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Todd County Middle School · OSEU 3 · SocialStudies1

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Lesson / Document · South Dakota · OSEU 3

Themes: Language & revitalization, Identity & belonging, Storytelling & oral tradition, Education & learning, Culture & continuity, Arts & expression, Listening & observation

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Lakota Language Podcasting” | OSEU 3: Culture & Language Compelling Why is it important to keep Lakota language and culture prevalent in today’s society? Question 6.C.5.1 Explain ways that people can affect or influence society and government OSEUS 3.2 Describe efforts made by Tribal members on and off the reservation to revitalize Standards and Oceti Sakowin languages. Practices OSEU 3 -The origin, thought and philosophy of the Oceti Sakowin continues in the contemporary lifestyles of Tribal members. Tribal cultures, traditions and languages are incorporated and are observed by many Tribal members both on and off the reservations. •Indicator 1 - Evaluate the different forms of Lakota/Dakota/Nakota language dialects. Show the Video based on ESOU w/ Dotty on YouTube. Staging the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEAE_d1ys_0 Question How is keeping the culture and language so important to a Lakota culture? What can we learn from the Lakota Language? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 How can the students utilize How can the students from the TCMS How can the students at the TCMS be technology to reach to world and best share the Lakota language and influential in learning, teaching, and share the their culture, language, and their knowledge of the language with spreading the knowledge of the Lakota knowledge in an efficient and timely the general public in a timely and language to a wider audience? manner? consistent manner? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Week 1 (Ongoing throughout the Week 3 (Ongoing throughout the school year) - The students will learn Week 2 (Ongoing throughout the school year) - The students will write Lakota words, phrases, and sentences school year) - The students will learn and rehearse a script from that fluently that will then be used in the how to operate the recording studio, week’s lesson featuring the focused recording studio as a podcast for weekly equipment, Garageband, the Lakota words, phrases, or sentences airing via the Internet. The progression recording process as well as their own and record a successful podcast that of difficulty will increase over time from voices in a fluent manner that allows is exported and ready to be single groupings of words to phrases them to record a complete, published for multiple consumer and graduating to conversations and independent, and competent podcast. outlets (Facebook, Youtube, KINI, storytelling. KOYA). Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Lakota Audio Series Garageband Garageband Lakota Language Consortium www.youtube.com www.youtube.com http://lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php KOYA www.facebook.com KINI The students will write a script and record a podcast in the recording studio that will feature Lakota words, phrases, sentences, discussion, and storytelling that will air weekly Argument Summative for the duration of the school year made available to the public via the Internet and local radio. Performance Task The students would be able to write scripts and record public service announcements, Extension stories, songs, poetry, or any other platform they choose as their own fluency and competencies improve. Taking Informed After studying the Lakota language the students will be able to share their knowledge of that language Action with the world via the Internet and identify what is being said in most any platform.

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