Unit 3.4 Reading & Classwork: The Carlisle Boarding School
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Content Objective: I will be able to determine the true purpose of 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 the true purpose of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Standard Objective: I will be able to cite the textual evidence that best supports a given claim or point.
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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: 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.
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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: 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.
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Today, you will be studying the _______ Indian Industrial School, which was one of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ leading Native American schools and the first off-reservation boarding school operated by the federal government.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs went on to open more than two dozen more off-reservation boarding schools, and churches operated over _______ on-reservation schools with government funding. These schools were part of a long series of federal government policies, such as the Indian Removal Act and the Indian Wars, that attempted to remove Native Americans from their lands.
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The origins of boarding schools can be traced back to the Indian Civilization Fund Act of 1819, which authorized up to $10,000/year for religious groups and interested individuals to live among and “_______ ” Native Americans. This policy was one of many laws including the reservation system and the Indian Boarding School system, which were all expressly intended to implement cultural _______ through the removal and reprogramming of American Indian and Alaska Native children to accomplish the systematic destruction of Native cultures and communities.
Applying Knowledge: You are about to read two primary source accounts on the infamous Carlisle Boarding School. The purpose of the Carlisle Boarding School was to remove Native Americans from their cultures and lifestyles and assimilate them into the White man’s society.
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.
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Compare and contrast the look and dress of the Sioux boys before they arrived at the Carlisle School in 1883 to afterwards in 1886.
Compare and contrast the look and dress of the Sioux boys before they arrived at the Carlisle School in 1883 to afterwards in 1886.
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Based on the provided blurb, we can reasonably assume which of the following about the author before we even begin reading?
Based on the provided blurb, we can reasonably assume which of the following about the author before we even begin reading?
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As used in the sentence, "ancestral" most nearly means
As used in the sentence, "ancestral" most nearly means
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It can be reasonably inferred that the "alien world" the author is referring to is
It can be reasonably inferred that the "alien world" the author is referring to is
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In your opinion, why do you think Luther Standing Bear being forced to change his name had such an emotional impact on him?
Please answer in at least one complete sentence.
In your opinion, why do you think Luther Standing Bear being forced to change his name had such an emotional impact on him?
Please answer in at least one complete sentence.
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Based on the provided blurb, we can reasonably assume which of the following about the author before we even begin reading?
Based on the provided blurb, we can reasonably assume which of the following about the author before we even begin reading?
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When Pratt states, "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man," he is implying that
When Pratt states, "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man," he is implying that
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As used in the sentence, the word "inevitable" most nearly means
As used in the sentence, the word "inevitable" most nearly means
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Based on the overall text in source two, the primary mission of the Carlisle Boarding School is to
Based on the overall text in source two, the primary mission of the Carlisle Boarding School is to
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Exit Ticket: In what ways were Pratt’s goals for the Carlisle School an attempt to assimilate Native American children like Luther Standing Bear to white American culture?
Your response to identify at least two specific examples of assimilation.
Exit Ticket: In what ways were Pratt’s goals for the Carlisle School an attempt to assimilate Native American children like Luther Standing Bear to white American culture?
Your response to identify at least two specific examples of assimilation.
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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: