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Todd County Middle School · OSEU 2 · Reading1

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Lesson / Document · South Dakota · OSEU 2

Themes: Kinship & family, Identity & belonging, Storytelling & oral tradition, Education & learning, Healing & resilience, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity, Humor & play

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What does it mean to be human? “Defining an Individual” | OSEU 2: Identity & Resiliency Compelling Where Do I Go From Here? Question SD 8.RL.3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, Standards reveal aspects of character, or provoke a decision. and OSEU2.2: Describe the impact of Euro-American ideals, values, rights, philosophy, and beliefs upon Practices Oceti Sakowin people as tribal, state, and US citizens. Family, identity, and culture tie together to form who we are as individuals and people who belong to tribe, state, and Staging the country. The traditional Oceti Sakowin family structure shares much in common with other contemporary family Question structures in America, which primarily come from Europe. In what ways do Euro-American ideals, values, rights, philosophy, and beliefs compare to the Oceti Sakowin family structure? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 How do the rights of the Oceti What are the traditional Oceti How have traditional Oceti Sakowin values Sakowin people differ under Sakowin values? How do those been impacted by Euro-American values? Tribal, state, and country values compare to structures? contemporarily Euro-American In what ways, do the traditional and the values? contemporary stand in opposition to one another? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Discussion: What are your Discussion: Where do our values Play several round of the Sociology game, rights as a citizen of the Tribe, come from? How are values set SIMSOC, Simulated Society state, and United States. by a society? (by Simon & Shuster) What are the 12 primary Oceti (http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/SIMSOC- Sakowin values. Simulated-Society-Participants-Manual/William-A- What are the primary values of Gamson/9780684871400) contemporary Euro-American Discussion: What did you learn from playing society? the game? Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources OSEU2: “Interview with Gladys OSEU2: “There Is No Generic SIMSOC, Simulated Society Hawk” Indian with Lydia Whirlwind (http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/SIMSOC- (http://www.wolakotaproject. Soldier” Simulated-Society-Participants-Manual/William-A- org/oseu-two/oseu-two- (http://www.wolakotaproject.or Gamson/9780684871400) interview-with-gladys-hawk/) g/oseu-two-no-generic-indian- lydia-whirlwind-soldier/) We are all a combination of our experiences and beliefs. What factors have Argument shaped your values? In what ways have contemporary American family values Summative Performanc influenced your Lakota values? e Task Chart the values unique to traditional Lakota family values and contemporary Extension American values. How are the similar? How are they different? Write a narrative answering the question: “How does one maintain traditional Oceti Sakowin family Taking Informed values while living in a contemporary American family culture? Action

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