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Traditional Goverment

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Yupiit School District

12

History

Traditional Goverment

Grade

Subject

Unit Title

The students will learn about the t raditional type of government their ancestors practiced in the past.

1 month

One-Sentence Summary

Time to Complete

Standard
A student should know and understand how societies define authority , rights, and responsibilities through a governmental process.

Detailed Description
The students will interveiw elders about the traditional Government in the community.
The students will record and video tape elders .
The students will research about the traditional governance in the communtity .
The students will identify the leaders who were running the community in the past.
The students will learn about the importance of the Qasgiq.
The students will identify how leaders were chosen.

Task Management Skill
Interpersonal: Works with others

Vocabulary

Qasgiq
Elders
Young men
ataneruaq-leader
nukalpiaq-great hunter
alerqutet-rules
inerqutet-do's and don't
qanruyutet-values
tegganret-elders
quyurlluten-gather
arinqertun-discussion
caliluten-to work

EFG
Primary Domain

Detailed Description
The students will interveiw elders about the traditional Government in the community.
The students will record and video tape elders .
The students will research about the traditional governance in the communtity .
The students will identify the leaders who were running the community in the past.
The students will learn about the importance of the Qasgiq.
The students will identify how leaders were chosen.

Domain Outcomes

P1. Read to Understand

P2. Complete a Mathematical Analysis

P3. Create a Map, Graph, or Chart

P4. Demonstrate Competency in World Languages

P5. Action research project with a team approach:

P6. Utilize one form of technology:

P7. Develop Creative Expression:

P8. Write a report:

P9. Make an Oral Presentation:

Partnerships

Career Investigations

Community Service Options:

Internet Questions:

Grade12

SubjectHistory

Date Created1/26/1998

Unit TitleTraditional Goverment

Date Modified3/24/2000

Time to Complete1 month

Cultural ConceptStudents will learn about the traditional Goverment and how the laws were made and how they were passed on.

Outcome Area
Traditions/Family

State Standard
A student should know and understand how societies define authority , rights, and responsibilities through a governmental process.

District Outcome 1:
A student should understand historical themes through factual knowledge of time, places, ideas, institutions, cultures, people, and events.

District Outcome 2:

Detailed Description:
The students will interveiw elders about the traditional Government in the community.
The students will record and video tape elders .
The students will research about the traditional governance in the communtity .
The students will identify the leaders who were running the community in the past.
The students will learn about the importance of the Qasgiq.
The students will identify how leaders were chosen.

Specific Grading Critieria:
The students will be graded on the research paper.
The students will be graded on their ability to communicate with elders.
The students will be graded on a project.

General Grading Critieria:
> Mechanics (punctuation, spelling, etc.)

SCAN Skill
Interpersonal: Works with others

Resources
Eldes, Teachers, Bilingual Teachers,
Historical Books, magazines, video camera, casssette recorders, computer
Church records, Akiachak Native Community

Specific Grading CritieriaThe students will be graded on the research paper.
The students will be graded on their ability to communicate with elders.
The students will be graded on a project.

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