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Compelling question
Does perspective matter?
Standards & practices
OSEUS 5.1
4.SL.1 a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly
draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under
discussion
4.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support written analysis,
reflection, and research.
Staging the question
In what way did indigenous people record their history?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
Why do people that see the same event
describe it differently?
Formative performance task
Listen to the story “The Three Little
Pigs”.
Listen to the story “The True Story of
the Three Little Pigs”.
Listen to the story “The Three Little
Pigs”.
How do the creation stories
differ within the Oceti Sakowin
people? Why might they be
different?
Formative performance task
Compare and contrast the
stories you have heard.
Featured sources
www.pbs.org/video/south-
dakota-documentaries-oceti-
sakowin-seven-council-fires/
Lakota Creation Story by
Holmer White Lance on
Lakotastories.edublogs.org
https://vimeo.com/27495529
Supporting question 3
Is the way in which history is recorded
different now than in the past? Does how
history is recorded have any effect on
perspective?
Formative performance task
Design a time line demonstrating how
history has been recorded through time.
Create an argument using the winter count created as to why perspective impacts
the views of people.
Extension
Create a representation of your favorite creation story.
Taking informed action
Not specified in the archived lesson.
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: Jace DeCory. A specific video was not identified for these references.
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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
“Creation Story” | OSEU 5: Oral Tradition & Story
Compelling
Question
Does perspective matter?
Standards and
Practices
OSEUS 5.1
4.SL.1 a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly
draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under
discussion
4.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support written analysis,
reflection, and research.
Staging the
Question
In what way did indigenous people record their history?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
Why do people that see the same event
describe it differently?
How do the creation stories
differ within the Oceti Sakowin
people? Why might they be
different?
Is the way in which history is recorded
different now than in the past? Does how
history is recorded have any effect on
perspective?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Listen to the story “The Three Little
Pigs”.
Listen to the story “The True Story of
the Three Little Pigs”.
Compare and contrast the
stories you have heard.
Design a time line demonstrating how
history has been recorded through time.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-
five/oseu-five-interview-with-jace-
decory/
www.pbs.org/video/south-
dakota-documentaries-oceti-
sakowin-seven-council-fires/
Lakota Creation Story by
Holmer White Lance on
Lakotastories.edublogs.org
https://vimeo.com/27495529
Waniyetu Wowapi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7H7BCgSgMQ
Summative
Performance Task
Argument
Create an argument using the winter count created as to why perspective impacts
the views of people.
Extension
Create a representation of your favorite creation story.
Taking Informed
Action