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Young Water Protectors

Young Water Protectors by Aslan Tudor

Title: Young Water Protectors (.pdf lesson plan)

Author: Aslan Tudor

Grade Level: K-2

Standards*

  • Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 & K.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1, 1.2, & 1.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1, 2.2, & 2.3
  • Virginia Standards of Learning: K.10; 1.10; 2.9

Overarching Theme(s): Native Americans, Protesting, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing

Timeframe: (45-60 minutes)

Summary

This story is about Native Americans fighting against the Dakota Pipeline issues at Standing Rock Reservation. Written by and from the perspective of a 10-year-old Native American child who is participating in the protests, Aslan Tudor shares some of what happened at Standing Rock.

Lesson Goals

  1. Identify feelings and motivations of narrator
  2. Determine the fairness of oil pipelines
  3. Learn about history of land and protests