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7th grade place-based lesson
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
In 7th grade, students bring several years of Alaska Day learning to this lesson. They've explored belonging and place, Lingít presence before colonization, the Lingít, Russian, and American perspectives, and, in 6th grade, who is and isn't represented in Sitka's parade today. This lesson adds a new lens: economics. Students use proportional reasoning, a core 7th grade math skill, to measure how the transfer changed livelihoods for different groups in Sitka.
Prep Instructions
Prep Instructions
Read ahead
Background articles (linked on slide 4): Alaska Historical Society, The Legacy of Sitka's First Ten Years Under the American Flag, and Sitka Art Blog, Sitka's Lost Decade 1867 to 1877
The bellringer passage, which mentions the U.S. military bombardments of Kake and Wrangell. Be ready to answer student questions about them.
Bellringer, 1 per student
Part 1, 1 per student
Parts 2A to 2D: one set per expert group, enough copies for every student in that group
Part 3 Compare and Reflect, 1 per student
Part 4 Writing Extension, 1 per student, if you're using it
Teacher Answer Key, for yourself
Have ready
Calculators
Board space to model the proportion and the purchasing power examples
Decide ahead
Home groups of 4. Decide whether to assign expert roles with numbers or role slips. Build groups on purpose rather than randomly.
One period or two. The jigsaw and recombine steps are what take the time. The extension can be a second day or homework.
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