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Te Ata Curriculum Elementary The Chickasaw Nation elementary Student Curriculum (Teacher Edition) THE CHICKASAW NATION TE ATA CURRICULUM ELEMENTARY Bearer of the Morning: The Life of Te Ata Thompson Fisher TEACHER EDITION TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview ...............................................................................................................................................2 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................3 Reference Material ..............................................................................................................................5 Discussion Questions ........................................................................................................................ 8 Student Activity ...................................................................................................................................9 Student Quiz ......................................................................................................................................11 Reference List ................................................................................................................................... 13 The Chickasaw Nation elementary Student Curriculum (Teacher Edition) OVERVIEW Chokma (Hello), Thank you for your interest in the Chickasaw Nation Student Curriculum. We are pleased to offer this curriculum that explores our deep history, culture and traditions. The curricula are designed to inform and educate individuals about the dynamic history of our Chickasaw leaders, monumental events and culture. Chickasaw historians, researchers, archaeologists and other educators, as well as tribal elders, have developed this curriculum to share our story. We are excited to offer Unit 3. Each lesson focuses on a specific event and/or individual throughout the Chickasaw Nation’s history and is complete with its own lesson plan, reading material, discussion questions, student activity, student quiz and reference list for convenience. All provided materials have been reviewed and approved by the Chickasaw Nation Department of Culture & Humanities and the Chickasaw Nation Department of Communications & Community Development. Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Cooke at (580) 436-7258 or [email protected]. The following Oklahoma Academic Standards, as outlined in the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s 2014 Social Studies guide, are to be used only as a basic guide. Other standards may be applicable that could be based on a teacher’s own interpretation of the lesson material or ability/need to make a conceptual connection: Grade 1 Social Studies: American Heroes History Literacy, Content Standard 4, Item 2: Participate in shared research using biographies and informational text about the contributions of historic figures in American history, including Squanto, the Pilgrims, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea, Daniel Boone, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington Carver. Grade 3 Social Studies: Oklahoma Studies History Literacy, Content Standard 4, Item 10: Conduct short research projects and examine notable historic and present-day Oklahomans, utilizing biographies and informational texts to describe their significant contributions. Those studied included Sequoyah, Bill Pickett, Jim Thorpe, the Kiowa Six (formerly the Kiowa Five), Will Rogers, Wiley Post, Woody Guthrie, Clara Luper, Wilma Mankiller, Gordon Cooper, Shannon Lucid, Mickey Mantle, Carl Albert and the Five Ballerinas. Grade 4 United States Studies: Regional Geography and History, Content Standard 1, Item 2.D: Describe the diverse, but unified, nature of the American people by identifying the distinctive contributions to American culture of Native Americans, African Americans, major European groups, major Spanish-speaking groups and Asian Americans. Bearer of the Morning: The Life of Te Ata Thompson Fisher 2 The Chickasaw Nation elementary Student Curriculum (Teacher Edition) INTRODUCTION Note: The following is a suggested script for you, the teacher, to reference while discussing this lesson plan. Based on a number of factors, such as your students’ ages or maturity levels, you may choose to deviate from the script as appropriate. “Recording history can come in many different forms and from many different perspectives. What are some ways that history is written down? [Pause for responses. The students might respond with answers like “letters, books, diaries and journals.”] Those are all great responses! Did you know that long before people wrote things down, the only way to share our history was to memorize it and pass it down verbally from one generation to the next? This is called oral history, and we still record oral histories today. In fact, some people even do this as a profession. Have any of you ever interviewed a grandparent about their life or what it was like when they were growing up? Then you recorded an oral history! “How many of you like to have a story told to you? [Pause for responses.] I bet a lot of people do! Storytelling is not only a form of entertainment, like going to the movies or theater, but it’s also a way to pass down history and culture through oral history. You learn about customs, beliefs, history and worldviews through storytelling. It is a powerful tool that can be used to reach around the world to audiences of all ages, and that is exactly what Te Ata Thompson Fisher discovered.” OBJECTIVES 1. The students will read the reference material out loud. 2. The students will interact with the reading by answering discussion questions. 3. The students will complete the student activity and quiz. READING PROCEDURE The teacher will read the first paragraph of the material out loud to the students. Then the teacher will ask students to take turns reading each paragraph. If the students are uncomfortable with oral reading, the teacher may wish to consider reading the entire passage to model good reading habits. For students who already display great comfort with oral reading, the teacher may wish to have the students read the entire passage. Teachers should feel free to stop the reading and pose knowledge questions about the text—e.g., asking students to define words or explain more. Similarly, the discussion questions may be answered in discussion, as intended, or the teacher may use them to make a free response worksheet for the students. 3 Bearer of the Morning: The Life of Te Ata Thompson Fisher The Chickasaw Nation elementary Student Curriculum (Teacher Edition) MATERIALS 1. Reading text (provided) 2. Discussion questions (provided) 3. Quiz (provided) EVALUATION The teacher will grade students based on some combination of the following: oral reading, participation in discussion and any comments made. These grades may be evaluative or for completion, at the teacher’s discretion. ACTIVITY PROCEDURE a. The teacher will introduce the activity to the students: “Now that you have learned a little about Te Ata Thompson Fisher, it is your turn to be a storyteller. You will take some time to write a story of your own. It can be a creative story or a family history.” b. The teacher will supervise the students as they complete the activity. c. At the end of the period, the teacher will ask the students to share their stories. MATERIALS 1. Writing prompt (provided) 2. Pencils/pens EVALUATION The teacher may grade students’ activities based on correctness or for completion, at the teacher’s discretion. CLOSURE “So, what have we learned today? Te Ata Thompson Fisher left a legacy of culture and history through her storytelling for all of us. She was able to take the special gifts she was born with and leave a lasting impression on the world. Her enthusiasm and willingness to share her stories with others and learn from others allowed her to touch a generation of people around the world who wanted to know more about Native American history and culture. You can share your history and culture just like Te Ata by telling or writing down the stories that are important to your family. Be the person who is a catalyst for change in your world!” Bearer of the Morning: The Life of Te Ata Thompson Fisher 4 The Chickasaw Nation elementary Student Curriculum (Teacher Edition) REFERENCE MATERIAL Dynamic women have always been an important part of Chickasaw society, and there are many Chickasaw women who have contributed to the history of the Chickasaw Nation as well as the United States. One of these women is Te Ata Thompson Fisher. Te Ata was known for her storytelling and the ability she had to share her talents with the world. When she was born on December 3, 1895, her name was Mary Frances Thompson. Her father was Thomas Thompson, a Chickasaw and treasurer of the tribe before statehood, and her mother was Lucy Alberta “Bertie” Freund. Growing up, Te Ata attended the Chickasaw boarding school, Bloomfield Academy, and after graduating from public high school in 1913, she had ambitions to attend college. In 1915, those goals came true when Te Ata enrolled in Oklahoma College for Women (OCW) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She funded her education by using her own allotment land as collateral for a loan. 5 Bearer of the Morning: The Life of Te Ata Thompson Fisher The Chickasaw Nation elementary Student Curriculum (Teacher Edition) At OCW, Te Ata found her calling when she became involved with the college’s drama
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