Our Current Wit & Wisdom Module:

Module 1 - Cultures in Conflict

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Module 1 Essential Question

How do cultural beliefs and values guide people?

Module 1 Core Texts

• Novel (Literary): Thunder Rolling in the Mountains, Scott O'Dell and Elizabeth Hall

• Speech: "Lincoln Hall Speech," Washington D.C., January 14, 1879, Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

Module 1 Focusing Question Arcs

• Focusing Question Arc 1:  How did U.S. westward expansion impact American Indian cultures in the West?  (Lessons 1-4)

• Focusing Question Arc 2:  How did the Nez Perce's homeland sustain their lifestyle and culture? (Lessons 5-8)

• Focusing Question Arc 3:  What role do stories play in Nez Perce culture? (Lessons 9-12)

• Focusing Question Arc 4:  How does the conflict between the Nez Perce and the U.S. government reveal differing cultural beliefs and values? (Lessons 13-16)

• Focusing Question Arc 5: What important beliefs and values guide Chief Joseph and his daughter, Sound of Running Feet? (Lessons 17-28)

• Focusing Question Arc 6: What important Nez Perce beliefs and values does Chief Joseph convey in his "Lincoln Hall Speech"? (Lessons 29-35)

Module 1 Quizzes and Assessments

• Quizzes:

  • • New-Read Assessment:  Lesson 21

    • Socratic Seminar:  Lessons 26-27

    • Vocabulary Quick Checks:

      • • VQC #1: after Lesson 4

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        • VQC #2:  after Lesson 9

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        • VQC #3:  after Lesson 20

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        • VQC #4: after Lesson 31

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    • Question Sets:

      • • Lesson 3

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        • Lesson 18

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        • Lesson 20

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        • Lesson 23

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        • Lesson 26

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• Assessments:

  • • Focusing Questions Tasks:

      • • FQT#2: Lesson 8

        • FQT #4:  Lesson 16

        • FQT #5:  Lessons 27-28

        • Opinion Writing Task: following completion of Module 1

    • End of Module Vocabulary Test - To be determined

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