Graded Assignment – Native American Boarding Schools
Total Score: ____ of 50 points
Refer to the rubric at the end of this assignment for details on how you will be graded.
Compose a Brief Essay
Your essay will be about the establishment of Native American Boarding Schools and its effects on Native American children. Your brief essay should:
- Be at least 300 words in length, be completely original and in your own words, and follow proper essay structure and grammar.
- Describe the reasons given by the U.S. government for the establishment of Native American Boarding Schools.
- Describe details of the environment in Native American Boarding Schools
- Describe the impact that the Native American Boarding schools had on Native American children and their culture.
Feel free to use the work you did in your History Journal to help with your essay. Review the lesson content. In your essay you should support your points using evidence from the lesson and the material you just read.
