As mentioned in the previous lesson, this is your opportunity to review more about relationships and treaties between the U.S. government and the Dakota & Ojibwe nations.
You will be using www.treatiesmatter.org as your primary source of information. You can see some background information as well as read the treaties themselves. Once you have selected one that interests you write an essay that addresses the following questions (remember, an essay is a three-part writing assignment that includes an Introduction, body paragraphs about specific topics and a conclusion that wraps it all together). If you need a reminder of how to write an essay there is a link to the “Virtual Media Center” on the right side of the course home page under COURSE INFO. You will be using the “Research Writing” resources, near the bottom of this page there is an example of an MLA research paper to help in formatting.
Required elements:
Name of the treaty you are writing about (Intro paragraph with your roadmap of where you will be guiding me in the essay)
A summary of the treaty (the issues that the treaty is meant to address) (Main Body)
Any controversy surrounding the treaty (conflicts of interest by either side or both) (Main Body)
An overview of how well the treaty has been honored (Main Body)
Assessment (do you think that the terms of the treaty are fair? Why/Why not?) (Conclusion, use supporting evidence to strengthen your reasoning)