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Todd County Middle School · OSEU 2 · Health1

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Lesson / Document · South Dakota · OSEU 2

Themes: Identity & belonging, Education & learning, Boarding schools & assimilation, Healing & resilience, Spirituality & ceremony, Values & generosity, Culture & continuity

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Todd County Middle School: My Journey health curriculum Quarter 1 Week 1 Day Medicine Wheel As a Guiding Symbol Module 1 Lesson 2| OSEU 2: Identity & Resiliency Compelling Where do you see the medicine Wheel represented? Question OSEU 2 Standard 2.1 –Demonstrate knowledge of the Oceti Sakowin people’s understanding of the interrelationship of spiritual, physical, social and emotional health. • Standard 2.2 –Describe the impact of Euro-American ideals, values, rights, philosophy, and beliefs, upon Oceti Sakowin people as tribal, state, and US citizens. • Standard 2.3 --Recognize that there is a continuum of tribal identity, ranging from assimilated to traditional lifestyle, that includes each unique subculture or individual member within the Standards and Practices Oceti Sakowin. Key Concepts: Symbol – an object that represents, stands for, or suggests an idea, visual image, belief, action, or material entity. Medicine Wheel Balanced Person Staging the Are there any ideas what the symbol means? Question Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 What are some examples of ways What does the cross you have seen the four quadrants What does the circle mean to mean to you? What of the Medicine Wheel used? you? What does it represent? does it represent? Formative Performance Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Task Understanding Balance (use red, black, white, Jigsaw Groups Jigsaw Groups yellow balloons). See page 19 for class group activity. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources My Journey curriculum My Journey curriculum pg 15-22 My Journey curriculum pg 15-22 pg 15-22 Summative Argument Was balancing one balloon as a team hard? What about two? Performance What about three? How difficult was balancing all four balloons? Task Extension Taking Informed Action

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