Forgotten sorrows -Cherokee Indians
A Webquest for 4th Grade social studies integrated with language arts and technology

Introduction
Your local museum need you! The museum has experienced water damage from a hurricane. It’s Cultural Studies exhibits have been damage badly. The museum director has heard what wonderful students you are and has contacted you school for help. Your class is in charge of contributing a section on the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina. Through research, Inquiry and discovery you will become an expert on some aspect of Cherokee Indian life.
The Task
In order to restore the museum exhibit, your mission is to create a section of the on the Cherokee Indians. In teams of four, each team member will choose a role that will correspond with the research that they will do and the product that they will create. You will complete your research, create your product and then bring your products together to create your exhibit. It will be an awesome addition to the museum.
The Process
This section explains how you will go about doing your research and creating your exhibit product. You will choose from becoming a Historian, an Author, an Archeologist, and a Diplomat. You will become the expert on your topic in your field. Research your topic and complete the product for your role. When you are finished with your products come back together to create your exhibit and share with your class. You may dress in appropriate costume for your expert presentation.
Your role choices are as follows:
(Click on the link of your expert to learn more about what you are going to do.)
Role #1-The Historian-this role involves researching Cherokee history and creating a slide show of your findings.
Role #2-The Author-this role involves researching the Trails of Tears and publishing a personal story based on your findings.
Role # 4-The Diplomat-this role involves researching the mass removal and relocation of the Indians, including the Indian Removal Act of 1830, from the eastern United States to the West. You will produce a short video that includes a narration of your findings.
Role # 3-The Archaeologist-this role involves researching the culture, heritage and artifacts of the Cherokee people. You will create a visual Map or 3-dimensional model or your findings.
It is important that you work as a team. Supplies, materials and equipment that you need will be provided by your teacher. Be creative and have fun!
Evaluation
Each product will be evaluated using the following rubrics:
Click on the link to see the rubric for your project
Conclusion
Congratulations! You did it! You have helped the museum successfully restore the exhibit! There is one last step to your mission. You will take your class on a mock tour of your exhibit. You will have 5 minutes each to explain and discuss your section of the exhibit. The museum thanks you ☻
Credits and Copyright
http://www.americanpresident.org/history/andrewjackson/
http://future.state.gov/when/timeline/1776_timeline.html
http://www.archives.gov/
Rubrics
Your project completion will be evaluated according to your role and product.
(Rubrics are currently in a Word Document-I am working on imbedding or copying-it has not worked thus far, I may need to retype all of it)?
Click here to view your rubric

The Historian
Why do we call Indians “Native Americans”? How long have they been here? As a historian you will research the history of the Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Discover how long Cherokee Indians have been on this land that we know as America. Research important events. Create a slide show illustrating the major events in Cherokee history. Include a time line either in your slide show or as a separate poster.
The following links will help you to conduct your research on Cherokee History.

http://cherokeehistory.com/

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/

http://www.powersource.com/heritage/default.html

http://www.powersource.com/nation/dates.html
http://www.realproperty.net/cherokee.htm

The Author
You can learn a great deal about history and people through stories that they have written down about their experiences. Pretend you are a 10 year old Cherokee Indian child. The United States governments is forcing your people to move very far out west into territory that you did not even know existed. Your whole village has to pack up quickly and travel what seems like endless miles. You are to research what the “Trail of Tears” is and write a short story about a day in the life of a Cherokee family that has been forced out of their lands to travel miles and miles to unfamiliar land. This story should be told from your point of view-the Cherokee child. Please include at least one illustration.
The following links will help you to conduct your research on the Trail of Tears.
http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm
http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/articles/princes.html
http://www.rosecity.net/tears/
http://www.rosecity.net/tears/trail/timeline.html
http://www.powersource.com/cherokee/history.html

The Diplomat
A diplomat is someone appointed by a government to handle delicate situations and try to maintain good relationships between people from different cultures or geographic areas. They’re like a mediator. Imagine you live in North Carolina during the early 1800’s. You speak English and Cherokee. You have been asked to serve as a diplomat to go between the US government (military and politicians) and the Cherokee leaders. You will research the relationship between the US Government and the Cherokee. You will research the Indian Removal Act of 1830. You will create a video (5-7 minutes long) that provides the viewer with enough information to understand what this experience was like for the Cherokee and why the US government choose to do this. How did it effect the lives and future generations of the Cherokee?
The following links will help you to conduct your research on the Indian Removal.
http://www.rosecity.net/tears/
http://www.rosecity.net/tears/trail/timeline.html
http://www.rosecity.net/tears/trail/map.html
http://www.civics-online.org/library/formatted/texts/indian_act.html

The Archeologist
Have you ever wanted to be like “Indiana Jones?.
Archaeologists are people who dig up and interpret the remains of past human activities. Pretend you are an archeologist you has been sent to dig on a site of the Cherokee Indians in western NC. You find all kinds of interesting artifacts and information. Like a puzzle, archeologists put the pieces of their discoveries together. After a dig, archeologists will create a visual on what their finding were. The visual should help to recreate what life was like. You will research what life was like in a Cherokee Village around 1800. What were the houses like? What kind of plants and animals were there? What was the art like? What did people eat? Did people have jobs? What traditions and religion did they follow?
Create a visual (map or 3-dimensional model) on what the Cherokee village looks like. Museum visitors should be able to get a sense of what life was like for the Cherokee by your map or model. You should include written descriptions of items on map and why they are important. If you find any cool, authentic artifacts you can include them also.
The following links will help you to conduct your research on the Indian villages and way of life.
http://cherokeehistory.com/fire.html
http://www.powersource.com/heritage/museum.html
http://www.cherokeemuseum.org/
http://www.cherokee.org/
http://www.usd.edu/anth/midarch/arch.htm
(this site is about archaeology)

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October 2004

Forgotten sorrows -Cherokee Indians
A Webquest for 4th Grade social studies integrated with language arts and technology

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