Communicate Ideas
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Native American Google Slides
In APUSH we researched an assigned event concerning the American Indian Wars of the 19th century, and created a power point presentation based on the assigned event, which in my case, was the infamous Fettermen Massacre. This presentation fits within the pillar of Communicate Ideas because the entire point of this project was to communicate the significance and details of this specific event to the class. Along with the presentation, we were required to explain the event orally in a class presentation. Furthermore, the project supported the concept of this pillar in that it asked us to research and relay information regarding a topic pertinent to our understanding of multiple perspectives, in this case, both the natives and the American soldiers. This source addresses my overarching question in that it shows conflict between an Army designed to protect American material interests and the native Americans who fought back against the violation of their land. |
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Smoke Signals
In AP Lang, we watched Smoke Signals and took notes on the themes of the movie, as well as its use of humour and other characteristics that made it unique. This movie fits within the pillar of Communicate Ideas because the unique nature of the movie does well to convey a Native American twist to the age old story of a father redeemed through his son. Furthermore, the filmmakers took care to bring authenticity to the movie, allowing us a view into Native life on a reservation that is normally neglected. The notes we took helped a great deal in identifying what exactly the movie was trying to communicate to us, the audience. By having us write down certain portions of the movie and identifying many recurring motifs, we were able to extract ideas that may have been missed otherwise. |
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IBL: Research portion
The cross-class nature of IBL had us researching numerous sources and topics to write the final research paper, a process that was heavy in contextualization of History. The research fits within the pillar of Communicating Ideas because we take the numerous pieces of information scattered across numerous research papers and combine into a single paper for the purpose of exploring and communicating the topic we chose, in this case, Natives and Capitalism. Furthermore, the IBL project as whole supported the concept of the pillar in that it was took a key question and tasked us to answer it through the usage of insight and research, communicating both the information of others and our own observations regarding the information we processed. Ultimately, this source does well to answer my question with regards to the modern day, as native Americans have overall suffered from the destruction of traditional systems in favor of the American one, although this is not the case for all and hardly must remain a permanent problem.
The cross-class nature of IBL had us researching numerous sources and topics to write the final research paper, a process that was heavy in contextualization of History. The research fits within the pillar of Communicating Ideas because we take the numerous pieces of information scattered across numerous research papers and combine into a single paper for the purpose of exploring and communicating the topic we chose, in this case, Natives and Capitalism. Furthermore, the IBL project as whole supported the concept of the pillar in that it was took a key question and tasked us to answer it through the usage of insight and research, communicating both the information of others and our own observations regarding the information we processed. Ultimately, this source does well to answer my question with regards to the modern day, as native Americans have overall suffered from the destruction of traditional systems in favor of the American one, although this is not the case for all and hardly must remain a permanent problem.
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The Becoming the Native
In English class we read and annotated Momaday's essay The Becoming of the Native, which details what information of native Americans prior to Columbus before transition into a more personal narrative regarding tradition of storytelling and oral tradition of his people, the Kiowa. This essay fits within the pillar of Communicating Ideas, as the author of the essay intimately explains how despite a lack of written history, Native Americans maintained a vibrant and rich tradition though oral means. This contrasts with the traditional idea of history, which is firmly literate in its existence for the West, showing that there is more than one way to communicate important cultural ideals. Furthermore, annotating the essay had us look deeper into the rhetoric used by Momaday to communicate his ideas, which is quite effective in maintaining readers interest and pushing forward his narrative. This source fits into my overarching in question in that it begins by contextualizing the essay with the typical "first contact" motif of Columbus, and then further contradicts the traditional belief of Europeans introducing higher concepts to the Natives, as the Native Americans themselves had a thriving oral history to detail complex beliefs and systems. |
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