Waterlily: Elements of a Story

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Waterlily: Elements of a Story” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony Compelling Question What elements make up a story? Standards and Practices Listen to and discuss a novel. Explore narrative text structure through discussions of plot, setting, character, conflict, and theme. Use questioning to think about narrative text. Staging the Question Who helps you in your day-to-day life? What are things you can do on your own? Do you treat everyone the same? Why? Why not? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 How does the setting affect the plot of the story? How do the characters affect the plot of the story? How does kinship effect the plot of the story? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task 1. What is the setting of the story? 2. What are some challenges the characters have living on the plains? Who shares those challenges? 1. How does Blue Bird’s first husband’s personality affect her life? 2. How would you describe Waterlily? 3. How does Waterlily change throughout the story? 1. Watch and discuss the videos, “Hunka Relatives” with Stephanie Charging Eagle and “Great-Great Grandparents” with Delores Taken Alive. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Google Classroom Waterlily by Ella Deloria Google Classroom Classroom chart Double-journal entry Waterlily, Ella Deloria https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu- four/ Waterlily, Ella Deloria Summative Performance Task Argument Choose a character from Waterlily and construct a written argument that addresses the question: How does this character affect the plot of Waterlily? Extension What was the characters’ initial reaction when they encounter white men? How does early settler expansion influence the thiospaye? Taking Informed Action Understand—Res