BIG 6 Steps

SURVIVAL! 
Could You Survive in the Tribe?

#1: Task Definition

"Questions are the most powerful technology of all."  --McKenzie

Questions help guide your research.  The more creative and thoughtful your questions are, the more interesting your answers (and your paper) will be.  

3rd Period's Questions:

1.  Geography of the tribe's land

What are the boundaries?
What happens if you leave?
What kind of food grows there?
What kinds of animals live there?
What is the climate?
What is the closet water source?
What are the natural resources?
What kind of land/soil?
What are the nearby landforms?  What effect?

2.  Culture of the tribe

What are the religious beliefs/symbols?
What is the leadership system?
What are the laws and punishments?
What are the taboo things?
What is the age of adulthood?  Leadership?
What are the age limits for jobs?
What technologies are available?
What are the roles of men/women?  Equal rights?
What are the holidays and celebrations?
What kinds of medicine?
What kind of education?
What is respect and disrespect in the culture?
What kinds of recreation are there?

3.  Lifeway of the tribe

What are the hunting techniques and tools?
What is the food allocation?
What are the buildings and houses like?
What is the clothing like?
What is the language(s)?
What kinds of plants are there (food/medicine)?
How do they store food for winter?
What are the migration patterns?
What is the trade/money/economy?
What is the daily routine of the tribe?
Is there domestication of animals?

#2: Information Seeking Strategies
#3: Location and Access
#4: Use of Information
#5: Synthesis
#6: Evaluation