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Compelling question
What is history?
Standards & practices
1.H.1.2 Describe ways people learn about the past including but not limited to
photos, artifacts, stories, and videos.
OSEU 5 Oceti Sakowin Tribal members learned from the past through oral storytelling
and written accounts, such as Winter Accounts.
Staging the question
How do we learn about the past?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
What can we learn by reading?
Formative performance task
After reading Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo
Hunters story together, students will discuss new
learning from the pictures and words.
Featured sources
Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters
https://www.amazon.com/Tipi-Home-Nomadic-
Buffalo-
Hunters/dp/193331639X/ref=sr 1 fkmr1 4?s=books&
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ie=UTF8&qid=1480970397&sr=1-4-
fkmr1&keywords=lakota+history+paul+goble
Supporting question 2
What can we learn from listening?
Formative performance task
After listening to the interviews and Lakota stories,
discuss new learning. Interview with Jace DeCory.
The Story of the Snake.
Featured sources
Elder interviews:
http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-five/oseu-five-
interview-with-jace-decory/
Listen to Lakota Stories on Spotify or Youtube.
The Story of the Snake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7PTBUMHx0
Summative performance task · Argument
Why is it important to learn from different resources?
Extension
Ask your grandma or grandpa or other family member to tell you
a story from their childhood.
Taking informed action
Write about what you learned from the story your family member told you. Share at
school.
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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Learning About the Past
“Learning About the Past” | OSEU 5: Oral Tradition & Story
Compelling Question
What is history?
Standards and Practices
1.H.1.2 Describe ways people learn about the past including but not limited to
photos, artifacts, stories, and videos.
OSEU 5 Oceti Sakowin Tribal members learned from the past through oral storytelling
and written accounts, such as Winter Accounts.
Staging the Question
How do we learn about the past?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
What can we learn by reading?
What can we learn from listening?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
After reading Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo
Hunters story together, students will discuss new
learning from the pictures and words.
After listening to the interviews and Lakota stories,
discuss new learning. Interview with Jace DeCory.
The Story of the Snake.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters
https://www.amazon.com/Tipi-Home-Nomadic-
Buffalo-
Hunters/dp/193331639X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_4?s=books&
ie=UTF8&qid=1480970397&sr=1-4-
fkmr1&keywords=lakota+history+paul+goble
Elder interviews:
http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu-five/oseu-five-
interview-with-jace-decory/
Listen to Lakota Stories on Spotify or Youtube.
The Story of the Snake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7PTBUMHx0
Summative
Performance Task
Argument
Why is it important to learn from different resources?
Extension
Ask your grandma or grandpa or other family member to tell you
a story from their childhood.
Taking Informed Action
Write about what you learned from the story your family member told you. Share at
school.