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Compelling question
Can you name a sacred site of the Oceti Sakowin people of South Dakota?
Standards & practices
7.G.2.2 Recognize and apply the Five Themes of Geography.
OSEU 3.3 – Recall Oceti Sakowin sacred sites, creation stories, and star knowledge
and describe how they relate to each other,and how they are still used today on and
off the reservation.
Staging the question
Discuss what makes a site sacred?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
What are the sacred sites of the Oceti Sakowin
people of South Dakota?
Formative performance task
From a list of sacred sites students will choose
one site and research it.
Featured sources
http://spiritual-sites.tripod.com/id26.html
Supporting question 2
What makes these sites sacred
to the Oceti Sakowin people?
Formative performance task
Students will apply the Five
Themes of Geography to their
site choice.
Featured sources
Create a visual presentation applying the Five Themes of Geography to
a sacred site of the Oceti Sakowin people.
Supporting question 3
Not specified in the archived lesson.
Formative performance task
Students will create a
presentation through
SlideShow, iMovie, etc.
Featured sources
SlideShow, iMovie, etc.
Create a visual presentation applying the Five Themes of Geography to
a sacred site of the Oceti Sakowin people.
Summative performance task · Argument
Create a visual presentation applying the Five Themes of Geography to
a sacred site of the Oceti Sakowin people.
Extension
Share presentations with class members.
Taking informed action
What site other than the one you presented would you choose to visit? Explain your
choice with an exit ticket.
Elder sources included in this lesson
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Original text & supporting materials
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“Sacred Sites” | OSEU 3: Culture & Language
Compelling Question
Can you name a sacred site of the Oceti Sakowin people of South Dakota?
Standards and Practices
7.G.2.2 Recognize and apply the Five Themes of Geography.
OSEU 3.3 – Recall Oceti Sakowin sacred sites, creation stories, and star knowledge
and describe how they relate to each other,and how they are still used today on and
off the reservation.
Staging the Question
Discuss what makes a site sacred?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
What are the sacred sites of the Oceti Sakowin
people of South Dakota?
What makes these sites sacred
to the Oceti Sakowin people?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
From a list of sacred sites students will choose
one site and research it.
Students will apply the Five
Themes of Geography to their
site choice.
Students will create a
presentation through
SlideShow, iMovie, etc.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
http://spiritual-sites.tripod.com/id26.html
SlideShow, iMovie, etc.
Summative
Performance Task
Argument
Create a visual presentation applying the Five Themes of Geography to
a sacred site of the Oceti Sakowin people.
Extension
Share presentations with class members.
Taking Informed Action
What site other than the one you presented would you choose to visit? Explain your
choice with an exit ticket.