Native American Mythology Mini-Research Project

Objectives:

1. Students will become familiar with the beliefs and culture of the native tribes of Montana.
2. Students will improve sentence fluency using transitions.
3. Students will apply Modern Language Association (MLA) standards when citing text and image sources.

Bibliography Note Card (20 points)

• Find a myth (institutional, ritual, or entertainment) from a Montana tribe.
• Record pieces of information required to cite a source.
• Take notes on your myth (Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?)

Summary (40 points – 20 points Rough Draft/20 points Final Draft)

• Write a summary of selected myth using 6 higher-level transitions.
• Minimum 100 words.
• Underline transitions.
• Typed or handwritten.

Image (10 points)

• Find or create a visual image to accompany myth.
• One found/preexisting image is required.

MLA Citation (20 points)

• Cite source and image(s) using MLA standards.

Extra Credit (20 points)

• Post audio recording of original myth using Gabcast.