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Compelling question
What are important character traits should leaders need to have?
Standards & practices
3.H.2.1 Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant
historical changes and continuities.
OSEU 2.2 Describe the impact of Euro American ideals, values, rights, philosophy and
beliefs upon Oceti Sakowin people as tribal, state, and US citizens.
Staging the question
Why is it important to study character traits when looking at a person’s life?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
What is a biography?
Formative performance task
Students will be introduced to the definition of a
biography.
Teacher shows examples of biographies.
The teacher will read an example biography (ex. Sitting
Bull)
Featured sources
Smartboard lesson- What is a Biography?
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Lessons\Biography Project.notebook
Supporting question 2
What is the differences between physical and
behavioral traits?
Formative performance task
Students will describe the character traits of sitting bull
and the examples from his life as a class on SmartBoard
document.
Have a class discussion about what we learned about Sitting Bull’s
character traits.
Extension
What are character traits you have?
Taking informed action
Students will get into groups with one biography to practice choosing a behavioral
trait and an example from his/ her life from the text.
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“Character Traits” | OSEU 2: Identity & Resiliency
Compelling Question
What are important character traits should leaders need to have?
Standards and Practices
3.H.2.1 Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant
historical changes and continuities.
OSEU 2.2 Describe the impact of Euro American ideals, values, rights, philosophy and
beliefs upon Oceti Sakowin people as tribal, state, and US citizens.
Staging the Question
Why is it important to study character traits when looking at a person’s life?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
What is a biography?
What is the differences between physical and
behavioral traits?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Students will be introduced to the definition of a
biography.
Teacher shows examples of biographies.
The teacher will read an example biography (ex. Sitting
Bull)
Students will describe the character traits of sitting bull
and the examples from his life as a class on SmartBoard
document.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Smartboard lesson- What is a Biography?
\\West_fs1\data\TEACHERS\dfleming\OSEU
Lessons\Biography Project.notebook
\\West_fs1\data\TEACHERS\dfleming\OSEU
Lessons\Biography Project.notebook
Summative
Performance Task
Argument
Have a class discussion about what we learned about Sitting Bull’s
character traits.
Extension
What are character traits you have?
Taking Informed Action
Students will get into groups with one biography to practice choosing a behavioral
trait and an example from his/ her life from the text.