Chief Wapasha III

Title of Lesson: Chief Wapasha III

Lesson Description: The students will be introduced to Chief Wapasha III. The students will be shown a picture of Chief Wapasha III and then told who he is. The students will then read articles about Chief Wapasha III. The students will fill out a guided reading sheet and then discuss the answers with the class.

Grade: 6

Materials Needed:
- Overhead picture of Chief Wapasha II
- Overhead Picture of Chief Wapasha III
- Handouts of the picture of Chief Wapasha III for the students
- Paper
- Pencils
- Handouts of “Chief Wapasha III” newspaper article for the students
- Handouts of “Wabasha County” newspaper article for the students
- Handouts of guided reading questions

Minnesota Standard:
- Geography: The student will identify and locate major physical and cultural features that played an important role in the history of Minnesota.

Goal:
- The students will know information about Chief Wapasha.
- The students will know information about Native Americans in Winona.

Objectives:
- The students will be able to recognize a picture of Chief Wapasha III.
- The students will be able to participate in discussions throughout the class period.
- The students will be able to list information about Chief Wapasha.

Procedures:
Introduction (5 minutes):
- Have a picture of Chief Wapasha III up on the overhead while the students walk in the room.
- Once the students sit down, pass out the picture to each student and ask them who they think the picture may be.
- Tell the students that it is Chief Wapasha III.
- Ask the students if they have heard of Chief Wapasha III.
- Explain to the students that sometimes he is also known as Chief Wabasha.
- Tell the students that Chief Wabasha III was part of the Dakota Nation’s history and that they will be learning about him today. Tell the students that Chief Wapasha and his Nation lived around Winona, so pay attention to that fact.

Developmental Experiences (35 minutes):
- Explain to the students that Chief Wapasha III is the successor of his father, Chief Wapasha II. (1 minute)
- Put the picture of Chief Wapasha II on the overhead. Hand out photocopies of that picture. Explain to the students that this is Chief Wapasha II. Tell the students that he died in 1836 and that is when Chief Wapasha III took over. (3 minutes)
- Tell the students Chief Wapasha III had many problems on his hands. The problems were because of the treaties his father had previously signed. (1 minute)
- Review with the students what a treaty is. (1 minute)
o Treaty: a formal agreement between two or more states/countries in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- Tell the students they are going to read some articles about Chief Wapasha III. Hand out “Chief Wabasha III” article. Hand out guided reading questions. Tell the students to read it silently and answer the questions. (5 minutes)
- Have the students partner up and discuss the article and the answers to the questions. (3 minutes)
- Discuss as a class what the students found in the article. (4 minutes)
- While the students are discussing, hand out article “Wabasha County”.
- Read aloud as a class. Start reading the first paragraph and then ask for volunteers. (10 minutes)
- Discuss with the students what new information they acquired and the answers on the handout. Make sure to discuss the map on the article. Write answers on the board. (6 minutes)

Culmination Experiences (5 minutes):
- Ask the students what information they learned today.
- Tell the students that they will be using the information they acquired today later on in the week.
- Explain to the students that tomorrow they will be learning about Wapasha’s Prairie, which deals with Chief Wapasha III.

Assessments
- The teacher will observe the students to see if they know and recognize the picture.
- The teacher will observe the students during discussions.
- The teacher will collect the guided reading handout, to see if the students read and understood the material.