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Todd County Middle School · OSEU 6 · Math

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Lesson / Document · South Dakota · OSEU 6

Themes: Language & revitalization, Kinship & family, Education & learning, Treaties & sovereignty, Boarding schools & assimilation, Community & responsibility

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Boarding School” | OSEU 6: Sovereignty & Treaties Compelling What were Reservation Boarding Schools? What other actions did the US government do to Question assimilate the people of the Oceti Sakowin? Standards and USEU 6.4 Practices Math Practice 1, 4 and 5 Staging the Imagine you were taken away from your family at a very young age and taken to a strange place, Question where no one spoke the same language as you. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 How long were board schools in use? What are treaties? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Students will articulate how long board schools were in Students will articulate the different treaties presented in use for students from the reservations across the US. the video and answer 2 of questions in the video. Some research will be involved. Featured Sources Featured Sources Waylon Black Crow Drs. Sherry Johnson & Nadine Eastman Summative Argument Students will write a brief essay on their findings here and how it relates to their life. Performance Task Extension Students can video interview community members who attended boarding schools. Taking Informed Show the video to their parents and community members at family nights. Action

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