| Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ |
| “Library and Technology” |
| NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” |
| Compelling Question | What are distinct differences between the many Native American tribes within the country? |
| Standards and Practices | 9-12.IAI.6 Evaluate information found within selected resources on the basis of accuracy, currency, reasonableness, appropriateness, credibility, detail, support, and bias within different social and cultural contexts. 6-8.IAI.10 Collaborate with others to exchange ideas and develop new understandings. |
| Staging the Question | How many Native American tribes can you think of? What are some characteristics that you associate with these tribes? |
| Supporting Question 1 | Supporting Question 2 | Supporting Question 3 |
| Where, or in what way, did you develop your current understanding of Native American tribes? | Do you believe there are many differences between all the tribes? | Are there any characteristics of Native Americans that are consistent across all tribes? |
| Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task |
| Locate 3 online sources that provide information about one specific tribe. Evaluate the sources using the RADCAB checklist, and choose the most quality source. Summarize the information in one paragraph. | Research information about 3 different Native American tribes, and determine each tribe’s defining characteristics. Write a comparison/contrast essay utilizing this information. | Watch Carol Davis’s interview entitled “There Is No Wrong Way to Pray.” Discuss with a partner about how some practices are common among all human beings. |
| Featured Sources | Featured Sources | Featured Sources |
| http://www.radcab.com/ | Video interview with Turtle Mountain elder Carol Davis https://teachingsofourelders.org/nowrong-way-pray-carol-davis/ |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based) | Develop a Prezi presentation using the information you accumulated, highlighting the important aspects of several tribes. |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Extension | Writing from the perspective of a Native American high school student from a specific tribe, describe how it often makes you that feel people treat you as a “generic American Indian.” |
| Taking Informed Action / Real World Application | Video conference with a class of students from a school on a North Dakota reservation. Have a discussion regarding Native American stereotypes and how it affects them. |
