Wamponoag men and women both worked on it.
3.How did they get the bark to bend?
4. This group had good information, but the color of text was hard to read.
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Anonymous, at 5:44 AM
Ms. Jacobs's class, Structures, Period 3-4,
1) I didn't know that the houses that the Native American's lived in were called Wetus's. I also didn't know that most east coast reservations are in Cape Cod. A third thing a didn't know was that there was such a thing as a Sweet Loge.
2) A difference between the Northwest Pacific Coast Indians and the Wompanoag Native American's is that their reservations are mostly in Cape Cod.
3) What other sorts of objects did the Native American's use?
4) The Website was rather plain and a bit hard to read. They also only included one, small picture. The website was also called untitled document, and I didn't know until the very end which tribes they were studying.
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Anonymous, at 5:49 AM
In Mr. Nekrosius' class, I read Daily life (8-9)
1. I discovered that the Indians of the plains were very religious. They thought that the wind and the thunder were both gods. I also discovered that they did dances called "Sun dances", which they did for four days without stopping. I also discovered that babies weren't supposed to cry.
2. The plain Indians didn't really farm, and farming was a big part of the wampanoags life. In both groups, the woman raised the children.
3. Did their religion contribiute to them doing suicidle things, and that they were vilent?
4. The design and layout is really good. The one thing is that the pictures are all above the text and it might look better if some text was wrapped around pictures.
In ms. Mannering's class I read encounter with others (8-9).
1. I didn't know that the tribes of the north west were found by non Indians as late as 1853. I didn't know that they had a easier life and were more safe than Indians in other regions. I also didn't know that when they have feasts they give away their prize possessions as gifts.
2. Like the wampanoags, they are very nice and welcoming to strangers. Unlike the wampanoags, the tribes of the north west, aren't really known of.
3. How were they to other tribes?
4. The page is very good except it could use more pictures.
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maxhornung, at 5:55 AM
In Ms. Jacobs' class, I read Products, Period 3-4.
In Mr. Nekrosius' class, I read Products, Period 3-4.
a = Ms. Jacobs
b = Mr. Nekrosius
1a) I learned that most Wampanoag clothing mostly made of deerskin. In the Northwest, most clothes were made of cedar bark.
I didn't know that a canoe could be more than 100 feet long!!
Also, I never exactly knew what a tomahawk was until I read this...
1b) I learned what an atlatl was (I didn't know they existed before reading this)
I didn't know that the Plains American Indians were nomadic.
Lastly, I didn't know just how artistic they were, trying to make everything beautiful.
2) Both of the cultures I read about used bows and arrows. But while the Wampanoags used things such as canoes and toboggans to transport themselves, the Great Plains Indians used travois and horses.
3a) Did the Wampanoags paint at all, or only bead and use clay?
3b) How long was it before the Plains American Indians mastered using the new Spanish horses?
4) I liked the layout of both websites I saw; they were both organized, professional-looking, and easy to read.
EMILY ALTKORN
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Unknown, at 6:36 AM
Dan Klonowski, Ms. Mannering's class
For Mr. Nekrosius' class, I read Encounters with others, per. 8-9
1a. The first thing I learned, I had no idea that the Spanish traded their horses. In all those videos we watched in class, it always seemed like the Spanish were on horseback and the natives weren't. Which brings up a question: any particular tribe this WebQuest realated to?
1b. I also found that some Spanish same over simply for freedom, not for land or for gold or any of that. Another question to the makers of this WebQuest: What was the Spanish government doing to them?
1c. I knew that these people were farmers, but I didn't know what they grew. Beans and squash, says this WebQuest.
2. A hard to find similarity between the tribes mentioned here and the Europeans (if that is what the question means, because to tell the truth, I don't really understand it) is that although we hear all these stories about Spaniards taking over Natives, these ones traded and both benefitted. There are loads of differences, but just to mention a few, they spoke different languages and had different religions, which often turned out to be bad news for the Natives, who couldn't understand the Spaniards pre-battle attempt to convert them to Christianity.
3. There is a lot of war described in the fourth article, so I want to know why these tribes were fighting in the first place.
4. This page has an interesting background color without making the text difficult to read, good job! But there are also some things that make it harder to read, such as the first 3 words of the second article going behind a picture. I suggest moving each article down, so that the heading s can be centered without interference by pictures, and maybe put a heading on the bibliography, so that it doesn't look like part of the fourth article. CHEERS!
For Ms. Jacob's class, I read Structures, per. 3-4
1a. I knew that a lot of Natives today are in reservations, but not that they get moved around. I can't imagine having to move to a completely new place unwillingly.
1b. I never realized how similar their religious buildings and structures are compared to ours. I was suprised to hear that.
1c. I also never realized so many family members live in one house. I think I would get tired of that pretty fast.
2.A similarity is that like the people today, they realized that saying, "Okay, the men will do this job while the women do this one," was very sexist, so they worked together on home building. Differences are again very numerous, but it seems like one would be these people are usually capable of making their own clothes, while we rely on the few people in our country who know the technique.
3. A nagging question that jumped into my mind as soon as I read this: why on earth did they need so much wood to build their houses???
4. I love the background color, and it is easy enough to read, but maybe it could use a few more pictures. Also, please don't take this offensively, but it was very confusing to read and understand due to the number of grammatical mistakes.
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Unknown, at 7:25 AM
1) 1) the native americans got horses in 1540 2)that tipis were made to give warmth safty comfort beauty and luxery 3) in goverment they had clans with a lot of power which was also the clan with the most money
2)catherine studied goverment but in the pacific northwestand she saidthere were 3 types of goverment but for the wampanoags there was only one
3) what was different about the 3 types of goverment
4) i really liked mr nacrocius's classes one because it had bottons and lots of pictures and you could tell they put a lot of time into it but ms manarangs should have had more pictures in it and it was hard to read
maya blackstone
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Anonymous, at 7:49 AM
I read Mr. Nekrosius' web page:
1. One thing I learned from Period 8-9's Daily Life article was that the Plains' babies were not supposed to cry. They were supposed to show strength.
Another thing I learned was from Period 3-4's Structures article was that wigwams were convenient to the Native Americans because they could be easily moved, so you wouldn't have to rebuild one.
Another thing I learned was from Period 3-4's Products was that a type of art that the Plains used was dyed porcupine quills.
2. A similarity that I noticed between Period 3-4's Plains Clothing and the WebQuest I worked on (Wampanoag) was that both of their clothes were made out of animal skins.
3. I had a question about something I read in Ms. Mannering's class Period 3-4: It says that when a woman got married, and then had an affair, you could lose an ear. I was just curious: what does the ear symbolize?
4. One of the Webquests I looked at was Period 3-4's Structures in Mr. Nekrosius' classes. I like that they chose a pretty color for their background. I would maybe make the margins a little bigger though.
--Abby D. (^.^)
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Anonymous, at 8:19 AM
I did products 3-4 in ms. mannerings class, three things i did not know about these cultures were that they used canoes to go from house to house, i knew they were used for travel but,i did not know that they would be used for very short distances. I also did now know that canoes were their main source of travel and that each family would have had their own. I also did not that canoes would be very small, in all of the articles that i read it said that canoes would be around fifteen to eighty feet long.
2. one similarity is that canoes were their main source of water travel compared to other boats.
3. One question that I had was that Were canoes their only form of water travel? I'm actually pretty sure that they had other boats, i did boats for my project and on most of the books/websites that i looked at said that they had several different types of boats.
4. I really liked the layout of the website, i thought the writing was very good aswell. but i thought that i was a little bit hard to read because of the colors, i also thought that the pictures left too much backround space.
For nekrosius i did daily life 8-9.
1. I discovered a lot about daily life from this. I learned that men and women had such different lifes. I also learned that they had to seek out their gaurdian spirit, this is very weird. I also learned that boys were kept from girls until they had finished their training.
2. One similarity I noticed between the different cultures is that they both held close they held religion to them, religion sounds most important thing to them.
3. One question I had was How much has their religion changed compared to today, do they still have the same gods, same rituals?
4. One comment I had was that the writing was very good and descriptive but sometimes it seemed like somethings were just tagged on.
-- Adam G. Period 3-4
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Anonymous, at 8:22 AM
Structure 3-4 Mr.Nekrosius
1. I learned that the Dakota Indians put moons and suns on their tepees for decoration, they also had the maltese cross which was supposed to bring strong dreams. They also had tepees so they could easily travel around and follow the bison. The tepee poles could last two years.
2. My people lived in a more hilly area than the people of the plains.
3. Were the tepees made out anything other than wood and buffalo hide?
4. I really thought everything was well spaced out, the only thing I would've changed would be the big gap between these two pictures.
Time and Culture 8-9 Ms.Mannering
1.I learned that the Pacific Northwest Indians would make their clothing out of cedar wood, which would help them keep dry from some hard rain storms. They also said that the Indians from the Pacific Northwest believed that they had come out of thin air from the Ice Age. The Pacific Northwest people would whale.
2.The Mohegans didn't whale, because they weren't near an area where they could easily have access to whales.
3. What other materials did the Northwest Pacific Indians make their clothes out of? (not cedar)
4. I really like most of the lay out. One of the pictures didn't seem to make it in, because there was a big blank spot next to the text where there seemed there was one at some point.
-Ellyn B
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Anonymous, at 8:55 AM
I looked at mr. nekrosius's class products 8-9. I didn't realise how many plants they used, and the veriety of meat outside buffaolo, the had a surprisingly large variety of weapons. The wampanoag were different from the plains indians because they fished and hunted but mostly farmed were the plains indians mostly hunted. I think they sholud have answered more about their hunting techinques. They also forgot their title on dreamweaver so it says untitled document.
-Duncan Werinstein
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Anonymous, at 9:23 AM
I read Time and Culture in Ms. Mannerings class.
1. I learned that Northwest Pacific Native Americans religion had alot of influence from the Christian religion.You were only allowed to be married because you loved one another, and you could not drink alcohol. During the church services 75% of the time was spent singing.
2. The difference between the culture they studied and the culture my group studied was that our culture wasn't as modern. Their culture seemed more developed then ours.
3. One question that should have been answered is what kind of dances did they do, or how was most of their time spent each day.
4. I liked how they had links to all of the people in the groups pages, and how they had a home page, a about us page, and a page for their bibliography. I thought it was very creative.
Kayla D.
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Anonymous, at 9:57 AM
1. I read about the structures of the Wapanoag tribes. I learned that they were called wetus, i learned that the men and women helped make these wetus and that they beleived using the materials they did to build their houses was a way to thank mother nature for what she had given them.
2. a similarity was that they both had some sort of hole on the top for the smoke to go out. a difference is that because the plain indians were nomadic there teepees were more of a temporary type shelter, while the wetus were not.
3. how come in one paragraph it says that both men and women helped but in another it says that building was only the mans job and the women just decorated it?
4. I liked the color contrast in their page they had the backround color of pink and the text blue it was very attractive :)
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Anonymous, at 10:40 AM
In Ms. Jacobs class I read Time and Culture, period 8-9.
1. The first thing I learned was that the Wampanoag clothing was made out of animal skin. The second thing I didn't know was that the Wampanoag women scraped the animal hide until it was soft. The third thing I didn't know was that there was a dance in winter to make you strong to survive winter this dance was called the Winter Spirit Dance.
2. One similarity between the Wampanoag and the Northwest Pacific Indians is that both cultures like to tell folk tales. One difference between the Wampanoag and the Northwest Pacific Indians is that the Northwest Indians also practiced a religion called Shamanism.
3. Was there a special spirit above all others?
4. I thought there should be more pictures and more color.
In Mr. Nekrosius's class I read, Daily Life period 3-4.
1. If you were aloud to smoke with the plains Indians, you were their friend. Women and Men did have roles in society but if a Man or a Woman was good at something the opposite gender was supposed to be good at, then you would stat to were that gender's clothes and start to act like that gender. The American Indians of the plains were very creative chefs, they made turtle soup.
2. One difference between the Plains Indians and the Northwest Pacific Native Americans is that the Pacific Northwest Indians ate fish and planted crops but the plains Indians couldn't eat fish because of their location. One similarity between the Northwest Pacific Indians and the Plains Indians is that both Indians were very religious.
3. What does Billy Mills winning gold in the Olympic have to do with entertainment?
4.I would have made a separate page for the steak recipe and added a link to it.
Patricia Perozo
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Anonymous, at 11:17 AM
1. i read about the structures of the Plain Indians. i learned that the plain indians were nomadic, i learned that when they weren't nomadic they would make their teepees big enough to fit their horses, i also learned that their door would always face east.
2. A similarity between the two cultures was that the women and men both took part in building their homes. a difference between them was that the plain indians made cone shaped houses called teepees and the Wamponoag made round shaped houses called wetus.
3. When the plain indians went hunting for how long did they go?
4. i like the pictures they put up it helped me understand what the houses looked like.
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Anonymous, at 11:21 AM
from mr.nekrosious's class, i read encouters with others period 3-4. From ms.Jacob's class, i read structures pd 3-4.
1. Three things i learned about in this article was the American Indians traded and got along with the people that they traded with. They would share there food and good's supply with them, and trade for things that they might need. The products that American Indians made were Wood Canoes, hickory bows and arrows, and deerskin clothing.
2.the similarities In Both cultures were, they would work together and get along well. In structures, they would work together to build homes just like they would work cooperatively with trade. The difference is the materials that the structures were made of, were often different than the products.
3. How tall would a normal sized teepee be? How many people could one canoe hold?
4. The Webpage from mr. Nekrosious's class had alot of good facts. the font and backround color was a little too dark brown though. The group from ms.Jacobs class had nice boxes for each subject. They were both great.
AVA BIBERGAL - MANNERING
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Anonymous, at 11:58 AM
Response to Questions for Mr. Nekrosius' Webquest Periods 3-4 on Structure:
1. Write three things that you discovered about the cultures explained in the web pages.
I learned many things from this article about the structures of the Great Plain Indians. One thing was that it took about fifteen poles or sticks in order to construct a tipi. Another thing that I learned was that a wigwam had a type of chimney called a smoke hole. The third and final thing that I learned about structures of the Plains Indians was that it only took about fifteen minutes for two women to set up a tipi.
2. Note at least one similarity and one difference between the two cultures that you studied.
One similarity between the two cultures that I studied (Dakota and Wampanoag Tribes) was that they both of the houses that they lived in had smoke holes. One difference between these cultures was that the Wampanoag made their roofs out of cattail and the Dakota Indians made the roofs of their homes out of animal hides.
3. Ask one question that you have about each culture.
One question that I have about the Dakota was why it said that it took two women to put up a tipi in fifteen minutes. Does that mean that the women were the ones that set up the houses? One question that I have about the Narragansett tribe was when it said that 700 tribe members died of smallpox, how many people were in the tribe total.
4. Contribute one constructive comment about the layout/design of each Webquest.
One thing comment that I have about the Webquest about structure was that each different section should have the name of the person that wrote that that certain section.
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Unknown, at 6:34 PM
Mr. Nekrosius's class, structures 3-4
1.) One thing i discovered was that the the tipi's were great homes for all year round. Another thing that i discovered was that there were designs or representations on the Tipi. I learned that both the wigwam and the tipi are great homes because the native Americans could move them easily if needed.
in both the wampanoag and the plain Indians used some of the same materials to build their houses.
what should the kids do if they are at an age where they could help out?
i like how their group described both houses very well and accurate. some things to work on would be the layout and where the pictures are located.
Graham Lewis
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Anonymous, at 7:04 PM
I took a look at Mr.Nekrosius’ Period 8-9 Time & Culture webpage.
1. I found out that the Native Americans probably originated from the Kennewick people of eastern Asia, as well as that the number of Native American tribes has been reduced from several hundreds to just 25. I also learned about the symbolic meaning of the tipi, with the floor being the earth, the walls being the sky, and the circular shape representing how all of the elements came together.
2. The plains tribes also used Wampum, which was originally created by the Wampanoag, the tribe I studied. Unlike the Wampanoag, the plains tribes hunted mostly buffalo, and did not use canoes.
3. When did the settlers arrive on the plaints? What sort of settlers were they?
4.The page layout is quite good, with distinct headers, and very easy-to read text. I like the background image they used, and it was smart to give it a fixed position on the right. However, it might have been better if there was a little more spacing between the headers and main text. That would make it easier to read. I think they could also have used more pictures to make the page more interesting.
I also looked at Ms.Mannering’s Period 3-4 Daily Life webpage.
1. I learned from this webpage that the Bella coola tribe’s men were fond of spear-throwing contests, and bet against each other in these contests. I also learned that they would wear masks for some of their ceremonies, and that these were often quite scary. Also, I found out that the Northwestern Native Americans had several levels of government, including bands, tribes, and federations.
2. Just like the Wampanoag, the Bella Coola and other northwestern tribes used canoes and relied on fish for their food.
3. When did the northwestern Natives form states?
4. Although the articles were very good, a little more color could have been used in the designing of the site. Some of the pictures were also a little bit hard to see, and one was pixilated.
--Angira S.
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Anonymous, at 4:52 AM
Response to Questions from Mr. Nekrosius’ Class Periods 3-4 on Structure
1. Let us know three things that you learned about each culture by reading each webquest.
I learned many things from this webpage on the Great Plains Indians, specifically the Dakota Indians. One thing that I learned was that you need fifteen sticks to construct a tipi. Another thing that I learned was that it only took two women an average of fifteen minutes to set up a tipi. The third and final thing that I learned was that they had fires inside of a tipi.
2. Explain one similarity and one difference between the first culture and the second culture that you studied.
One similarity between the cultures that I studied was that all of the tribes had smoke holes in their houses, because they all had fires inside of their homes. One difference between the cultures that I studied was that the roofs of the homes of the Great Plains Indians were made out of animal hides (usually buffalo hides), and the roofs of the homes of the Wampanoags were made out of sewn cottontail and other plants.
3. Ask one question that you have about each culture of each webquest.
A question that I have about the Great Plains Indians was why it said that it took two women fifteen minutes to build a tipi. It also said that they set up most of the homes while the men went out hunting. Does that mean that the women should be credited with the making of the famous tipi?
4. Contribute one constructive comment about the layout/design of each webquest.
One critical comment that I have about the layout/design of each webquest is that I think that everybody should have had their name next to their own paragraph.
-Gabe Knight
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Unknown, at 6:02 AM
First i read 8/9 time and cultue in ms. Jacobs class. 1. i learned 1. About the winter spirit dance and how it was meant for people to hafve strong spirts. 2. the 1st thanksgiving was in 1621 and was hosted by the wampanoag tribe. 3. i learned that clothing was made by girls and women out of deer, bear, squirrels, and rabbits.
2. One similarity would be that they both beleived things had spirits. One difference would be they both didn't eat buffalo.
3. one question i had was, here did the wampanoag indians get feathers and beads to decorate the clothing?
4. Nice, job, I thought your page was good but looked a little dull. Maybe you could add a color to the backround.
I also read mr. Nekrosios's 3/4 period class on encounters with others.
1. I learned 1. they beleived everything had a spirit and earth was the mother of all spirits.2. u.s goverment encouraged settlers to kill buffalo. The native americans thoufht this was bad because they weren't using them for useful things. Indians started to starve. 3. the american goverment succeded in their plan to "destroy" the free will of the native people.
2. One difference would be that the great plain native americans didn't plant crops. One similarity would be that they both had some kind of spirit dance.
3. what religon did the great plain native americans follow?
4. i really like the layout and all the pictures. I liked how the color of the page looked good with all the colors on the page. Though some of the text is really close to the pictures.
-charlie green
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Anonymous, at 6:31 AM
American Indian Blog Post
1. In Mr. Nekrosius' class, I read about Products in period 3,4. On this webpage, one thing I learned was that one kind of art made by the Plains People is dyed porcupine quills, by soaking them and dying them in natual dyes. Another thing I learned was that most of the clothing was made from buffalo or deer, that the women tanned, removed their hair and then crafted. Another thing that I learned was that airheads were usually made of stone, flint, or bone.
1b. In Mrs. Mannering's class, I looked at Structures in 8,9. One thing I leanred from this webpage was, Long Houses were called Plank Houses because they were made out of planks. Another thing I learned that totem poles were made for the purpose to tell stories. Another thing I learned was that in an igloo, theres a 2 ft piece of ice that serves as a bed, with fur on top of it.
2a. In the Products webpage, it said that clothing was made by buffalo and deer hides, which was what I studied as well and i agree with.
2b. In the Structures webpage, it said that long houses were made out of planks and were called plank houses. I studied that the houses were called wetu's amd were made out of bamboo, or straw and hides from animals.
3a. On the Products webpage, I think one question that should be answered is if there was any trade with the items amde, between any other tribes or people.
3b. On the structures webpage, one question i think they might wants to explore, or answer is if there are any totem poles still remaining. If people still do worship or believe that they serve as a prupose in modern day life.
4a. I think the Products page is very nice. I like the colors in the background, and then the atricles are black and white, and make them easy to read. I also liked how they labeled each image, and had one image per paragraph.
4b. The structures page was very good as well. The color was nice, black and white, which made it easy to read. The title thought could have been a little more exciting, maybe and little bigger than normal text size. Bu over all it was good.
Kristin F.
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Anonymous, at 6:54 AM
I'm in Mr. Mannering's class.
GREAT PLAINS, STRUCTURES: PER. 8-9
1) Two things I learned from this website are that the bases of teepees were as big as 15 feet (I thought they were a lot smaller) and that wigwams were used to store teepees and the Plain's Indian's food! Another thing I learned is that the women made, owned and set up the teepees. Lastly, I learned that the men and women had seperate sides in the teepee, and that all weapons were on the men's side, while cooking pots were on the women's side.
2) One similarity between the Great Plains Indians and the Wampanoag people is that people in both areas lived in communities, or villages. One difference is that the Great Plains people had an average of six or seven people living in each teepee, while the Wampanoag's houses included the parents, kids, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
3) I was wondering why the door of a teepee always faces the east.
4)I think the colors on this site are really nice, but there is some blank space and a section of text is repeated twice. Also, there are no names on the site showing who made it.
NORTHEASTERN, STRUCTURES: PER. 3-4
1) From this webquest, I learned that most reservations are on the west coast of the of U.S., but the ones on the east coast are mostly in Cape Cod. I also learned that the Wampanoags made their own clothing out of bark from cedar trees, plant fibers, etc., and that they used these materials to make yarn. Finally, I learned that one relious structure was the Sweet Loge, which was a domed structure made of hide, canvas, or blankets.
2) One similarity between the Wampanoags and the Great Plains Indians is that they houses in both areas had a hole for smoke at the top. A difference is that the Wampanoags lived in houses for longer periods of time than the Great Plains Indians, because they didn't depend on buffalo for survival.
3) "What were the religious reasons and purposes that places like the ceremonial house and Sweet Loge were used for?"
4)I think this site chose good colors, but that there could have been more pictures to show us what the structures looked like.
-SIOBHAN O'MUIRCHEARTAIGH
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Anonymous, at 7:14 AM
1. I never knew that tobaggans were sleds that were 10-12 feet long and pulled by women. I had also never heard about tomohawks which are wooden clubs with a blade attached to it. Also, the northeastern natives preferred fishing over land hunting because the forests were so thick.
2. One difference between the Wampanoags and the Great Plains Indians was that the Wampanoags really like fishing, and the other depended on land hunting. One similarity between the two is that they both used bows and arrows, and spears.
3. The Wampanoag's had lots of ways to travel like canoes and kayaks, but where did they travel to?
4. The pictures next to the information were useful and helped me understand what was being talked about.
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Anonymous, at 7:23 AM
1) In the webpage of Ms. Mannering’s class, I learned that the clothes of the Wampanoag and the clothes of the Pacific NW were very different. Unlike the Wampanoag, the pacific north-west used mainly trees and bark and some dog fur to make their clothing, whereas the Wampanoag used mainly skins of large mammals like deer to make their clothing.
I also found it interesting that the Pacific Northwest used blankets as currency and that canoes can vary so much from region to region.
2) A similarity of the Wampanoag and the pacific northwest is that they both do not have war on the top of their agenda.
3) I think the webpage was very informative but I would like to know the material the moccasins were made out of.
4) I thought the layout was pretty good, the background and the color of text go well, but there was an uneven balance in pictures, for the weapons section had no pictures to it.
-Rolland Long
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Anonymous, at 7:27 AM
Isabel 3/4 ms.mannering
1. i learned that the Wampanoag used wooden canues. i also learned that they were light and easy to portage, they also used dog sleds. the Great plain indians used there natural surroundings to make cloths, they made spears and arrows out of stone. alos they made art from dieng porcupine quils.
2. the Great plain indians had arrows like the Wampanoag tribe but the Great plain indians made there art from beads not quils.
3. Did the great plain indians use dog sleds? were the Wampanoag tribe based near a lot of water?
4. i have no comment on the blogs i read because i thought the layout worked really well with there writing.
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Anonymous, at 7:46 AM
From Ms.Jacobs Per 3 products page
1. I dident know that they hunted rabbits, or that there clothing was made from deer skin. I also learned that they made special pieces of art for occasions.
2. One difference was between the Great Plains Indians and the
Wampanoag indians, was that they made there clothes out of different things. (Buffalo and Deer)
3. "How else did they use there bows and arrows?"
4. I loved Per 3 products in Ms.Jacobs class,
They did a nice layout and it seemed like they worked hard.
I do wish they would of centered the entire thing, but thats okay.
This by...
ANDREI ZBIKOSKI
in
Ms. Mannerings Class
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Anonymous, at 8:31 AM
In Mrs. Mannering's class, 8-9, I read about daily life.
1.I learned about some Native American folktales, and I read the one about the Raven. I was surprised, because I have read an American story that was similar to that.
I read about Native American food, and I learned that the most important fish were the salmon and the eulachon fish. Fish were a big part of the Native American diet, and they took good care to make sure they didn't spoil.
Then I read about the games they played. I didn't really think about Native American games before, but now I realize they had a lot of them. The one mentioned was sort-of like a trampoline game, and they would have different competitions.
2. The Wampanoag people (who I studied) also ate fish.
3. I was wondering if the Native Americans played any other games, and if maybe they used the left over animal parts?
4. I liked the page layout, but I think it could have been a little more interesting.
In Mr. Nacrocius's class, I read structures, 3-4.
1. I didn't know that the women painted the tipi's, and I didn't know that they put furniture inside them.
I learned that on the tipi's, they like to paint animals, the moon and sun, and stars.
I also learned about wigwams, and that they were very helpful because they were bigger then tipi's, and they were portable.
2. One similarity in my culture is that the women would do things like painting and such.
3. My question is, since the wigwam's were portable, how would they move them?
4. I really liked this webpage. It was easy to read, and a good color. I really liked the pictures they added, because then you can actually see what they are talking about.
Maggie Sullivan
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Anonymous, at 8:38 AM
1. In Mr. Nacrocius's class, I read Structures, period 3-4.
1. Something i didn't know was that tipi's have smoke holes at the top of them. I also didn't know it only took fifteen minutes to set up. It also only takes two women to set it up.
2. I noticed that in the plains they used tipis and in the Northeast the had wigwams . The tribes on the plains traveled more so they needed houses easier to carry.
3. My question is what would they use to paint the walls of the tipi? What was the paint made out of?
4. I really liked their pictures on the webpage. They really helped understand the structures. I think they needed the words to wrap around the text because there were big spaces between things.
In Ms . Mannering's class i read Time and Culture, period 8-9
1. I didn't know that they made some of their hats out of bark, they did this to keep dry. I thought they only used animal fur but they used many other things too.
2. I noticed that the Northwest went whaling. In the Northeast they did not hunt whales as a food source .
3.I think they needed a time-line to undestand about when wars or movments happened.
4. I really liked how much info they had and the photo of their group at the end. i think it would have been better if it was not black and white.
Taylor M.
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Anonymous, at 8:56 AM
I read Products 8-9 in Mr. Nekrosius's class.
1. One thing I learned is that the Sioux flavored soups with bison blood. Another thing I learned is that then American Indian's in the Great Plains used shields made of buffalo skin,and they made glue out of boiled beaver tail.
2.One similarity I noticed was that beads and feathers were items used in artwork. A difference I noticed is that the Sioux ate buffalo.
3. The clothing paraghraph said that The Native Americans of the Great Plains depended on the buffalo for everything. What did they do when the Europeans came and almost wiped out the buffalo popluation?
4. I really liked the layout of the Products web page. The colors caught my eye, and I liked how each paragragh exept Tools had a picture. I think the Products group should add a picture of tools to their web page.
Annette Cochran
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Anonymous, at 9:37 AM
I read about structures for Mr. Nekrosius' project and Ms. Jacobs.
1. three thing i learned about structures in
Mr. Nekrosius' web page was that the natives lived in tipis. they had a flap for smoke from fires, and were made of wood.
in Ms. Jacobs web page the natives had wooden structures. they lived in wigwams and various other structures.
2. one similarity is that they both had places for fires in their homes. one difference is that the native Wampanoag people didnt use tipis as much.
3. in the wompanoags i was wondering if their structures had any kind of rocks to make them sturdy. for the dakota natives, i wanted to know if they have any kind of stone structures.
4. for Ms. Jacobs webquest on structures (per 3-4) I was thinking about getting some more pictures perhaps? and for Mr. Nekrosius i was thinking that there may have been a few to many pictures. but both groups did really well and enough for me to understand what they were talking about. GREAT JOB GUYS!
Gabriel Ovsiew
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Unknown, at 9:55 AM
1. One thing I learned, is that the Wampanoag people built there little village themselves. Also I learned that the Wampanoag government was a big part of daily life. And, the Wampanoag people believe that around 1000 years ago a crow flew from the southwest bringing a gift from their Creator and the gifts was corn, and bean seeds. One thing I learned from the Native Americans of the plains, told many stories many were about the buffalo. Also, the plains Indians did many sports like foot racing and shinny (like hockey). And, the Native Americans believed the great creator made buffalo so plentiful.
2. One Similarity I found was that both Wampanoag and the plains Indians, harvest the same crops. One difference I found was that the Wampanoag praised nature a little more than the Indians of the plains.
3. For the Indians from the plains, why was the buffalo so sacred?
And for the Wampanoag, how long did it take to build the villages?
4. The Indians from the plains group, is very good, and I love the colors!
And for the Wampanoag group, is a little plain, which made it kind of boring to read. Overall, both groups did really good!
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Anonymous, at 10:30 AM
Nathaniel Green's Comments:
Mr. Nekrosius’s Webquestion:
1. Three things that I learned from reading the Nekrosius webquest are: 1. That gender in the Indian societies does not play that much of a role, unlike in other places. If a boy shows a real liking to do a "girl thing," like cooking or other things when he is a young age, he can do it. Same goes with girls. If they show skill on the battle field, then that is what they can do. 2. The second thing that I learned from Mr. Nekrosius’s wequest is that the Indians performed a sundance that lasted for a couple of days. 3. The third thing that I learned from Mr. Nekrosius’s webquest is that the Indians played many games including running, footraces, and shinny, which was like hockey.
2. One similarity between the Plains Indian culture and the Northwest Pacific tribes is that both did the ghost dance. One difference is that the Plains Indians hunted buffalo while the Northwest Pacific tribes fished.
3. One question that I have about the Plains Indians is how did they use all parts of the buffalo that they killed? What did they do with tail and hooves for example?
4. One constructive thing that could improve the webquest that I read is that some of the pictures were too close to the paragraph and it make it harder to read.
Ms. Mannering’s Webquestions:
1. Three things that I learned from reading Ms. Mannering’s webquest are: 1. That there was an upper class, commoners class, and that they owned slaves. 2. That the Bella Coola tribe enjoyed fishing. 3. That warriors were in the upper class.
2. One similarity between the two the Pacific Northwest Indian culture and the Plains Indian Culture is that women made clothing in both. A difference between them is the Pacific Northwest Indians ate berries, and it unclear whether the Plains Indians ate berries frequently.
3. One question I have about the Pacific Northwest Indians is how many tribes make up the Pacific Northwest Indians.
4. One suggestions that I have for the webpage design is that they could have made their pictures larger.
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Anonymous, at 12:15 PM
Ms. Mannering’s per. 3-4 class
For Mr.Nekrosius’ class, I read daily life per. 3-4
1) One thing I learned that I did not know before was how to prepare charcoal broiled buffalo steaks. I also did not know that know that Billy Mills was the first Native American to win the 10,000-meter race. The third and last thing that I did not know is that if a young boy or girl showed a “strong preference towards the duties of the oppoiste gender” they could act and dress as if they were born that gender, and would still be accepted amongst the tribe.
2) I should have realized that one of the web pages I chose was about Native American’s in general rather than one specific tribe, but seeing as how I did not, I will try to answer the question anyway. One thing that they had in common was never wasting any part of an animal that had been killed. A difference between the two web pages is that the Wampanoag’s built homes called wetu’s.
3) Something I was wondering was how the Native American’s played “shinny”.
4) I liked the way this webpage’s background color, and the pictures.
For Ms. Jacobs’ class, I did Daily Life, per. 3-4.
1) One thing I learned that I did not know before about the Wampanoag’s is that they would bury some of their food in holes in the ground called Cache pits to protect it from thieves. Another thing I learned is that the women were in charge of the harvest. The third thing is that they would study their prey before they hunted them so they could know the best method of hunting it.
2) As I said before, one thing that they both had in common was never wasting any part of an animal. A difference between the two web pages is that the Wampanoags built homes called wetu’s.
3) One thing that I’m wondering is what sort of dishes the Wampanoag’s would prepare.
4) One thing that I liked about this web page was the pictures.
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Anonymous, at 12:27 PM
Comments for Mrs. Mannering's 3rd and 4th period encounters with others group:
1. One thing I learned about the Native American's culture from this webpage is that their hierarchy contains three different groups: Upper Class, Commoners, and Slaves. Another thing I leaned was that in one encounter, the Spaniards were trading things useless to them (but usefull to the Native Americans) for items that, in Asia, they sold for thousands of dollars. Then, the Natives got mad at the
Spaniards for cutting down trees, so they sunk the Cononists's ship. A third thing that I learned from the webpage is that in the 1800s, the Spaniards made two treaties that were unfair to the Native Americans.
2. One similarity between these two cultures is that the Spaniards treated the Natives horribly. A difference between the two is that these people had hierarchies within the tribes, and the tribes that we studied treated everyone in their tribe equally.
3. This is one question that I think should be answered in this webpage: What did the Natives and the Spaniards think of each other? Another question is: Did the Natives and the Spaniards participate in any wars?
4. I think that there could be at least one more picture, and less white space, but I like the general layout of the paragraphs. It looks official.
Comments for Mr. Nacrocious's 3rd and 4th period products:
1. One thing I learned about culture from this weppage is that the Natives created beautiful and intricate designs (some of which were semetrical) on items used
everyday. Another thing that I learned is that spears were a very useful and popular weapon with the natives. A third thing that I learned from this webpage is that the Natives made amazing clothes and jewlery that made people think that thy were very intelligent. People also thought that they were intelligent because they didn't have sewing machines or have their fabric already made for them like we do today. This made it much harder for them to make clothes.
2. One similarity between these people and the people that we studied is that they all made very useful weapons such as bows and arrows.
3. I think that this question should be answered in this webpage: How did the Native Americans make their weapons?
4. This webpage has a great layout. I really like the background, and the paragraph and picture layout. The only suggestion I have is that three of the paragraphs are centered, and one is left justified.
Ariana G.
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Anonymous, at 1:00 PM
Response to Questions from Ms. Jacobs’ Class Periods 8-9 on Daily Life
1. Let us know three things that you learned about each culture by reading each webquest.
The three things that I learned about the Wampanoag Indians were that their tribe healer was called a powwaw, they boiled hooves and used it as glue, and that they had copper and made beads and other things out of it.
2. Explain one similarity and one difference between the first culture and the second culture that you studied.
One thing that is similar between the Wampanoag and the Dakota Indians is that they both used herbs, sweat logs, and cleansing to heal the body from sickness. One difference between these two tribes was that the Wampanoag had more weapons than the Dakota Indians.
3. Ask one question that you have about each culture.
One of the only questions that I have about the daily life of the Wampanoag Indians is that it said that the elderly men who could not hunt would stay back and help the women with things like planting and farming. What was the usual age that these men could not hunt?
4. Contribute one constructive comment about the layout/design of each webquest.
The thing that I liked best about this webpage was that it was very neat, easy to read, and labeled pictures. The one part that needed work on this webpage was that some of the websites that were sited were not linked.
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Unknown, at 2:42 PM
1. I didn't know that young boys were taught how to make their own knives. I learned that the Wampanoag people went on trips to see oyster beds, water falls or other villages. I thought it was cool that they imitated bird sounds for hunting.
2. The Dakota and the Wampanoag tribes both have something like a tipi. The Wampanoag group didn't say if they could withstand storms.
3. At what age did they first start hunting?
4. I thought the author's explanation was very clear.
-Justin Wanzung
Per. 3-4
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Anonymous, at 4:09 PM
a= Mannering-3/4-time & culture
b= Nekrosius-8/9-products
1a) One thing I learned is that there was a formative period which was a time where the "societies were well organized. Secondly, some Native Americans run casinos and farms to make money. Thirdly , as part of their government, they can have more than one chief.
b)One thing I learned is that if they wanted to flavor into things or put in color they would use bison blood.Secondly is that one of the tools the Native Americans used is a sewing awl made out of animal bones. Thirdly is that they used choke cherries in there food.
2a) I don't know, but I don't think they run cassino's.
b)One similarity between the two cultures is that they both every piece of meat.
3a)What type of decisions do the chiefs make?
b) What tribes are you talking about?
4a)I thought it was very well put together. The colors were easy to read and I liked how you had a home,a bibliography and a all about us button.
I suggest that you try to have the text rap around the pictures.
b)I think that they need to say which person wrote what paragraph and that they need to change the font color. Another thing they should do next time is title the site because when the tab has no name. I thought the writing was very well done. It was easy to understand and still had good information.
-Jordy Breslau
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Anonymous, at 4:15 PM
In Ms. Jacobs' web page period 8-9, I read about Products and Structures of the American Indians.
In Mr. Nekrosius'(sp?)web page period 3-4, I read about Time and Culture (A) and Structures of the Great Plain Native Americans.
1-Jacobs. I learned that the Wampanoag Tribe used bear, squirrel, deer, and rabbit to make clothing. I also learned about what they traded, such as beads. Items with spiritual meaning were traded as well. I learned of the currency, Wampum, another way of saying Quahog clamshells carved into beads. I also learned that they lived in wigwams and wetus.
1-Nekrosius. I learned several things in Mr. Nekrosius' webpages. I learned that the Spanish were the first (am i right?) to introduce horses to the Native Americans in the year 1540 by 2 explorers that went by the names Coronado and DeSota. I also learned that none of the Native Americans actually practiced the traditions, yet they all shared a common belief in the powerful and mysterious force of nature. I also learned that tipis were made by two women, rather than men, using materials like buffalo hide.
2-Jacobs. The American Indians lived in wigwams and wetus. Northwest Pacific Indians lived in Igloos.
2-Nekrosius. I read about the way Plains Indians lived in Tipis, created with poles and buffalo hide. In the tribes of the Northwest Pacific Indians, people lived in buildings made of ice, called Igloos.
3-Jacobs. In what special ways, were the Wampanoag structures erected so that the environment did not ruin their structures? How would the environment cause problems?
3-Nekrosius. I thought that it was really interesting how the women built the tipis instead of the men. Why was it that women owned the houses, instead of the men? Did they choose it to be this way?
4-Jacobs. I liked the way everything was spaced out. It made it easy to read. Healthy for the eye. Yet, the pictures were small and devoid of size and detail. I also noticed how you were an 'Untitled Document'. Get larger pics ^^
4-Nekrosius. I loved the use of the background in comparison with the pictures. The darker background brought out the vigrant pictures, especially the one with the Native Americans dancing. The spacing was nice too, and the pictures were vivid with detail. You included all your names and a complete Bibliography. You had a lot of resources. Mmmm Nice :]
-Jason Z. Deng
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Jason-, at 5:09 PM
On Ms. Jacobs website, I read Products, periods 3-4.
1. It suprised me that their canoes could be hundreds of feet long. I also didn't know that the Wampanoag envented the snowshoe, or that they made so many things out of clay.
2. One similarity between the two cultures is that they both wore clothes made from deerskin. One difference is that the Plains American Indians lived in teepees, while the Wampanoag lived in structures called wetus.
3. How did thay make the wampum beads?
4. I liked the layout of this page and the paragraphs were well written, but it could have been more colorful.
Ellen McGarrigle
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Anonymous, at 5:21 PM
In Ms. Jacobs class I read "Daily Life" by period 3-4
1. Let us know three things you learned about each culture.
One thing that I learned was that the Wampanoag Indians believed that 1,000 years ago, a crow flew from the southwest and brought them corn and bean seeds from their Crerator. I also learned that each tribe had a leader called a "sachem", who governed the people. Also, I learned that the Wampanoag Indians mainly ate meat but they also ate wild berries, nuts and roots. (Along with corn and beans from the Creator.)
2. Explain one similarity and one difference between the first culture and the second culture.
One similarity I found between the plains Indians and the Wampanoag Indians was the Wampanoag Indians had a wide variety of different weaponry, but the Plains Indains had a very slim amount of weapons. One similarity I noticed was that both of them mainly ate meat.
3. Ask at least one question that you think should be answered about the cultures you read about.
One question I had was: How did the Wampanoag Indians marry. If they did marry, what kinds of ceremonies/celebrations did they have?
4. Make one comment about the design and layout of the web page you visited. Be sure your comment is constructive/helpful. Be polite but truthful.
I thought taht this WebQuest page was very interesting and informative, but a few more pictures, and maybe a different color background would have made it even more interesting!
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For Mr. Nekrosius's class, I read "Products" by period 8-9.
1. Let us know three things you learned about each culture.
One thing that I learned was the Sioux Indians made a dish called "Pemmican", or dried buffalo meat mixed with berries and animal fat. Another thing that I learned was that the women of the Sioux Indian tribe wore leggins, dresses, and moccasians, and the men wore leggings, shirts, breechcloths, and moccisans. Another thing that I learned was that the Great Plains Tribes would use weapnos such as bow and arrow, clubs made of elkhorn and basalt axes made of willow and rawhide srtips. I wasn't until later that the Europeans introduced them to guns.
2. Explain one similarity and one difference between the first culture and the second culture.
One similarity between the Sioux Indians and the Plains Indians was that they both hunted AND gathered their food. One difference between them was that the Sioux Indians ate corn a lot, but the Plains Indians didn't.
3. Ask at least one question that you think should be answered about the cultures you read about.
What did the Sioux Indians trade with other tribes and with one another?
4. Make one comment about the design and layout of the web page you visited. Be sure your comment is constructive/helpful. Be polite but truthful.
I thought that this WebQuest was very interesting ans infornmative but the text color and the background, (orange on blue) was a bit distracting.
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Anonymous, at 5:27 PM
In Ms. Jacobs class I read "Daily Life" by period 3-4
1. Let us know three things you learned about each culture.
One thing that I learned was that the Wampanoag Indians believed that 1,000 years ago, a crow flew from the southwest and brought them corn and bean seeds from their Crerator. I also learned that each tribe had a leader called a "sachem", who governed the people. Also, I learned that the Wampanoag Indians mainly ate meat but they also ate wild berries, nuts and roots. (Along with corn and beans from the Creator.)
2. Explain one similarity and one difference between the first culture and the second culture.
One similarity I found between the plains Indians and the Wampanoag Indians was the Wampanoag Indians had a wide variety of different weaponry, but the Plains Indains had a very slim amount of weapons. One similarity I noticed was that both of them mainly ate meat.
3. Ask at least one question that you think should be answered about the cultures you read about.
One question I had was: How did the Wampanoag Indians marry. If they did marry, what kinds of ceremonies/celebrations did they have?
4. Make one comment about the design and layout of the web page you visited. Be sure your comment is constructive/helpful. Be polite but truthful.
I thought taht this WebQuest page was very interesting and informative, but a few more pictures, and maybe a different color background would have made it even more interesting!
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For Mr. Nekrosius's class, I read "Products" by period 8-9.
1. Let us know three things you learned about each culture.
One thing that I learned was the Sioux Indians made a dish called "Pemmican", or dried buffalo meat mixed with berries and animal fat. Another thing that I learned was that the women of the Sioux Indian tribe wore leggins, dresses, and moccasians, and the men wore leggings, shirts, breechcloths, and moccisans. Another thing that I learned was that the Great Plains Tribes would use weapnos such as bow and arrow, clubs made of elkhorn and basalt axes made of willow and rawhide srtips. I wasn't until later that the Europeans introduced them to guns.
2. Explain one similarity and one difference between the first culture and the second culture.
One similarity between the Sioux Indians and the Plains Indians was that they both hunted AND gathered their food. One difference between them was that the Sioux Indians ate corn a lot, but the Plains Indians didn't.
3. Ask at least one question that you think should be answered about the cultures you read about.
What did the Sioux Indians trade with other tribes and with one another?
4. Make one comment about the design and layout of the web page you visited. Be sure your comment is constructive/helpful. Be polite but truthful.
I thought that this WebQuest was very interesting ans infornmative but the text color and the background, (orange on blue) was a bit distracting.
**Francesca Baio**
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Anonymous, at 5:29 PM
On Mr. Nekrosius's website, I read Daily Life, periods 8-9.
1. I didn't know that when they went buffalo hunting, they did not kill them right away. I also learned that the sky, sun, moon, and earth were called Wankan Tanka: The Great Spirit with no end, and that the Sundance was a ritual of "self-tourture"
2. One similarity between the Wampanoag the Dakota is that an extended family would live in a wetu, but maybe a small family would live in a teepee. One difference is that the Plains American Indians believed in
Wankan Tanka, while the Wampanoag believed in the Creator.
3. If you fainted during the Sundance, would you always have "a vision"?
4. I liked this page, but the text was kind of dense which made it hard to read.
Ellen McGarrigle
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Anonymous, at 3:26 AM
1. They gathered their food in many different ways, some caught their food and others gathered shellfish, clams, etc. Some people lived in forests. Their jobs were to look for bird eggs,plants, and animals.
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Anonymous, at 5:47 AM
Jordan Davis
1. I did not know that the Wampanoag indians had so many forms of transportation, such as canoes, sleds and toboggans.
2. In both Jacobs and Nekrosius' class, the product groups in period 3-4 mention that the Wampanoag and the people of the great plains used all of their natural materials for clothing, they both used deer as a main resource! The difference is that the wampanoag woman would wear skirts instead of dresses.
3.My question is, what would happen if natural resources were slim?
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Unknown, at 8:21 AM
1. The smoke house and rain house were used for different cerimonies. They did not have churches. The houses did keep them from weather.
2. They had fire pits in the middle of their houses just like the Wamponoag.
3. Why do they need different houses for different ceremonies?
4. The colors that were used were okay. But the layout rocked.
Adele R. Ms. Jacobs 8-9
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Anonymous, at 9:27 AM
1. The tipi was made to give warmth, safety, comfort, beauty, and luxury to the Dakota Indians. With paint, the women decorated it with scenes of hunts. The symbols mostly used on American Indian structures, such as tipis, were the moon and the sun.
2. The smoke hole is in the center of the Wig-wam.
3. Why were wig-wams used?
4. The layout is great.
Adele R. Ms. Jacobs 8-9
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Anonymous, at 9:34 AM
1. Something that I didnt know was that they had different ways of collecting food.
2. A big difference was that they collected different weapons.
3.How were they seen to others?
4. I like how they organized the way they put everything.
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Anonymous, at 11:19 AM
In Mrs. Mannering's class, I read Time and Culture 3-4
1. I learned that American Indians make their houses out of cedar. I also learned that they have guardian spirits and that when it rains, they spred themselves with bear grease.
2. One similarity is that the American Indians hunted for their food. A difference is that they make their clothes out of trees.
3. What is the significance of the totem poles?
4. I really like this web page, with all the pictures. I think they should add some color and put the authors for each paragraph.
Annette Cochran
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Anonymous, at 12:14 PM
One thing that I didn't know was that Northwest Pacific structures and Wanoppag stcructures had the same design and that the Dakota Indains lived in tipis. One of the questions that was anwsered was how did the Northwest Plains Indians use their houses and structures? I liked how both of the classes used different color backrounds but still had black text so that you could read it.
--Sophia G.
Ms. Jacobs
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Anonymous, at 12:54 PM
I did mannering structures 8-9. I didn't know that totem poles told the story of a clan, that you could build such sophisticated igoos and that long houses were made of planks and not woven. The northwest indians mainly fished for food. Wereas plains indians hunted and noertheast indians farmed if they could. I would like to know about other buildings northeast indians built besides long houses and igloos. It was well done except there were a few grammar mistakes.
Duncan
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Anonymous, at 1:14 PM
In Mr. Nekrosius's class, I looked at Daily Life, 8-9.
1. I did not know that a mans name could change. Thats kind of interesting. Another thing i learned was that to the plains indians, life was all one big religious ceremony. And lastly, I did not know that the women did the most work. thats cool.
2. I did structures, and I noticed that the women of the plains also owned the tipi. that is the same with the area I studied.
3. I was curious, what did the children wear? did the boys wear what the med did, and did the girls wear what the women did, or did they have completely different clothing?
4. I think that the people of that group had a great page, but I would have made some paragraph breaks. But other than that, it was really good.
For Ms. Mannerings class, I read Products 8-9.
1. I think that the fact that some wars were resolved by oral speeches is very cool. Another is that indians of the Pacific Northwest used trees to make clothes. that's very cool. Lastly, I found out that the raven was considered a trickster. Reminds me of myself!
2. The similarity is the canoes.
3. Did any other animals have specific powers, or just the Killer Whale and Raven?
4. I liked the font, it was easy to read, and the contrast to the backround was excellent.
~*Molly*~
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Anonymous, at 1:23 PM
In Ms.Mannering's class I looked at Daily Life period 3-4.
1. One thing I learned was that they did in fact have entertainment for the Northwest indians. For men entertainment came from a spear throwing contest.I also learned that if your clan had the most wealth then you would have had the most power. Also a way to make a good name for yourself was almost bribery, you would give away things.
2. One difference that I noticed between the Bella Coola tribe and the Wampanoag was that they hunted different types of game. The Wampanoags hunted turkey, deer, moose, wild birds and bears. The Bella Coola hunted seal and also bears. The two tribes only hunted one of the same animals. The Wampanoags also hunted more.
3. One question that I have is what is the procedure that the women went through so that they could possibly make clothes out of cedar bark.
4. This web page had nice pictures and what was in the paragraphs was interesting imformation. The only con of the web page was the writing was very spread out. It was a little hard for the eye to read.
~Jordan E.
Jacobs 3-4
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Anonymous, at 2:06 PM
1. The first thing that I learned was that horses were introduced to the Natives in 1540, but I used to think that Native Americans just found them on their own (from Nekrosius' 3/4 Time and Culture A). Secondly, I learned that there were some Native Americans that used to use igloos for homes in areas with cooler weather, and it showed me how far different tribes and reservations had gone when traveling for homes (from Mannering, 8/9 Structures). And lastly, I learned that some tribes would create their own ways to communicate, which never even crossed my mind (Nekrosius, 8/9 Daily Life)
2. Although what I learned from reading the different blogs seemed some what unrelated to each other, some of them taught me that Native Americans were even more inovative than I thought. I never assumed them to be dumb or useless, but as everyone said, they're just like everyone else, which is true, but not everybody makes up their own language, so it was a big surprise to read that.
3. I was so surprised that the Native Americans were intorduced to the horse species by Spaniards, because in the webpage I read that from, (Nekrosius, 3/4 Time and Culture A) the Great Plains seem like a place that horses would have lived in during the time, so why didn't horses live there?
4. I really liked the 3/4 Time and Culture A webpage from Mr.Nekrosius' class. The color choices are really smart, because it's not boring but it's easy to look at. It would be nice if you titled the beginning of each new topic, like putting "Religion" or "Spirituality" over the article about it. But still, it's very clear and easy to read and the placement of the words around the pictures (which are also good)are placed well. Good job.
-GINA I., JACOBS, 3/4-
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Anonymous, at 2:22 PM
I looked at Mr.Nekrosius's period 8-9 products.
1. I learned that part of the color for paint and the flavoring for soups and puddings were made from bison blood. I also discovered that clothing was a way for the Native Americans to express themselves. In the Native American cultures the painting on your shield was important. Each person would usually have their own painting. Your painting would be a symbol for your power.
2. In my webquest I was in charge of food so when I viewed this one I saw some differences between the Blackfoot tribe and the Wampanoag. The blackfoot had a very large amount of food that they gathered. some of these types of food were prairie turnips, bitter roots, camas bulbs, serviceberries, and choke cherries. The Wampanoag tribes just had a few types of berries and plants.
3. One question that I have is who was in charge of the paintings on the shields. Did the person the shield belong to do that work or was it someone's job?
4. I thought that webpage was put together really well. The colors were interesting without being to hard to read. There was the right amount of pictures for the page. On the webpage there weren't margins by the pictures, personally it didn't bother me but it might have bothered others.
~Jordan E.
Jacobs 3-4
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Anonymous, at 2:35 PM
I read Mr. Nacrocius's class period 3-4 on Products.
1) One thing I learned was that the Natives thought that clothes came before food, shelter and water. They made clothing out of natural things that they could find. Mostly they would use buffalo or deer, that the women tanned. The women would remove the hair and use the teeth and bones for beads, belts and combs etc...
2) One of the things that there class did that our class did to was that they metioned about how they made the colthing and the meterials and our class did that to. Something that they mentioned that we didn't was the time it took and who made the cothing.
3) I know that they had sort of different thing for the seasons but do they have different types of clothing in general, like we have dresses, pants, skirts, shirt, blouses etc.., do they have all of that or not?
4) I really liked thier web page because it was nicely organized and how each paragraph had a nice picture. I don't really have a coment on how to make it better I looked for things I didnt like but it's pretty good!
<3Jaime<3 Per. 3-4
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Anonymous, at 2:38 PM
1) One of the things that I learned about thes cultures were they met in religious places such as the ceremonial house and sweet lodge. Also that when the Europeans took over that the Indians ended up living in refugee camps. They worked together in everything including building structures.
2) They are different because the Northwest Indians lived in a region from Alaska to Southern California. The Northeast Indians lived in a region in the East. They are similar because they lived the same lifestyle and were treated the same way (poorly) by the Europeans.
3) How often did they move?
4) I think that the contrast was great on both web quest. They were informative but not overwhelming with too much.
Great Plaines Native Americans
1) I learned that the Great Plaines Indians were treated poorly by the government in the 1800's and forced to move south of the Mississippi river. I also learned that the Northwest Indians were good fishermen and they ate a lot of fish.
2) They are different because they lived in different time periods. They are similar because they lived the same life styles.
3) Why didn't they start a revolutionary war?
4) I think that they both had great background pictures which added a great touch to the paragraphs and they had great contrast with the words and background.
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Northeast Indians
1) one of the things that i learned about the the cultures were they met in religious places such as the ceremonial house and sweet loge. Also that when the Europeans took over that the Indians ended up living in refugee camps. And they worked together in everything including building structures
2) They are different because the northwest indians lived in a reigon from Alaska to southern California. And the north east lived in a reigon in the east. But they are similar because they live the same life style and were treated the same way by the Europeans.
3) How often did they move
4) i think that the contrast was great on both web quest
Great plaines native americans
1) I learned that the great plaines indians were treated poorly by the government in the 1800's and forced to move south of the mississippi river. I also learned that the northwest indians were good fishers and they ate a lot of fish.
2) They are different because they lived in different time periods. They are similar because they live the same life styles.
3) My question for both indian tribes is Why didnt they start a revolutionary war?
4) I think that they both had great background pictures with great contrast.
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Greg Watson, at 2:38 PM
I read Ms. Mannerings period 3-4's products.
1) I learned that you have to be very skillful to make canoes and that the Natives were very good at making them, and that each family had a small canoe that was made by a man in the family. I also learned that baskets were made out of many different materials such as tree bark, the flowering head of talll beargrass, ferns, and tall grassess. I lastly learned that the Pacific Northwest Indians didnt like to wear very much and what they did wear was mostly made out of a softened cedar bark.
2) One difference is noticed was that the Natives in the Pacific North west made their clothes out of softened cedar bark and the Wampanoag made their clothes mostly out of deer skin.
3)Who usually made the clothing for the natives?
4)The layout was pretty good but there was a big blank area between the first and second paragraphs. they also didnt have their names on it any where. I also liked the pictures they had.
Maxine Nesbitt
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Anonymous, at 2:39 PM
I read Mr. Nekrosius' per 8-9 products.
1)I learned that the Native Americans in the great plains made most of their clothes out of buffalo hide. I also learned that they had axes made of willow and raw hide strips. Lastly I learned that they had little pouches made of buffalo skin that were water proofed by being covered in glue.
2) Both cultures had art but the Wampanoags used beads more where as the Sioux had more weaving.
3)What tools did the men use?
4)I think the layout is ok because the words come right next to the pictures and that makes it hard to read and also the colors are hard to read. The font is also a little small making it even harder to read. The paragraphs could have more detial because they are really short and dont give you that much information.
Maxine N.
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Anonymous, at 2:57 PM
Mrs. Mannering: Structures 8-9
1. I learned that Northwest Pacific Native Americans lived in longhouses and igloos, that the Inuit people called igloos “iglu”, and that totem poles were made to tell stories.
2. One similarity between the structures of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest and the Wampanoag people was the fact that both peoples built longhouses. One difference was the fact that Northwest Pacific people built igloos.
3. Two questions this group should answer is: What questions are you answering? Who wrote each article?
4. This webpage didn’t include a bibliography.
Mr. Nekrosius: Structures 3-4
1. I learned that tepee could also be spelled “tipi” or “teepee”, that normally women made the tepees, and that tepees can be moved and set up very quickly.
2. One similarity between the structures of the Dakota Tribe and the Wampanoag structures is the wigwam style that they both have. One difference between the two tribes is the fact that Dakota women build the structures in the Dakota tribe and both men and women build structures in the Wampanoag tribe.
3. One question this group should answer is: Who wrote each article?
4. I like the design and colors (and it’s easy to read, too ☺).
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dipka, at 3:24 PM
The Northwest Pacific people got their food in many different ways. Some caught fish or other ocean animals. People gathered shellfish, clams, barnacles, and scallops. Some people lived in the forest. Their jobs were to look for bird eggs, plants, and animals to eat.
People had to build sturdy homes to withstand these conditions, rain, snow, and unexpected weather. Most people built plank houses using cedar. Cedar was the best wood to use, because cedar was easy to spilt into long straight planks and was slow to rot, or delay in wet weather. There is also another house that the northwest pacific people used when they where in a spot for a short amount of time was the camp house. The camp house looked small and roughly built plank houses.
The Northwest Pacific people made their clothes out of trees, sometimes. Their rain clothes weren’t meant to stay warm, they where meant to stay dry. To make them dry they would weave cone- shape hat that made out of cedar bark. They where like umbrellas. To make sure that they wouldn’t get wet they would smeared themselves with bear grease. To make all the clothes they would have cloth made out of spruce bark and dog fur.
The Northwest Pacific People Captured the same foods as the Northeast People.
They could have said what the people hunted the seafood with, What tools they used.
Ithink they should have put the "how was Northwest indian culture organized" part should have gone first
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Anonymous, at 3:49 PM
MR. NEKROSIUS
BRANDON GREEN.
The many tribes that lived in the Great Plains were so far apart in their own separate cultures that each had it’s own language, political structure and religious beliefs. Tribes could be anywhere from peaceful people living in earthen lodges to warlike people living in their tipi’s. Some tribes were so large that they were divided into bands and even sub-bands for the purpose of finding food, while others were as small as another’s sub-band.
They also all prayed to the same gods but through different ways and the Arapaho were the most religious. All of the tribes buried their dead (with their most prized possessions) and had a song and dance for everything. Most tribes would always sing and dance before the men went out hunting. They were all also very strict about disloyalty.
The Sioux, Blackfeet, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow and Yankton were all nomadic people, which means they didn’t live in one place for a long period of time. All of them also depended on buffalo as their main source of food and clothing. They also all prayed to the same gods but through different ways and the Arapaho were the most religious. All of the tribes buried their dead (with their most prized possessions) and had a song and dance for everything.
They could have said what else they ate besides buffalo.
The color is hard on the eyes when reading a lot. They should have put titles on the different subjects
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Anonymous, at 4:03 PM
In ms. Mannering's class I read encounter with others (3-4)
they authers have a nice web-page but i think that maybe a few more pictures would be nice, or atleast one in each paragraph. three thing i learned was that,
1.In 1851 the natives Americans formed a treaty with the American government, which let the Native Americans keep their land if they stop harrasing the wagon trains.
But what happend after they treaty broke?
2. James Cook would traded glass beads, clothing, knives, and iron to the Native americans for 1,500 sea otter pelts.
3. What the native americans didn't know was that the "white men" would sell the otter pellets in china for thousands and thousands of dollars.
one simmalarity between our tribes and there tribes was that trading shellish things were worth alot.
In mr. Nacrocius's class, I read encounters with others,period 3-4
1.The Sioux hunted buffalo, bear, deer, and other small animals.
2.The Sioux smoked pipes with the spanards.
3.the group taled alot about the battle of wounded knee.
i think the colors weren't good because it's hard to read light brown on brown. and the picture spaceing needs some help.
in the last paragraph, i'm not shure why the auther uses "we" insted of the people of that time,so can some one clear that up for me?
the sioux smoked pipes withe the spanish and our tribe didn't.
Elena S-L
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Anonymous, at 4:14 PM
I looked at Ms. Mannering's period 8-9 Encounters With Others web page. It was very informative and well-done. I learned that the Coos were besically pushed off of their land, and they were left only six acres, I learned The Coos have two different dialects, and I learned the Coos have a feast called potlach. In the culture that I studided, The people were involved in many wars, but it seems like the Coos weren't. What other encounters with settlers did the Coos have? One thing I would suggest is to have a background with a different color, or more contrast between the background and the and the text. The group did a good job on indenting, and the pictures are very nice.
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Anonymous, at 4:24 PM
-Meryl
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Anonymous, at 4:25 PM
On Mr. Nekrosius' period 8-9 I looked at the Encounters With other website. I didn't know that the white settlers made the American Indians become farmers, I didn't know anything about Kyle Goklish, and I didn't know that the government officials wouldn't tanslate the documents that the Americans were signing. In the culture that I studied, the Native Americans didn't sign anything having to do with the settlers (at least not that I know of). The web page was very well laid out, and I could tell that te group spent lots of time on it. The text could be a bit bigger, though. What wars were the American Indians involved in that concerned the settlers, if any?
--Meryl
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Anonymous, at 4:40 PM
1)I discovered from Mr nekrosious’s site that the Native Americans from the great plains made food to eat that can last for a very long time, depended very much on buffalo and much of their crops is made up of Pumpkin, squash, beans and corn.
2)One big difference from the Wampanoag and the Native Americans from the great plains is that the Wampanoag did not rely on the Buffalo nearly as much, for most of their meat and fur comes from other mammals, like deer.
3)I wonder of how much value warriors are to the Native Americans of the great plains, and how common tribal warfare was among them.
4)I thought that the webpage was pretty easy to read, not too flashy or boring. But, I would like to comment about the way they formatted the text. Some parts of it looked too much like a word document, too many things were positions more to the left, especially the bibliography and the titles for each paragraph.
-Rolland Long
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Anonymous, at 5:05 PM
Conrad Harron Ms. Jacobs 3-4
Mrs. Mannering 3-4 Products
1. I didn’t know that the first non-Indians to have contact with the Coos were traders. Also I didn’t know that the settlers arrived in their homeland in 1853. I didn’t that the northwest Pacific Indians were master canoe makers.
2. A difference between the cultures I studied and their culture was that my culture wasn’t really master canoe makers. Canoes were only sometimes needed and the people didn’t spend a lot of time in them.
3. What were most of the products made out of?
4. The layout of the website was very nice because the colors that the group chose were light and very nice to read. The group used complete sentences with lots of essential details.
Mr. Nekrosius 8-9 Time and Culture
1. I didn’t know that by the late 1600’s the Great Plain Indians started to use horses. Also I didn’t know that the Indians referred to spirit beings, ancestors, family histories and honors that were gained in battles. I didn’t know that there are only 25 federal recognized Indian tribes.
2. A difference between my culture and their culture was that their culture hunted and used the skin of buffalo, while my culture their were no buffalo to use to hunt and to wear their skin.
3. What were all the uses of the buffalo?
4. The webpage was extremely creative and well organized. I liked how the webpage was setup and the way it made you excited to learn something about their culture.
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Anonymous, at 5:05 PM
I read Mrs. Mannering’s 8-9 Structures. 1) 3 things I learned are 1) They had different names for the different houses they had like “Rain House” or “Smoke House”, 2) I learned that some of the village citizens had better houses than others. 3) Some of the Indians lived in the
religious building around them.
2) The official or ruler lived in a bigger nicer house. They had a separate house for using the bathroom. The houses were sometimes called “Wigwams”
3) One question I had was How many people did it take to get the bark off the trees and what kinds of tools did the Wampanoag’s use and how long did it take?
4) The 8-9 structures class did a good job with their picture choice.
I also read Mr. Nekrosious's 3-4 Daily Life
1) One thing that I learned was that they played a game that was like hockey. Another thing was that there was an Olympic runner that was Native American that won the gold. Last I learned that they had a "Sundance" plus the Ghost dance.
2) in both the west and East Indian places they both had the men hunt and the women farm.
3) did all of the Indians do the "ghost dance" until they dropped dead. Does it really prove that they have a good or bad Spirit?
4) The 3-4 Daily Life was overall good they did an especially good job describing each topic.
Matt Lawrence
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Anonymous, at 5:13 PM
I read time and Culture in Mr. Neikrosius’ 8-9 period class.
1. I learned that the Plain Native Americans had to walk before the Spanish came with horses; it was hard for them to walk because of the mountains and long plains of grass. Art was apart of there culture too; the women did most of art though. They lived in tipis that were very sacred to them.
2. One difference between my group and their group is that they didn’t talk about one specific tribe, where as my group focused more on the Wampanoag’s.
3. I think they should have talked a little more about how the artwork was created.
4. I liked how everything was to one side, and as you scrolled down only the text moved instead of the whole page. I wouldn’t really change anything about how they lade their page out.
Kayla D
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Anonymous, at 5:22 PM
On Mr. Nekrocious’ page I looked at Daily Life period 8-9.
1. I learned that in the Plains Indians tribe, boys would be named after an ancestor, but their name would be changed later on. I also learned that women played a very big role in society, which was surprising since usually back then women weren’t given equal rights. And last, I learned that when babies cried they were put away from the camp so that it wouldn’t give away the camps position to enemies.
2. One big difference I noticed was their religion. The Plains Indians seemed to be more open and have more fun with their rituals and things.
3. Do they still have the same traditions today or have they been modernized?
4. I think the page was really informative, but it could’ve been more fun to look at, like putting the pictures in the text instead of above and below or adding color. But it was interesting to read.
On Ms. Jacob’s page I read Time and Culture period 3-4.
1. I learned that they hold ceremonies for lots of different things, like a boy’s first kill. I also learned that they spoke at least 68 different languages, and that each one was very different from the next. Finally I learned that the first written language started with pictograms, which are pictures used for communication, and they were first written on rocks and stonewalls.
2. One similarity was that the Northwest Pacific Indians and the Northeastern Native Americans had many different rituals and traditions.
3. To the Northeastern Native Americans, what is the most important ritual?
4. The page was interesting and had nice color, and I think more pictures would’ve made it better, though I really liked it.
Maya Hansen
Mrs. Mannering
Period 8-9 Humanities
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Maya , at 5:54 PM
hi! im in ms. jacob's 3-4 class.
my first post is on ms. mannering's 8-9 products.
1.
~i learned that the clothing that the native americans of the pacific northwest made was mainly out of the trees found in their area, and the purpose was mainly to just keep them dry, and warm in cold weather, and cool in hot weather. it didnt matter as much about the comfort.
~i learned that their typical weapons were knives, clubs, and bows.
~i learned that the masks that the native americans made were almost always used for religious ceremonies, or very sacred ceremonies
~i learned that the native americans used cedar bark to make canoes, that was a main way of transportation
2. one difference to my group's page on products, was that a lot of the products they mentioned were more for daily uses, and we focused more on the meaning. a similarity was that both of our groups's native americans used a lot of products for both religious purposes, and daily uses.
3. "do any of these products look like products that the modern culture uses today?"
4. one thing i liked was how they put the text in the center, so it was a little easier to read. one thing i would have changed would have been the colors, because it wasnt so attracting to the eye.
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my 2nd post is on mr. nekrosious's 3-4 products.
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~i learned that the art that the native americans of the great plains made was made for religious purposes, and for just daily uses.
~their clothing was made not for the comfort as much, but for keeping them cool in hot weather and warm in cold
~their main weapons were the atatl, bow and arrow, and knife; and were mainly made out of flint, stone, or bone
~one main tool was the travois, and was used to carry things from one place to the next
2. one difference in the products, was that they talked a little more on the uses, and not as much the meanings of the products. and a similarity would be that both of the tribes that we worked on used some of the tools for religious purpoese, and daily uses.
3. "did they get their ideas all from themselves, or did the english coming over help with any of these ideas?"
4. i liked how they showed pictures for some of the detailed products. i didnt like how where the text was, it was a white background, it was kinda hard to read.
-katie rosengarten :D
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Anonymous, at 5:41 AM
ms.mannering period 3-4, structures
i noticed that the plank house hcould hold 4-6 families. i also noticed that there were many types of houses . the tribe had religious structuress and they sometimes celebrated for 12 days.
this culture had more religeous ceremonies then the wampanoag
tribe. they also had more types houses then the wampanoag tribe had. some similarities from the wampanoag tribe and the northwest pacific tribe that they had a summer house and they had a winter house.
what sort of materials did your tribe use to make their houses with?
the layout of the page was kind of confusing because the biblioagraphy was spread out into random places and it looked kind of weird.
Graham Lewis
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Anonymous, at 5:52 AM
Yaning Zhang
8th and 9th
Friday, October 26th 2007
WebQuest Blog Project
Ms. Jacob’s Class
Structures 8 and 9
1. To me, it seems amazing that any peoples can not be a patriarchal society. Yet the Wampanoag were advanced in the way that they were matriarchal. I see them as matriarchal because the women were allowed to own the houses, not the men. It is also hard for me to digest the fact that both genders participated in the work, not only the “fitter” men. It is not surprising that there is a specific order for the house to be put together, but slightly awing that they have to use very specific plants to build their houses from.
2. The two cultures are the same how they both include the necessities of warmth into the building of their homes, but they are different because the Plains Indians are nomads, while the Northeast Indians do not move as much.
3. How long does it take to build the average wetu?
4. I know that they are being modest, but it would be better if their names were more legible, so long as they aren’t any bigger than the main body of the text.
Mr. Nekrosius’s Class
Structures 8 and 9
1. The women building the tepees that the Plain Indians use seems to me an astonishing fact. I didn’t know that the Plains Indians were nomads. And the fact that they have multiple structures is also something I just learned.
2. The two cultures are similar in the way that they have women building and owning the buildings that they make, but the Northeast Indians don’t make their women do all of the building, while the Plains Indians have two women to every tepee made.
3. Why do the Plains Indians need to keep moving constantly?
4. I don’t think that they proofread what they typed. It is full of errors. Some things are repetitive; some other spellings etc. need to be checked. I think that this group tried, but it is still sloppy work. There are no names, either.
Yaning Zhang
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Anonymous, at 12:34 PM
1. One thing that I learned was that horses were brought over by the Spanish, and before that the planes Indians got around by walking. Also the Indians used horses to hunt buffalo.
2. One difference was that the planes Indians hunted using horses. The east cost Indians hunted using animal traps.
3. One question that should have been answered was what kind of cloths they wore.
4. it was really cool and had good colored writing that I could read.
Adie grosse
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Anonymous, at 8:29 AM
In Ms.Manerings class I read Daily life, period 3-4
1) One thing I discovered was that if someone gave you a blanket and you gave them 3 or 4 blankets you could become famous because of your generosity. Another thing I discovered was that a women could end their marriage by placing their husband's belongings outside of the door, that meant for the husband to go live with his mother. Something else I noticed was that Wovoka, Jack Wilson, found the Ghost Dance tradition.
2) One similarity was that there were a lot of traditions and lot of ceremonies.
3) Was the Bella Coola tribe the only tribe that had the ceremony where you paint your face and look really scary?
4) I really liked how evrything was designed, but I thought that there could of been some more detail in some of the paragraphs.
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