Bell Ringer- Freewrite #2 (10 min. includes reading and writing)
What tribe are you? (Read the sheet attached below, "tribe prompt", and determine which tribe you would belong to.) Explain your choice. Select one thing that you would change about the tribe and why you would change it. Try to guess which tribe it is.These are real tribes and real characteristics.
Discuss- student perspective about prevalence of tribes and languages in North America prior to colonization
For Fun- Added this link:
http://www.playbuzz.com/stephanies15/which-native-american-tribe-do-you-belong-in
View- Map of North America (map attached below)
View- List of languages
Review- Quality Rubric Discussion (attached below)
Directive- Be prepared to discuss both your findings about Columbus and your thoughts about the video for Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
View- Video about Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
https://vimeo.com/47043218 (stopped at 9:28)
Class Discussion- Guiding Questions
Video - When you drive past reservations, is this what you pictured both on the outside and the inside of the reservation? Are all reservations like this one? (no) Why don't they leave? What surprised you? ** What does this have to do with our American history and literature from the time of Columbus to now?
Columbus Letters- Pro/Counter/Refute & Con/Counter Refute
Students engaged in civil discourse related to why we should or shouldn't celebrate Columbus Day. This follows several days of research, reading, and writing. Student on each side made claims, supported their claims with evidence, and tried to refute any counters to their claims.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.C
Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; ensure a hearing for a full range of positions on a topic or issue; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives.
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