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Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

Manifest Destiny Math

Combined WoLakota archive · IDM lessons

OSEU 1Mathematics

Grade level: Grade 4

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Compelling question

Was Manifest Destiny and Imperialism a positive movement for everyone?

Standards & practices

4.NF.3 Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b. For example, 4/5 = 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 a. Add and subtract of fractions e.g., joining and separating parts referring to the same whole. b. Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with like denominators in more than one way, recording each decomposition by an equation. Justify decompositions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model. 4.NF.5 Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100. For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and add 3/10 + 4/100 = 34/100 4.NBT.5 . Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models

Staging the question

Not specified in the archived lesson.

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

Were there already people settled across the West?

Formative performance task

Map Indigenous areas across U.S.

Featured sources

www.wolakotaproject.org/native- land-loss-across-the-us/

Supporting question 2

Can land be taken by the government?

Formative performance task

Map original Indigenous original area across South Dakota Figure area and perimeter of areas

Featured sources

www.wolakotaproject.org/native- land-loss-across-the-us/ http://www.wolakotaproject.org/o ceti-sakowin-essential- understanding-one/oseu-one- interview-with-joseph-marshall-iii/

Supporting question 3

Was there a hidden agenda in the Dawes Act?

Formative performance task

Map current indigenous areas across South Dakota Figure area and perimeter of areas Is there a difference between the past lesson?

Featured sources

http://www.sdibaonline.org/resma p.htm https://www.ourdocuments.gov/d oc.php?flash=false&doc=50

Summative performance task · Argument

Construct an argument whether Manifest Destiny was a positive experience for everyone involved. Was the only purpose of Manifest Destiny Westward Performance Task expansion? Do you feel the name “Manifest Destiny” was coined to romanticize what the reality of Westward expansion really was?

Extension

Not specified in the archived lesson.

Taking informed action

Research whether the Oceti Sakowin people were in support or not of Manifest Destiny and the Dawes Act.

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: Joseph Marshall III. A specific video was not identified for these references.

Original text & supporting materials

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Manifest Destiny Math” | OSEU 1: Lands & Environment Compelling Question Was Manifest Destiny and Imperialism a positive movement for everyone? Standards and Practices 4.NF.3 Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b. For example, 4/5 = 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 a. Add and subtract of fractions e.g., joining and separating parts referring to the same whole. b. Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with like denominators in more than one way, recording each decomposition by an equation. Justify decompositions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model. 4.NF.5 Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add two fractions with respective denominators 10 and 100. For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and add 3/10 + 4/100 = 34/100 4.NBT.5 . Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models Staging the Question Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Were there already people settled across the West? Can land be taken by the government? Was there a hidden agenda in the Dawes Act? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Map Indigenous areas across U.S. Map original Indigenous original area across South Dakota Figure area and perimeter of areas Map current indigenous areas across South Dakota Figure area and perimeter of areas Is there a difference between the past lesson? Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources www.wolakotaproject.org/native- land-loss-across-the-us/ www.wolakotaproject.org/native- land-loss-across-the-us/ http://www.wolakotaproject.org/o ceti-sakowin-essential- understanding-one/oseu-one- interview-with-joseph-marshall-iii/ http://www.sdibaonline.org/resma p.htm https://www.ourdocuments.gov/d oc.php?flash=false&doc=50 Summative Argument Construct an argument whether Manifest Destiny was a positive experience for everyone involved. Was the only purpose of Manifest Destiny Westward Performance Task expansion? Do you feel the name “Manifest Destiny” was coined to romanticize what the reality of Westward expansion really was? Extension Taking Informed Action Research whether the Oceti Sakowin people were in support or not of Manifest Destiny and the Dawes Act.

Combined archive source: pages 107–108

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Source provenance: OSEU Lesson Plans Old ALL Combined.pdf · WoLakota Project archive. Reformatted for this collection.