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Compelling question
How do you feel when someone breaks a promise?
Standards & practices
4.H.1.1 Analyze the impact of significant historical events on the development of cultures
in South Dakota
4.H.2.1 Explain the effects of conflicts and the establishment of reservations on the
American Indians culture
Staging the question
The speed limit on I-90 is 80 miles per hour. What if someone is going a little faster? Discuss
your thinking.
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
How were treaties written and agreed upon?
Formative performance task
Each student will write a list of classroom rules,
procedures, and/or consequences. Pairs or small
groups will come together to justify their list and find
consensus while honoring other’s ideas and
collaborating on this task.
Write your opinion with reasons that support your
thoughts that explain how you would feel if your peer
broke their promise to you. Explain how you would
feel if you broke your promise to your peer.
Featured sources
Playground Point of View discussion from online
textbook
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vIFOeu80REru
Wj67Ke7xp5mJ1JQ3MOoFdKq3zw2FngU/edit#heading
=h.l9sti2jy3s7c
Culture Clash in Dakota Territory: Conflicts, Expansion
and Development (1862-1889)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FyGkZX3LIIuQt
jKvgB41SJFS9i9e9lEZZr4zSBT4Wfc/edit#heading=h.3s81
9cd57x2e
Summative performance task · Argument
Explain the purpose and intentions of the treaties between the US and the Native
people of South Dakota. How were these treaties honored? How were these
treaties not honored? Why?
Extension
Explain how life might be different in South Dakota had these treaties been
honored.
Taking informed action
Research another treaty from South Dakota’s history and compare/contrast your research to
what we discussed in class.
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“Honoring Treaties” | OSEU 6: Sovereignty & Treaties
Compelling
Question
How do you feel when someone breaks a promise?
Standards
and Practices
4.H.1.1 Analyze the impact of significant historical events on the development of cultures
in South Dakota
4.H.2.1 Explain the effects of conflicts and the establishment of reservations on the
American Indians culture
Staging the
Question
The speed limit on I-90 is 80 miles per hour. What if someone is going a little faster? Discuss
your thinking.
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
How were treaties written and agreed upon?
Were these treaties honored? From all sides?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Each student will write a list of classroom rules,
procedures, and/or consequences. Pairs or small
groups will come together to justify their list and find
consensus while honoring other’s ideas and
collaborating on this task.
Write your opinion with reasons that support your
thoughts that explain how you would feel if your peer
broke their promise to you. Explain how you would
feel if you broke your promise to your peer.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-six/oseu-six-
faith-spotted-eagle-part-4-treaties-and-the-us-
constitution/
https://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-six-drs-sherry-
johnson-nadine-eastman-understanding-treaties/
Playground Point of View discussion from online
textbook
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vIFOeu80REru
Wj67Ke7xp5mJ1JQ3MOoFdKq3zw2FngU/edit#heading
=h.l9sti2jy3s7c
Culture Clash in Dakota Territory: Conflicts, Expansion
and Development (1862-1889)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FyGkZX3LIIuQt
jKvgB41SJFS9i9e9lEZZr4zSBT4Wfc/edit#heading=h.3s81
9cd57x2e
Summative
Performance
Task
Argument
Explain the purpose and intentions of the treaties between the US and the Native
people of South Dakota. How were these treaties honored? How were these
treaties not honored? Why?
Extension
Explain how life might be different in South Dakota had these treaties been
honored.
Taking
Informed
Action
Research another treaty from South Dakota’s history and compare/contrast your research to
what we discussed in class.