CA Wildfires and Indigenous Sources of Knowledge

Essential Question

How do historical decisions/actions hundreds of years ago affect us today? How does colonization still play out today (e.g., oppressed indigenous communities, wildfires/indigenous controlled burns)? Multiple realities/sources of knowledge: Do indigenous nations of people who live in modern America hold some of the answers to environmental justice?

Texts

Informational

Connected to Everything: A story from the Bitterroot Salish

“Connected to Everything” is a story written by Jennifer Greene and published in the Fall 2009 issue of Teaching Tolerance. This story is adapted from a traditional tale of the Bitterroot Salish, a Native American tribe in Montana.

Jennifer Greene

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

History

July 2, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Affirmation Interview

During Affirmation Interview, students practice verbal and non-verbal communication in the roles of “interviewer” and “interviewee.”

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, SL.3-5.1

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Persuasive Letters

Students write to a business, school or community leader to call for action in response to a social justice issue from the central text. Alternatively, students can write open, persuasive letters to their peers or family members.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

Working Class Teacher

CA Wildfires and Indigenous Sources of Knowledge

Connected to Everything: A story from the Bitterroot Salish

Affirmation Interview

Persuasive Letters

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