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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Lesson Title” | OSEU 3: Culture & Language Compelling How are the traditional languages of the Oceti Sakowin people being used today? Question Standards and OSEU 3.1 Identify similarities and differences among the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota language dialects. Practices 6.H.4.2 Determine how decisions made by individuals affected historical events Staging the What is the traditional language of the Oceti Sakowin people? Question What are some words you hear around the house or in the community? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What are the three dialects and what are the differences between the three What are the similarities and Where are the languages being used dialects of the Oceti Sakowin differences between the dialects? today and is it enough? languages? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Students will work with a partner to Students will compare Lakota and share some ideas of where they here Dakota words to see how they the language. They will share this with Students will create a graphic to show differ. As a class we will start by the group, into a larger discussion. the three language dialects and tribes comparing the spellings of the Students will then view a video on (or corresponding reservations) seven council fires. The students revitalizing the languages. Students will speaking that dialect. (Day 1) will then do their own research to be introduced to the history of cultural look up words to compare. (Day 1) appropriation among Native Tribes. (Day 2) Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu- three-drs-sherry-johnson-nadine- eastman-dakota-language- Online Lakota Dictionary revitalization/ Oceti Sakowin Origins and Development, nativecairns.org New Dakota Dictionary, Lakota http://www.wolakotaproject.org/oseu- Language Consortium. three-jesse-taken-alive-lakota- language/ Summative Argue weather or not the languages will survive how they are being used today. (Day Argument 2) Performance Task Extension Write an essay on what we can do to keep the languages alive. (Day 2 and 3) Taking Informed Challenge students to reach out into the community and to their families to spread the importance Action of keeping the languages alive. Challenge them to do what they can to learn the language.