Content Objective: I will be able to determine Richard Pratt’s purpose in founding the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Standard Objective: I will be able to cite the textual evidence that best supports a given claim or point.
Content Objective: I will be able to determine Richard Pratt’s purpose in founding the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Standard Objective: I will be able to cite the textual evidence that best supports a given claim or point.
Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.
Warm Up: Have you ever lived away from your family? If so, explain the length, purpose, and challenges of your time away. If not, explain what challenges you may encounter from this experience.
Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…
Building Knowledge Together: What do you notice about how the Sioux boys look and dress when they first arrived at the Indian Training School at Carlisle barracks in 1897?
Building Knowledge Together: What do you notice about the look and dress of students in the Carlisle class photo in 1900?
Who was Richard H. Pratt? Why should we consider his account in our historical study of Indian boarding schools?
What was Pratt’s attitude toward Native Americans? Provide evidence from the document to support your claim.
What do you think Pratt meant when he said, “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man”? Find two examples from the document showing how the Carlisle Indian Industrial School tried to accomplish this.
Exit Ticket: Assimilation is the process by which the culture of a minority group - including their language, religion, dress, and food - comes to resemble those of the dominant culture. In what ways were Pratt’s goals for the Carlisle School an attempt to assimilate Native Americans to white American culture?
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4.