Our English component included both writing activities and web
site design. There were three pieces of written material that
were used as content for student web pages. A schedule and a
description of the activities are outlined below:
Write a paragraph or two about yourself. Be sure to include basic
information (name, tribal affiliation, hometown, high school, grade
level, and hobbies). Explain why you came to camp and what you want
to get out of your experience here. Also, discuss your plans for the
future and career goals. We encourage you to be creative. This is
about you, so put your personal stamp on it.
Your narrative will consist of five journal entries.
The purpose of the narrative is to give you the opportunity
not just to describe your activities here, but also to reflect upon
and synthesize your experience. Journal entries should range
anywhere from a paragraph to a page in length-whatever it takes
for you to express yourself fully. In some entries, you may want to
discuss the skills you've been developing, while in other entries
you may want to talk about your "whole experience" at camp. We know
that you'll get more out of camp than just academic skills and
encourage you to write about other things you're learning related
to college life. We will provide guiding questions for each entry.
You will be evaluating other tribal websites to get ideas of
what you want yours to be like. Your tribal profile is the most
creative of your activities because of the opportunity for visual
design. The purpose of your profile is to provide viewers with
significant information about your tribe. Clearly, you can't include
everything about your tribe-only the highlights. Written content
might include paragraphs about demographic information, location,
tribal history, current news and events, tribal government, businesses
and schools, language information, etc. Visual content might include
lists as well as graphics and pictures (family, maps, tribal flags or
seals, art, cultural symbols, etc.).
Date:
Lab Work:
Assignements Due:
Monday, July 12:
Introduction and Icebreakers, Biography Handout
Tuesday, July 13:
Workshop: Personal Biographies
Wednesday, July 14:
Designing Your Personal Web Page
Personal Biography
Thursday, July 15:
Designing Your Personal Web Page with Narrative Handout
Friday, July 16:
Website Evaluation: Finding the Best and the Worst Websites;
Work on Journal #1; Tribal Profile Handout
Date:
Lab Work:
Assignements Due:
Monday, July 19:
Field Trip to Sandia National Labs and Intel
Tuesday, July 20:
Work on Journal #2; Workshop: Tribal Profile
Wednesday, July 21:
Workshop: Tribal Profile
Thursday, July 22:
Workshop: Tribal Profile; Report Handout
Tribal Profile
Friday, July 23:
Fieldtrip to IMAX (Alamogordo)
Date:
Lab Work:
Assignements Due:
Monday, July 26:
Work on Journal #3 & 4; Discuss reports
Tuesday, July 27:
Workshop: Report Section
Journal #5
Wednesday, July 28:
Complete Report
Narrative & Report
Thursday, July 29:
Website Viewing
Friday, July 16:
Website Viewing
** Personal Biography Activity
** Narrative
** Tribal Profile