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Compelling question
What connections can be made between the Lakota Virtues and qualities used to describe
George Washington as a Revolutionary Leader?
Standards & practices
8.C.1.2 Explain how government decisions impact people, places, and history
OSEU 4.2 Describe the traditional behavior patterns, codes of respect and values promoted
within the Oceti Sakowing Tiospaye.
Staging the question
What are the Lakota Virtues? What is your interpretation/understanding of each?
What are 7 qualities that describe President George Washington as a Revolutionary leader?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
Describe the similarities and
differences between the Lakota
Virtues?
Formative performance task
Hand out the “Four Values of
Lakota” and discuss the first four
listed.
Hand out a Venn Diagram with
titles for “4 Virtues”, “7 Virtues”,
and “12 Virtues”.
Using the bottom portion of the
“Four Values of Lakota”, have
students fill out the Venn Diagram.
Using the 7 common virtues, assign
one to each 7 different groups.
Have students present a definition
and an example for each.
Featured sources
http://kalloch.org/lakota four va
__ _
lues.htm
Supporting question 2
What are the seven descriptions of a
quality Revolutionary Leader, pertaining
to George Washington?
Formative performance task
While students are in seven groups,
assign the 7 different qualities outlined
in “George Washington Leads the Way”
(Mount Vernon Comix)
- If you do not have the comix you can
use the American Founding website
below as a resource.
Have each group discuss and, in a way of
their choosing, present their assigned
quality of a Revolutionary Leader to the
class.
After each presentation students will
need to write a description of the quality
presented.
What connections can be made
between the Oceti Sakowin virtues
and the qualities describing
President Washington as a leader
during the American Revolution?
Formative performance task
Using their Venn Diagram and notes,
students will make an acrostic of
their name. Each of the letter and
description needs to reflect a virtue
or quality.
- Include an image of the
virtue/quality that speaks to
them the most
Featured sources
Not specified in the archived lesson.
Summative performance task · Argument
Have students debate the value/quality that would be of the most importance to
the early Oceti Sakowin and George Washington.
Extension
Have students write a story about a time in their life that encompasses a
minimum of 3 of the virtues and/or qualities.
Taking informed action
After studying the battles of the American Revolution, students can revisit the qualities of
George Washington as a Revolutionary leader. Conduct a discussion about which quality served
President Washington the best.
Elder sources included in this lesson
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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
“Qualities of a Leader” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony
Compelling
Question
What connections can be made between the Lakota Virtues and qualities used to describe
George Washington as a Revolutionary Leader?
Standards and
Practices
8.C.1.2 Explain how government decisions impact people, places, and history
OSEU 4.2 Describe the traditional behavior patterns, codes of respect and values promoted
within the Oceti Sakowing Tiospaye.
Staging the
Question
What are the Lakota Virtues? What is your interpretation/understanding of each?
What are 7 qualities that describe President George Washington as a Revolutionary leader?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
Describe the similarities and
differences between the Lakota
Virtues?
What are the seven descriptions of a
quality Revolutionary Leader, pertaining
to George Washington?
What connections can be made
between the Oceti Sakowin virtues
and the qualities describing
President Washington as a leader
during the American Revolution?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Hand out the “Four Values of
Lakota” and discuss the first four
listed.
Hand out a Venn Diagram with
titles for “4 Virtues”, “7 Virtues”,
and “12 Virtues”.
Using the bottom portion of the
“Four Values of Lakota”, have
students fill out the Venn Diagram.
Using the 7 common virtues, assign
one to each 7 different groups.
Have students present a definition
and an example for each.
While students are in seven groups,
assign the 7 different qualities outlined
in “George Washington Leads the Way”
(Mount Vernon Comix)
-
If you do not have the comix you can
use the American Founding website
below as a resource.
Have each group discuss and, in a way of
their choosing, present their assigned
quality of a Revolutionary Leader to the
class.
After each presentation students will
need to write a description of the quality
presented.
Using their Venn Diagram and notes,
students will make an acrostic of
their name. Each of the letter and
description needs to reflect a virtue
or quality.
-
Include an image of the
virtue/quality that speaks to
them the most
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
http://kalloch.org/lakota__four_va
lues.htm
https://www.amazon.com/George-
Washington-Leads-Mount-
Vernon/dp/1933122447
http://americanfounding.blogspot.com/
2008/07/leadership-qualities-of-
george.html
Summative
Performance Task
Argument
Have students debate the value/quality that would be of the most importance to
the early Oceti Sakowin and George Washington.
Extension
Have students write a story about a time in their life that encompasses a
minimum of 3 of the virtues and/or qualities.
Taking Informed
Action
After studying the battles of the American Revolution, students can revisit the qualities of
George Washington as a Revolutionary leader. Conduct a discussion about which quality served
President Washington the best.