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This Week In 8th Grade Social Studies          September 8-9, 2022
Unit 1 Topic 1:  Native American Settlement
Claim:  What is the legacy of settlement and colonization on an area’s identity.

Weekly Objective:  To examine how Poverty Point was built by hunter-gatherers and how it flourished as a cultural and economical center in North Louisiana because of its proximity to the Mississippi River.

Thursday, September 8, 2022
1.  If you have not finished your notes, please complete those.
2.  Write and answer the following questions in complete sentences and turn them in at the end of class:  
a.  How do archaeologists know the legacy of Poverty Point?
b.  Explain how Poverty Point was able to have a complex culture while not being able to grow their own crops.
c.  How did the area's physical geography affect Poverty Point?
d.  How was the Mississippi River an important aspect of daily life at Poverty Point?
e.  If you were a Native American living at Poverty Point, what are some ways you would get food to survive?
f.  What was happening in the world during time Poverty Point was built?

Friday, September 9, 2022
3.  Once those questions are answered, get a chromebook and complete the following google form (only once):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiim5d3ERchs2Z5-XkyQhjHVeT1pEydC9lxpVQ47LYNnPo1g/viewform?usp=sf_link