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.