@REALDYLANWINCE
  • Home
    • About Mr. Wince
    • Diversity and Inclusion Statement
    • Mr. Wince's Library
    • My Pedagogy Decisions >
      • Smiles and Frowns
      • The Science of Learning
      • Project-Based Learning >
        • Questioning >
          • Question Formulation Technique >
            • Develop a Driving Question
            • Produce Questions
            • Know the Four Rules
            • Identify Open and Closed-Ended Questions
            • Set Priority Questions
            • Plan Next Steps
            • Reflect on Learning
            • When Things Get Tough
        • Design
        • Collaboration
        • Research >
          • Goal Development
        • Project Management
        • Craftsmanship
        • Public Product
        • Reflection
      • Student Portfolios
      • SBG to Ungrading
      • Reflection is Learning
      • Readings on Pedagogy
    • Why I Am A Member of TSEA
    • The Study of History
    • Reading Strategies and Texts >
      • A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
      • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
      • An African American and Latinx History of the United States
    • Course/Project Archives >
      • U.S. Government >
        • Government Course Information
        • Q3 A More Perfect Union: 28th >
          • Q3 Government History Weekly Agendas
          • Q3 Government Student Portfolio Expectations
          • Democracy Essential Lessons
          • Citizenship Essential Lessons
          • Voting Essential Lessons
        • Q4 Power! Organizing for Equality and Justice >
          • Q4 Government Weekly Agendas
          • Q4 (Gov) Student Portfolio Expectations
          • Organizing Essential Lessons
          • Fight for Equality Essential Lessons
          • Fight for Justice Essential Lessons
      • Latino History of the Southwest
      • Indigenous History of the Southwest
      • World History >
        • Q1 - Every Story >
          • Thinking Like a Historian and Geographer
          • Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution
          • c.1400s - c.1700s - Exploration and Colonization
        • Q2 - Economics and Labor Systems >
          • c.1600s-c.1800s - Age of Revolutions
          • c.1800s - Industrialization
        • Q3 - Conflicts and Resolutions >
          • 1914-1919 - The Great War
          • 1917-1923 - Russian Revolution
          • 1939-1945 - World War II
        • Q4 - Global Human Rights >
          • 1940s-1980s Cold War and Proxy Wars
          • Independence & Decolonization Movements
          • Modern World Issues
    • Resources Dump >
      • AZ Civics Test Study Resources
  • ičhimani - journey
  • American History
    • American History Course Information
    • Q1 Land and Peoples >
      • 2023 Q1 American Weekly Agendas
      • Q1 (Hist) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Since Time Immemorial: Indigenous America
      • American Settler Colonialism
      • The American Revolution
      • 1780s-1790s - Creating a New Country
      • 1800s-1840s - Expanding the Territory of the United States
    • Q2 We Rest Our Case >
      • Q2 American History Weekly Agendas
      • Q2 (Hist) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • 1820s-1865 - The Civil War
      • 1865-1877 Reconstruction Era
      • 1870s-1890s Eastern Encroachment: The West
      • 1880s-Early 1900s The Gilded Age
    • Q3 It's Just Art >
      • Q3 American History Weekly Agendas
      • Q3 (Hist) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • 1900-1910s: Imperialism and World War I
      • 1920s: The Roaring Twenties
      • 1930s: The Great Depression
      • 1930s-1945: World War II
    • Q4 Our Voices, Our Future. >
      • Q4 American History Weekly Agendas
      • Q4 (Hist) Student Portfolios
      • 1940-1950s: Post-WWII America
      • 1960s-1980s - Civil Disobedience
      • 1990s-2010s: Modern America
  • Psychology
    • Psychology Course Information
    • Q1 Project My Superpower! >
      • 2023 Q1 Psychology Weekly Agendas
      • Q1 Psychology Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Introduction to Psychology
      • Biological Pillar >
        • Biological Bases of Behavior
        • Sensation
        • Consciousness
        • Biological Careers in Psychology
      • Cognition Pillar >
        • Cognition
        • Memory
        • Perception
        • Intelligence
        • Cognition Careers in Psychology
    • Q2 Joy Is...Social, Mental and Physical >
      • 2023 Q2 Psych Weekly Agendas
      • Q2 (Psych) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Life Span Development and Learning Pillar >
        • Life Span Development
        • Learning
        • Language
      • Social and Personality Pillar >
        • Social Behaviors
        • Personality Development
        • Multiculturalism and Gender
        • Motivation and Emotion
      • Mental and Physical Health Pillar >
        • Mental Health
        • Physical Health
        • Therapies

Thanksgiving Perspectives

Objectives
  • Examine how diverse groups can perceive shared experiences differently
  • Review commentary from indigenous writers about Thanksgiving
  • Make inferences and draw conclusions based on written information

Essential Questions
  • How and why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
  • What is the story of Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective?

​Activities 

1. Get together with a partner. While one of you describes what you know about the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday, the other one writes down key words and images from your description. (Note: If necessary, draw out elements of the origin story that relate to Native Americans.) Where did you learn these stories? What ideas or values do you think of when you celebrate Thanksgiving? 

2.
With your same partner, one of you read, The Suppressed Speech of Wamsutta James, and the other reads, Thanksgiving: A Native American View. After you finished reading, take turns summarizing what you read to each other.
3. As a class, discuss:
  • Reflect back on the values of Thanksgiving you described at the start of the activity. Did the Pilgrims uphold these values in their treatment toward the Indians? Why?
  • What was new to you in the authors' descriptions of the first Thanksgiving? Why do you think these details are sometimes omitted from popular culture's take on Thanksgiving?
  • Why does Keeler refer to Native Americans as a "very select group of survivors"? Is her characterization consistent with James's perception? Why?
  • Wamsutta James' speech inspired some Native Americans to boycott Thanksgiving and instead observe a National Day of Mourning. Keeler takes a slightly different approach. Which approach makes the most sense to you? Why?
  • Keeler sees present-day Thanksgiving celebrations as a tool for healing. What are ways this can happen? Does the Day of Mourning advance or hinder healing? Why?
  • In what ways are James's and Keeler's perspectives gifts to our nation?
Lesson taken from Teaching Tolerance - Thanksgiving Mourning

​Deconstructing the myths of  "The First Thanksgiving"
What's the value of the curated resources found here?
Venmo - @dywince
Last Updated May 9th, 2023.
  • Home
    • About Mr. Wince
    • Diversity and Inclusion Statement
    • Mr. Wince's Library
    • My Pedagogy Decisions >
      • Smiles and Frowns
      • The Science of Learning
      • Project-Based Learning >
        • Questioning >
          • Question Formulation Technique >
            • Develop a Driving Question
            • Produce Questions
            • Know the Four Rules
            • Identify Open and Closed-Ended Questions
            • Set Priority Questions
            • Plan Next Steps
            • Reflect on Learning
            • When Things Get Tough
        • Design
        • Collaboration
        • Research >
          • Goal Development
        • Project Management
        • Craftsmanship
        • Public Product
        • Reflection
      • Student Portfolios
      • SBG to Ungrading
      • Reflection is Learning
      • Readings on Pedagogy
    • Why I Am A Member of TSEA
    • The Study of History
    • Reading Strategies and Texts >
      • A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
      • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
      • An African American and Latinx History of the United States
    • Course/Project Archives >
      • U.S. Government >
        • Government Course Information
        • Q3 A More Perfect Union: 28th >
          • Q3 Government History Weekly Agendas
          • Q3 Government Student Portfolio Expectations
          • Democracy Essential Lessons
          • Citizenship Essential Lessons
          • Voting Essential Lessons
        • Q4 Power! Organizing for Equality and Justice >
          • Q4 Government Weekly Agendas
          • Q4 (Gov) Student Portfolio Expectations
          • Organizing Essential Lessons
          • Fight for Equality Essential Lessons
          • Fight for Justice Essential Lessons
      • Latino History of the Southwest
      • Indigenous History of the Southwest
      • World History >
        • Q1 - Every Story >
          • Thinking Like a Historian and Geographer
          • Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution
          • c.1400s - c.1700s - Exploration and Colonization
        • Q2 - Economics and Labor Systems >
          • c.1600s-c.1800s - Age of Revolutions
          • c.1800s - Industrialization
        • Q3 - Conflicts and Resolutions >
          • 1914-1919 - The Great War
          • 1917-1923 - Russian Revolution
          • 1939-1945 - World War II
        • Q4 - Global Human Rights >
          • 1940s-1980s Cold War and Proxy Wars
          • Independence & Decolonization Movements
          • Modern World Issues
    • Resources Dump >
      • AZ Civics Test Study Resources
  • ičhimani - journey
  • American History
    • American History Course Information
    • Q1 Land and Peoples >
      • 2023 Q1 American Weekly Agendas
      • Q1 (Hist) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Since Time Immemorial: Indigenous America
      • American Settler Colonialism
      • The American Revolution
      • 1780s-1790s - Creating a New Country
      • 1800s-1840s - Expanding the Territory of the United States
    • Q2 We Rest Our Case >
      • Q2 American History Weekly Agendas
      • Q2 (Hist) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • 1820s-1865 - The Civil War
      • 1865-1877 Reconstruction Era
      • 1870s-1890s Eastern Encroachment: The West
      • 1880s-Early 1900s The Gilded Age
    • Q3 It's Just Art >
      • Q3 American History Weekly Agendas
      • Q3 (Hist) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • 1900-1910s: Imperialism and World War I
      • 1920s: The Roaring Twenties
      • 1930s: The Great Depression
      • 1930s-1945: World War II
    • Q4 Our Voices, Our Future. >
      • Q4 American History Weekly Agendas
      • Q4 (Hist) Student Portfolios
      • 1940-1950s: Post-WWII America
      • 1960s-1980s - Civil Disobedience
      • 1990s-2010s: Modern America
  • Psychology
    • Psychology Course Information
    • Q1 Project My Superpower! >
      • 2023 Q1 Psychology Weekly Agendas
      • Q1 Psychology Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Introduction to Psychology
      • Biological Pillar >
        • Biological Bases of Behavior
        • Sensation
        • Consciousness
        • Biological Careers in Psychology
      • Cognition Pillar >
        • Cognition
        • Memory
        • Perception
        • Intelligence
        • Cognition Careers in Psychology
    • Q2 Joy Is...Social, Mental and Physical >
      • 2023 Q2 Psych Weekly Agendas
      • Q2 (Psych) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Life Span Development and Learning Pillar >
        • Life Span Development
        • Learning
        • Language
      • Social and Personality Pillar >
        • Social Behaviors
        • Personality Development
        • Multiculturalism and Gender
        • Motivation and Emotion
      • Mental and Physical Health Pillar >
        • Mental Health
        • Physical Health
        • Therapies