Content Objective
My fifth-grade unit will encompass integrated Social Studies, English Language Arts (ELA), and Diné culture and language. My students will learn and read about how and why the American Indian Movement leaders established their movement. I will focus on four leaders of AIM because they were prominent native figures during the 1970s. I want students to understand how these leaders addressed tribal concerns with the US government. My students will view short news snippets of the AIM activities then we will discuss the video. Students will repetitively interpret other tribal vocabulary words and align them with the Diné language for the ELA portion. My students will keep an interactive journal about their learning, complete a compare, and contrast summary about the key events and leaders when writing. In addition, I want students to begin thinking about issues relevant to the Diné reservation. My students will think and decide how they can begin to solve some problems on the reservation. Students can solve problems within their communities (remember, many of my students come from outlying areas about 50 to 70 miles from Kayenta). At the end of my unit, students will share their learning with their families and communities to evaluate what leaders and movements can benefit them.
Below are fundamental questions students need to know as an enduring understanding:
- What qualities make a good leader and why?
- What made the AIM leaders so influential?
- Think of how the leaders of AIM solve tribal issues. How would you solve a tribal problem?
- AIM leaders were determined and committed to their causes. Write something that you are passionate about and explain that you could lead others to care about your cause.
- Who is a great leader, and how do they inspire you?
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