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Out My Window

Out my window I see my terrace
where the plants are waving back and forth.

At night.
I can see a magical view of the moon
it looks like I’m an inch away from it.

I see a long skyline
I can see my whole neighborhood out one window.

There’s one window from a building across from mine
that’s so close,
that I can see what they are doing.

It’s fun, surprising and laughable
to be able to watch the other people
It’s secret
for me.

The Storm

One night,
out my window
I heard a surprising loud sound!
and then a quick flash of light.

I got extremely scared
of the confusing fast moment.

My window was open slightly
some water flickered out
I wanted to close the window
but I was too frightened of that bolt of rain.

I saw a fast shadow
I screamed
I was not fearful this time
But it turned out differently
than I expected,

A familiar person opened the door
and said
Are you okay?

I finally rested my heart
and fell back asleep.

The Dog

There was something in the park,
that I noticed was some kind of creature.
It was furry.

Its coat was long.
It was amazing.
It was gold.
Its fur looked very cozy for a winter’s day.

It was sprinting
with its eye spot on something.

The minute I saw this creature
I was fearless
and wanted to watch more.

Southeast Shelter Native American Research

Introduction
This paper is going to be about the chickee, how the bark tipi is made and other shelters in the southeast region, such as the wikiup, the waddle and daub and the lean-to. I will be covering all the information you need to know about the southeast and the topic shelter such as what they look like and how the southeast used them and built them. The Native people who used the homes I will be talking about are before European contact (500 years ago). The climate in the southeast was warm all year round, which helped the Native Americans make a living, though in the northern part of the region it was generally cool in the winter. Still there were hot summers, but occasionally during warm times of the year it showered a little, but never a lot.

The Chickees
Chickees are popular homes in the southeast. Chickees are rectangle with open sides they have peaked roofs made of palmetto leaves and dried plants.  Chickees were mostly used in warm areas like Florida because they have open side doors to let breezes come in freely, just like air conditioning, and are easy to be taken down when hunting seasons pass. In cold areas some nations built houses similar to chickees, except these shelters had closed walls and you can’t take them apart when hunting seasons pass by. Tipis and Chickees are related because you can take them both down when hunting seasons pass by.

The Bark Tipi
This paragraph is about the bark tipi. In this paragraph you should learn how the bark tipi is made what the bark tipi relates to and much more. First a tripod would have to be built. They would make their poles; the poles were made by cutting down three young trees for their branches. The bottom of the tree branch would get buried in the ground and then tilted. Now the native people would cover them with a nice shaving of bark. Tipis can be moved easily when hunting seasons pass by just like chickees. The tipi is an easy structure to build. Bark tipis are a Native American favorite and I hope it is yours too.

Other Homes
There are other homes in the southeast that you should definitely know about. These other homes are the wikiup the waddle and daub and the lean-to. A wikiup has a dome shaped frame made out of wood. When a wikiup’s thatch wears out the Native Americans would burn it and start building another one. A waddle and daub is a similar shelter to the chickee except waddle and daubs have walls. To make their walls Native people wove twigs and plastered them with mud or sometimes clay. The lean-to is a really popular shelter in most nations. The lean-to is one of the easiest shelters to build. It looks like a bunch of sticks tilted together with a bunch of bark parted together. The lean-to is a rather small shelter so it is used for all the basics, including sleeping, shelter, and eating. Thank you for reading this short paragraph with a lot of meaning and detail about the other shelters of the southeast.

Conclusion
Thank you for reading my paper about the southeast and the topic shelter, but the only thing that you should have clear in your mind is that shelter is the most important thing that a native person needs, and that southeast is one of the greatest regions because it is easy for the native people to live year round. The homes I just told you about are called thatched homes. These homes keep out rain and wind, but they allow air to circulate inside the dwelling.