| Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ |
| American Literature & Native Humor |
| NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor” |
| Compelling Question | American Indian tribes use humor to teach a lesson about life and how does that relate to American literature? |
| Standards and Practices | Craft and Structure RL.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view (e.g., first or third person narration, character’s perspective) of the narrator or speaker in a text. |
| Staging the Question | Why do American Indian authors use humor in writing and oral stories to teach about life? How can that be opposite of western education thought on folklore or writing? Ex-Wolf-Ma’iingan, Big foot, Kitchi-sabe, Spider-Ikitomi, Rabbit-Wapoose, Turtle-Mikinaak |
| Supporting Question 1 | Supporting Question 2 | Supporting Question 3 |
| Western education uses a “point of view” to create a story. How does that correlate or differ with American Indian oral or writing of stories? | North Dakota tribes use humor to understand the environment they live in. Are there similarities and or differences between American Indian and western education writing when it comes to humor? | American Indians have six medicines they use for wellness and humor is one of the six. How is humor used in western writing? “Laughter is the best medicine.” |
| Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task |
| Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two. | Take a known western fairy tale (Little Red Riding Hood, Goldie Locks, etc) and make it humorous. Use native examples to help guide you. | List 2-3 examples of different types of humor in Native American western culture. |
| Featured Sources | Featured Sources | Featured Sources |
| https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-1-dr-wayne-fox/ | The Rough-Face Girl Paperback – April 13, 1998 by Rafe Martin (Author), Amazon | https://teachingsofourelders.org/rabbit-turtle-story-catherine-howard/ |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based) | Write a 5 paragraph essay arguing one style is better than the other. (Western vs. Native) |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Extension | Have students read a western and native fable to elementary students and get their view on which one they liked and why. |
| Taking Informed Action / Real World Application | Check with the libraries to find out the availability of Native American and western fables and if people are checking them out for pleasure reading. |
