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Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

Family Values

Combined WoLakota archive · IDM lessons

OSEU 4Social studies

Grade level: Grade 4

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Compelling question

What are family values/traditions and how do they influence you?

Standards & practices

4.H.2.2 Examine basic environmental, economic cultural, and population issues of concern to South Dakota. OSEU 4.1 Compare and contrast the traditional Oceti Sakowin family structure to contemporary family structures. OSEU 4.2 Describe the traditional behavior patterns, codes of respect and values promoted within the Oceti Sakowin.

Staging the question

How does your family influence what you do and who you become? Why does society need rules?

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

What are some of your family traditions?

Formative performance task

Discuss with your parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, brothers and sisters to get a good understanding of why your family is the way it is.

Featured sources

Paul Goble book - All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts About Nature

Supporting question 2

In what way does family traditions influence who you are?

Formative performance task

Search within yourself to determine what things you learned as a child that made you the person you are today.

Featured sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v = MHbXk63wMTI&list=PLs8d38Q6863 vSqAlsTUS-UVP1eHw5bkmu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =6mS-B3G1TC8

Supporting question 3

What are some potential problems you might face as you try to live by your family values?

Formative performance task

Class discussion on problems we face as we try to be a better person in today’s world.

Featured sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =o29NO- UyUXk&list=PLs8d38Q6863tzy1ypoj w GL0Inei5LiWtS&index=18

Summative performance task · Argument

Compare your family to a classmates.

Extension

Create a poster that compares your family to a classmates.

Taking informed action

Compare and contrast you family values to the PRIDE rules at school.

Elder sources included in this lesson

Traditions of Compassion, Help, and Respect

Sydney Byrd

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Family Values” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony Compelling Question What are family values/traditions and how do they influence you? Standards and Practices 4.H.2.2 Examine basic environmental, economic cultural, and population issues of concern to South Dakota. OSEU 4.1 Compare and contrast the traditional Oceti Sakowin family structure to contemporary family structures. OSEU 4.2 Describe the traditional behavior patterns, codes of respect and values promoted within the Oceti Sakowin. Staging the Question How does your family influence what you do and who you become? Why does society need rules? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What are some of your family traditions? In what way does family traditions influence who you are? What are some potential problems you might face as you try to live by your family values? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Discuss with your parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, brothers and sisters to get a good understanding of why your family is the way it is. Search within yourself to determine what things you learned as a child that made you the person you are today. Class discussion on problems we face as we try to be a better person in today’s world. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Paul Goble book - All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts About Nature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v = MHbXk63wMTI&list=PLs8d38Q6863 vSqAlsTUS-UVP1eHw5bkmu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =6mS-B3G1TC8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =o29NO- UyUXk&list=PLs8d38Q6863tzy1ypoj w GL0Inei5LiWtS&index=18 Summative Performance Task Argument Compare your family to a classmates. Extension Create a poster that compares your family to a classmates. Taking Informed Action Compare and contrast you family values to the PRIDE rules at school.

Combined archive source: pages 239–239

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