Ubd Unit Indian Boarding Schools.pdf - Richmond Community Schools

Lesson # 7
Title: Historical Fiction Diary
Duration: 4-5 days
Learning Goals Based on Standards:
NCSS Curriculum Standards
I. Culture
Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity, so that
the learner can:
a. explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways groups, societies, and cultures address similar
human needs and concerns
b. give examples of how experiences may be interpreted differently by people from diverse cultural perspectives
and frames of reference
d. compare ways in which people from different cultures think about and deal with their physical environment and
social condition
e. give examples and describe the importance of cultural unity and diversity within and across groups
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text,
including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3a Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3b Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses
of characters to situations.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3c Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3d Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events
precisely.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3e Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Essential Questions:
How can we support diversity in our school?
Is it difficult to integrate into a culture that is different from your own?
(Topical Questions)
Why did the Indian boarding school model fail?
To what extent can someone’s cultural identity be taken from them?
Were the boarding schools an attempt to erase the Native American culture?
Students will Know:
1. what a historical fiction
diary is
Students will Understand:
1. performance
expectations
Students will Do:
1. performance task
Assessment: How will students demonstrate the desired understandings? (Performance tasks, quizzes,
tests, journals, homework, observations, etc.) How will understanding be judged?
1. historical fiction diary
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