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Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

Where do you come from?

Todd County Middle School · 2018

OSEU 2Community

Grade level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Middle school collection; specific grade not stated.

Archived standards are preserved as originally published and may differ from current standards.

Compelling question

Where do you come from?

Standards & practices

OSEU 2 Identity & Resiliency

Staging the question

Interes-t Inventory Sheet to highlight each student’s likes and dislikes – then have them move to particular places in the room to create a list of different types of that favorite thing. Pizza for example, cheese, supreme, Hawaiian, pepperoni, etc.

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

What is unique about your community?

Formative performance task

Brain storm both positive and negative qualities about community.

Featured sources

Pride In Where I Come From-Victor Douville

Supporting question 2

How does your experience connect you to your family, your community, your state?

Formative performance task

Draw a picture to illustrate your poem that highlights a cherished memory.

Featured sources

I am From poetry-various sources

Supporting question 3

Why do we need to know who/what we came from in order to grow and develop today?

Formative performance task

Ask an elder what they think about knowing history and what youth will need to move forward.

Featured sources

We Are Not All the Same-Lowell Amiotte

Summative performance task · Argument

Nothing matters, nothing will change and I do not have power or opportunity to change.

Extension

Stages of life, cycles of seasons, change happens all of the time-learn and grow, you have the power and opportunity to be an agent of change.

Taking informed action

Students will write, revise, and publish their own I Am From poems.

Elder sources included in this lesson

No specific Elder video could be matched to the archived lesson’s source references.

Also named in the source: Lowell Amiotte, Victor Douville. A specific video was not identified for these references.

Original text & supporting materials

The complete archived text is retained here, including details that may extend beyond the inquiry blueprint.

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Lesson Title” | OSEU 1: Lands & Environment “Lesson Title” | OSEU 2: Identity & Resiliency “Lesson Title” | OSEU 3: Culture & Language “Lesson Title” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony “Lesson Title” | OSEU 5: Oral Tradition & Story “Lesson Title” | OSEU 6: Sovereignty & Treaties “Lesson Title” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling Question Where do you come from? Standards and Practices OSEU 2 Identity & Resiliency Staging the Question Interes-t Inventory Sheet to highlight each student’s likes and dislikes – then have them move to particular places in the room to create a list of different types of that favorite thing. Pizza for example, cheese, supreme, Hawaiian, pepperoni, etc. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What is unique about your community? How does your experience connect you to your family, your community, your state? Why do we need to know who/what we came from in order to grow and develop today? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Brain storm both positive and negative qualities about community. Draw a picture to illustrate your poem that highlights a cherished memory. Ask an elder what they think about knowing history and what youth will need to move forward. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Pride In Where I Come From-Victor Douville I am From poetry-various sources We Are Not All the Same-Lowell Amiotte Summative Performance Task Argument Nothing matters, nothing will change and I do not have power or opportunity to change. Extension Stages of life, cycles of seasons, change happens all of the time-learn and grow, you have the power and opportunity to be an agent of change. Taking Informed Action Students will write, revise, and publish their own I Am From poems.

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Source provenance: TCMS.OSEU2Community-1.pdf · WoLakota Project archive. Reformatted for this collection.