| Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ |
| Columbus |
| NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” |
| Compelling Question | Name a figure you would nominate for creating a national holiday after. You must justify your nomination. |
| Standards and Practices | US.6_12.3 Explain the relationship of events focusing on the link(s) between cause and effect. WH.6_12.6 Explain how past events connect to the present. ND.6_12.4.6 Use various primary and secondary resources to acquire, analyze, and evaluate information. WH.6_12.5 Analyze causes and effects of global events in the past using primary and/or secondary sources. WH.6_12.1-6.E4.3 Explain the social, cultural, or economic changes influenced by globalization. |
| Staging the Question | Make a list of current holidays celebrated in the United States. Consider the people/events these holidays are named after. What do these people and events have in common? |
| Supporting Question 1 | Supporting Question 2 | Supporting Question 3 |
| How did the European view of land use and profit differ from that of Native Americans? Which could be argued to be more sustainable? | List and Describe the accomplishments of Columbus | How was the worldview of Las Casas different from the worldview of Columbus? |
| Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task |
| Research the Encomienda system as used by the Spanish controlled American lands. View the video linked here. https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-6-debbe-poitra/ Compare and contrast these two views in regard to ecology and land use. | Brainstorm Facts (individually first and then as a group) about all you know about Columbus – include myth as well as reality. | Research and collect 15 significant facts concerning the life of Columbus and Las Casas. Create a Venn diagram representing this information. |
| Featured Sources | Featured Sources | Featured Sources |
| Encyclopedia, Online Search, History Textbook | A People’s History of the United States https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States/dp/0062397346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474485326&sr=1-1&keywords=a+people%27s+history+of+the+united+states | In Defense of the Indians https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Indians-Reverend-Bartolome-Preachers/dp/0875805566 Encyclopedia, Online Research, History Textbook |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based) | Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper arguing for a reconsideration of or reaffirmation of Columbus Day. |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Extension | Create awareness of what social justice and institutional racism means for you and the school. |
| Taking Informed Action / Real World Application | Based on your research/learning from this lesson, write a letter to an elected official of your choice in which you offer your support for the continued recognition of Columbus Day or offer reasons to remove it as a holiday. For an alternative to this action, you may compose a similar letter to businesses that offer “Columbus Day” sales. |
