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Unit 3: Recovery & Reciprocity: Ecology, Science & Our Natural World
Unit 3: Recovery & Reciprocity: Ecology, Science & Our Natural World
California CCSS: Focus Standards
RI.8.1
SL.8.1.c
RI.8.3
SL.8.2
L.8.4.b
L.8.5.a
RI.8.2
RI.8.4
RI.8.5
L.8.5.b
RI.8.6
SL.8.1.a
SL.8.1.d
RL.8.4
W.8.4
L.8.4.a
W.8.2.a
W.8.2.b
L.8.1.a
L.8.3.a
RI.8.7
L.8.5.c
SL.8.3
L.8.4.c
L.8.4.d
W.8.9.b
L.8.1.b
W.8.2.d
L.8.1.c
L.8.1.d
W.8.5
SL.8.4
SL.8.1.b
L.8.3a
W.8.2.c
W.8.2.e
W.8.2.f
L.8.2.c
RI.8.8
L.8.1c
W.8.7
W.8.8
L.8.2.b
W.8.9
L.8.1d
RI.8.9
L.8.2.a
W.8.2d
W.8.2e
W.8.2f
L.8.6
SL.8.5
W.8.6
SL.8.6
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ELD Standards
ELD.PI.8.1
ELD.PI.8.6a.Em
ELD.PI.8.6a.Ex
ELD.PI.8.6a.Br
ELD.PII.8.1
ELD.PI.8.3
ELD.PII.8.4
ELD.PI.8.7
ELD.PII.8.2
ELD.PI.8.2
ELD.PI.8.6
ELD.PI.8.10
ELD.PI.8.4
ELD.PII.8.5
ELD.PII.8.6
ELD.PII.8.3
ELD.PI.8.11
ELD.PI.8.12a.Em
ELD.PI.8.12a.Ex
ELD.PI.8.12a.Br
ELD.PI.8.12
ELD.PI.8.5
ELD.PI.8.11a.Em
ELD.PI.8.11a.Ex
ELD.PI.8.11a.Br
ELD.PI.8.8
ELD.PI.8.9
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Lessons
Overview
Lessons
Assessments
Additional Resources
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(44 total)
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Lesson 1: Starting with the Land: Introduction to Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
Spark
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 2: Indian Treaties and the Removal Act of 1830
Spark
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 3: Learning from Sweetgrass
Spark
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 4: Braiding Sweetgrass, Chapters: “An Invitation to Remember,” “Skywoman Falling,” and “Wiingaashk”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 5: Braiding Sweetgrass, “The Council of Pecans” and “The Gift of Strawberries”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 6: Braiding Sweetgrass, “An Offering,” “Asters and Goldenrod,” and “Maple Sugar Moon”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 7: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Witch Hazel,” and Poems by Joy Harjo
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 8: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Allegiance to Gratitude”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 9: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Epiphany in the Beans” and “The Three Sisters”: Seeing Abundance in Multiple Ways
Writing
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 10: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 11: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 12: Listening for the Argument
Academic discussion
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 13: Braiding Sweetgrass, “The Honorable Harvest,” Understanding the Principles
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 14: Braiding Sweetgrass, “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 15: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Sitting in a Circle,” Sources of Learning
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 16: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Burning Cascade Head,” Introduction to ACE Strategy
Writing
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 17: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Putting Down Roots,” Applying the ACE Strategy for Writing
Writing
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 18: Braiding Sweetgrass, Taking a Stand for the Land
Academic discussion
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 19: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Old-Growth Children” and “Windigo Footprints”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 20: Braiding Sweetgrass, “People of Corn, People of Light” and “Shkitagen: The People of the Seventh Fire”
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 21: Braiding Sweetgrass, “Defeating Windigo” Written Response
Writing
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 22: “Jane Goodall taught us to see the natural world. Now it’s our turn to act,” Delineating an Op-Ed
Reading
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 23: Evaluating the Argument in an Op-Ed
Academic discussion
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 24
Not Yet Ingested
Lesson 25: Flex Day: Skill-Based Huddles
Flex day
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 26: Researching Reciprocity
Research
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 27: Inquiry Questions and Search Terms Practice
Research
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 28: Gathering and Evaluating Sources
Research
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 29: Choosing Sources That Matter
Research
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 30: Taking Notes on Research
Research
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 31: Synthesizing Information from Sources
Research
Duration:
50 min
: Lesson 32: Citing Research and Applying Peer Feedback
Research
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 33: Flex Day: Skill-Based Huddles
Flex day
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 34
Not Yet Ingested
Lesson 35: Flex Day: Skill-Based Huddles
Flex day
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 36: Planning a Presentation By Considering Task, Audience, and Purpose
Presentation
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 37: Choosing the Right Format for Your Presentation
Presentation
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 38: Flex Day: Skill-Based Huddles
Flex day
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 39: Launching Your Presentation
Presentation
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 40: Drafting the Body of Your Presentation
Presentation
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 41: Multimedia That Clarifies, Conclusions That Last
Presentation
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 42: Creating a Bibliography and Enhancing the Multimedia Component
Presentation
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 43: Practicing to Present
Presentation
Duration:
50 min
Lesson 44: Sharing Reciprocity in Action
Presentation
Duration:
50 min