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Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

Principles

Combined WoLakota archive · IDM lessons

OSEU 7Social studies

Grade level: Grade 4

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Compelling question

What principles should we live by today?

Standards & practices

4.E.5.1 Describe how the economic needs of South Dakotans and people of other regions of the US have been met. OSEU 7.2 Examine and describe actions taken by the Oceti Sakowin individuals and communities that bring about social change.

Staging the question

How does the availability of goods and services effect what we do?

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

What are the needs of citizens?

Formative performance task

Students will identify the basic needs of people.

Featured sources

https://simplypsychology.org/maslow.html Paul Goble book : The Return of the Buffaloes: A Plains Indian Story about Famine and Renewal of the Earth

Supporting question 2

How have the rights of citizens changed through time?

Formative performance task

Students will examine how the needs of people are different now then in the past.

Featured sources

Sd4history.com Dakotapathways.org http://www.wolakotaproject.org/

Supporting question 3

What are the consequences of being a good citizen?

Formative performance task

Explore the events that happened in history that impacted the social needs of people. Answer the question: what makes us who we are?

Featured sources

Sd4history.com Dakotapathways.org http://www.wolakotaproject.org/

Summative performance task · Argument

Divide the class into 2 groups and have them debate about which life was better, now or in the past.

Extension

Write a paragraph defending your side.

Taking informed action

Interview community elders about life when they were young. Prepare a presentation for the class comparing and contrasting your lives.

Elder sources included in this lesson

What Is Your Chapter Going to Say

Duane Hollow Horn Bear

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Principles” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling Question What principles should we live by today? Standards and Practices 4.E.5.1 Describe how the economic needs of South Dakotans and people of other regions of the US have been met. OSEU 7.2 Examine and describe actions taken by the Oceti Sakowin individuals and communities that bring about social change. Staging the Question How does the availability of goods and services effect what we do? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What are the needs of citizens? How have the rights of citizens changed through time? What are the consequences of being a good citizen? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Students will identify the basic needs of people. Students will examine how the needs of people are different now then in the past. Explore the events that happened in history that impacted the social needs of people. Answer the question: what makes us who we are? Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources https://simplypsychology.org/maslow.html Paul Goble book : The Return of the Buffaloes: A Plains Indian Story about Famine and Renewal of the Earth Sd4history.com Dakotapathways.org http://www.wolakotaproject.org/ Sd4history.com Dakotapathways.org http://www.wolakotaproject.org/ Summative Performance Task Argument Divide the class into 2 groups and have them debate about which life was better, now or in the past. Extension Write a paragraph defending your side. Taking Informed Action Interview community elders about life when they were young. Prepare a presentation for the class comparing and contrasting your lives.

Combined archive source: pages 242–242

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