CA Wildfires and Indigenous Sources of Knowledge

By Working Class Teacher
Grade Level
3-5
public
LEARNING PLAN
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.
by
Jennifer Greene
Grade Level
K-2 3-5
Subject
History
Topic
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice
July 2, 2014
Teaching Strategies
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
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