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              <text>Unit: Sand Creek&#13;
Lesson 2: Comparing Accounts&#13;
This lesson will explore various accounts of the Sand Creek Massacre and enable students to compare conflicting accounts to develop an understanding of what happened at Sand Creek. After reading the first account of the massacre by John Chivington, the students will form groups and analyze other accounts about Sand Creek and compare them critically. It is best to complete Lesson 1: Sand Creek Background beforehand, but if need be, the background information sheet can be used to supplant Lesson 1. This lesson is planned as a 2-day lesson. Look at this lesson in conjunction with lesson 3 to determine if they would fit better together or as separate lessons, depending on the familiarity of your class with primary source analysis and the concept of bias.&#13;
Essential Questions:&#13;
How can we use conflicting accounts of the same event to understand what happened at Sand Creek?&#13;
How can we use the information about a source (author, purpose, date, etc.) to assess its usefulness for history?&#13;
Desired Results&#13;
Understandings  	Students Will Know/Will be Able To:  &#13;
•	Students should understand how to apply historical thinking skills to understand the causes and significance of events &#13;
•	Students will understand how the author/witness' perspective impacts the way they view an event  	•	Critically assess the authors’ biases and how they impact the reliability of the sources&#13;
•	Compare different accounts of the same event&#13;
•	Corroborate evidence using different sources&#13;
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Assessment Evidence   &#13;
•	Students will engage in a class discussion about the reliability of the accounts&#13;
•	Students will complete the document analysis worksheet for their account&#13;
•	Students will describe which word (Battle, Massacre, Tragedy) best captures what happened at Sand Creek&#13;
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Key Terms &#13;
•	Bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair or partial in that it does not tell the whole story&#13;
•	Corroboration: comparing different pieces of evidence/different sources to evaluate what is reliable. Historians do this when they find evidence from lots of different sources so that they can form a balanced opinion&#13;
•	Primary source: a source of information that was created at the time under study and provide direct or firsthand evidence&#13;
•	Secondary source: a source that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching&#13;
•	Sourcing: the act of questioning a piece of evidence and trying to determine if it is reliable. How do biases and perspectives shape the source?&#13;
•	Battle: a general encounter between armies, ships of war, or aircraft&#13;
•	Massacre: the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty&#13;
•	Tragedy: a disastrous event&#13;
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Materials: Powerpoint Presentation (Sand Creek Lesson 2 Introduction), Lesson 2 Worksheet&#13;
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Lesson Activities:  &#13;
Introduction (10 minutes) &#13;
o	Teacher will introduce the class to the concept of bias and explain a hypothetical, everyday situation in which bias might be applicable (Use Powerpoint: Sand Creek Lesson 2 Introduction):&#13;
o	Lunchroom Fight: Let's say Jalen and Kerry are in the cafeteria at lunch and they get into an argument about which is better, pudding or jello. This argument becomes the cause of a food fight and Jalen and Kerry get taken to the principal's office. The principal asks who started the food fight, but both Jalen and Kerry claim innocence. In order to understand who started the food fight, the principal interviewed Jalen, Kerry, and three other witnesses from the cafeteria.  &#13;
o	Jalen: Kerry did it. I swear.&#13;
o	Kerry: I'm innocent of all wrongdoing. Jello is disgusting. &#13;
o	Witness 1, Mary, who is Jalen's best friend and was sitting next to Jalen in the cafeteria:  Kerry throw her pudding at Jalen first, and the pudding flew over Jalen's head and hit Eric in the head, and then everybody started to throw food. &#13;
o	Witness 2, Cafeteria Supervisor, who monitors the tables during lunch, and was interviewed a week later: I saw both of those hooligans at lunch and they were yelling at each other about something and Jalen pushed Kerry's pudding towards her, spilling it on her shirt. Then, Kerry threw her jello at Jalen, and that's how it happened. &#13;
o	Witness 3, Lunch Lady Lucy, who was watching from the other side of the cafeteria and has notoriously bad vision: I saw that little boy Jalen throw something at Kerry, and then everybody started to throw food. I got hit by yesterday's mystery meat.&#13;
o	Discuss how students would assess these witnesses' accounts and using what criteria. Some possible questions to discuss include:&#13;
o	How could there be different stories of the same event if everyone is telling the truth?&#13;
o	Why would people see or remember an event differently?&#13;
o	What makes one person's story more believable than another's?&#13;
o	Who was standing where?&#13;
o	Do any of the witnesses have any interests in the determination of who started the fight?&#13;
o	Do stories change over time? How does the timing of the account matter?&#13;
o	Is there any physical evidence that could help determine who started the fight?&#13;
o	The teacher will explain that the job of the principal in this case is like the job of a historian. &#13;
o	The teacher will emphasize that bias is not inherently bad and does not necessarily imply lying, but can be used to better understand historical events by asking questions about the sources we use.&#13;
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Body Activity (35 minutes) &#13;
•	Read John Chivington Biography (8-10 mins): Now, the teacher will explain that the class will use the concepts they just started to explore (bias, sourcing, corroboration) to understand what happened at Sand Creek on November 29, 1864. The first account they will read is from Colonel John Chivington. If necessary, the teacher will lead them through this first account as a class. If done as a class, still give time for the class to read the biography and account on their own.&#13;
•	Students will read the biography of Colonel Chivington and the teacher will prepare students to read Chivington's account of Sand Creek, encouraging them to consider the information about Chivington as they read his account&#13;
•	Student Analysis (10-15 mins): Students should read the account of John Chivington (Document 1) and look at the worksheet questions&#13;
•	Teacher-guided discussion of worksheet questions (10 mins): Try to get multiple students' perspectives as a way of demonstrating how to corroborate evidence. Emphasize pinpointing textual evidence to answer the questions. Use a document projector to project the document for the class or have students number the lines in the document for easier reference. Ask students if, according to Chivington, Sand Creek was a massacre, battle, or tragedy.&#13;
•	Important ideas that teacher could suggest include:&#13;
	Reasons Chivington attacked the Indians (desire for promotion/congressional seat, trying to avoid dangerous conflict elsewhere in the Civil War arena)&#13;
	Reasons why his estimates of the number of Indians killed and the number of warriors present be skewed (trying to make his attack sound impressive, gain support from white settlers)&#13;
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Wrap-Up/Conclusion (5 minutes)  &#13;
•	The teacher will conclude the discussion about the Chivington account and ask students what else they want to know about what happened at Sand Creek, emphasizing the importance of using multiple sources to tell an accurate story.&#13;
•	What perspectives are missing?&#13;
•	What information would be helpful to get a better idea of what happened?&#13;
•	How could we check the reliability of Colonel Chivington's account?&#13;
•	Conclude the discussion by telling students that next class they will use other sources with different interpretations of what happened and compare them to Chivington's account.&#13;
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Day 2 &#13;
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Introduction (8 minutes) &#13;
o	Teacher will remind the class of the previous lesson, asking for students' ideas about bias and why it matters and reminding them of the content of the John Chivington source.&#13;
o	Ask students: Last class, we talked about the role of bias when looking at historical sources. Can anyone tell me what they know about bias and why it matters within the context of Sand Creek?&#13;
o	Ask students: Look again briefly at the Chivington source; Can you suggest any possible biases in Chivington's interpretation of Sand Creek? How can we investigate these biases and explore other interpretations of the event? (Hint at looking at other peoples' interpretations of the event and corroborating the evidence)&#13;
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Body Activity (35 minutes) &#13;
•	Split up into groups of 3-4 students. (Each student should receive a packet with all of the sources, but will only be responsible for reading and reporting on 1 of them. They should have the others available for reference.)&#13;
•	Student Analysis (20-25 mins): &#13;
•	Students will read the biography of their respective account and answer questions about the document before reading it. They will discuss in their groups the important information they know about the document before reading it.&#13;
•	Students will then read their account and answer the questions about their source.&#13;
•	Teacher-guided discussion of worksheet questions (15 mins): &#13;
•	Ask students how their documents contradict, support, or complicate what they read in the Chivington account. &#13;
•	Try to get multiple students' perspectives as a way of demonstrating how to corroborate evidence. If possible, project the accounts for the whole class to see, and ensure that the follow along in their packets (they should all have all of the documents). Emphasize pinpointing textual evidence to answer the questions. &#13;
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Wrap-Up/Conclusion (5 minutes)  &#13;
•	Ask students how they would categorize Sand Creek: battle, massacre, or tragedy. Ask them to justify their answer and write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) about why they chose that word.&#13;
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Lesson Sources:   &#13;
United States Congress, House of Representatives. “Massacre of Cheyenne Indians,” Report on the Conduct of the War, 38th Cong., 2nd Sess. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1865, p. 48-50.  &#13;
George E. Hyde, Life of George Bent: Written from his Letters (Ed. by Savoie Lottinville.) Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1968. Pp. 151-152.&#13;
United States Congress, House of Representatives. “Massacre of Cheyenne Indians,” Report on the Conduct of the War, 38th Cong., 2nd Sess. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1865, p. 6-9.  &#13;
United States Congress, Senate, “Sand Creek Massacre,” Report of the Secretary of War, Sen. Exec. Doc. 26, 39th Cong., 2nd Sess. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1867, pp. 50-51. &#13;
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Lesson 1: Treaties and Civil War Context &#13;
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Description: This lesson will situate the Sand Creek Massacre within the broader context of Native American history and the Civil War. This lesson will describe important events and treaties leading up to the Sand Creek Massacre. By showing how the Civil War and Sand Creek Massacre are not simply simultaneous events, but part of an intertwined process of westward expansion, this lesson will demonstrate how Native American history is U.S. history, and students will be able to understand the context and importance of the following lesson plans on the Massacre and its consequences for U.S.- Indian relations. As historian Ari Kelman says, "We remember the Civil War as a war of liberation that freed four million slaves. But it also became a war of conquest to destroy and dispossess Native Americans.” Sand Creek, he adds, “is a bloody and mostly forgotten link” between the Civil War and the Plains Indian Wars that continued for 25 years after Appomattox." Included in this lesson are the Fort Laramie (link to the digital copy in Lesson Sources) and Fort Wise treaties, which can be used for analysis if students and teacher are already familiar with treaties. However, they are not essential to this lesson plan, but are included for your convenience. &#13;
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Essential Questions: &#13;
How are the Sand Creek Massacre and the Civil War connected to each other and the larger process of Westward Expansion?&#13;
What people, events, and larger processes contributed to the Sand Creek Massacre?&#13;
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Desired Results  &#13;
Understandings  	Students Will Know/Will be Able To:  &#13;
•	The Civil War is more complex than the traditional dichotomy of Union/Confederate battles &#13;
•	The Sand Creek Massacre occurred as a part of the land dispossession efforts of the U.S. government &#13;
•	The Sand Creek Massacre was not an isolated event, but part of a sustained conflict between Plains tribes, encroaching settlers, and territorial governments&#13;
  	•	Describe the important events leading up to the Sand Creek Massacre &#13;
•	Explain the various causes of the Sand Creek Massacre, both long-term and immediate&#13;
•	How to weigh the importance of different causes&#13;
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Assessment Evidence   &#13;
•	Class discussion of treaties&#13;
•	Causes of the massacre worksheet &#13;
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Key Terms &#13;
•	Fort Laramie Treaty&#13;
•	Fort Wise Treaty&#13;
•	Civil War&#13;
•	Colorado War&#13;
•	Ethnocentrism&#13;
•	Massacre&#13;
Materials:&#13;
Powerpoint Presentation&#13;
Worksheet: Weighing Causes of the Massacre &#13;
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Lesson Activities:  &#13;
Introduction (10 minutes) &#13;
•	Teacher will lead students through a brief background on the history of treaties between the United States and Native Americans&#13;
•	Use Powerpoint Slides 1 and 2&#13;
•	Emphasize the power dynamics present in treaty negotiations and the various problems with relying on treaties to negotiate &#13;
	Many Indian tribes did not have a European-style of governance with one decision-maker, but had many people who led them (but who didn't necessarily speak for the entire tribe)&#13;
•	One leader (perhaps supported by a faction of the tribe) might agree to a treaty without the consent of others&#13;
	Interpreters: most treaty negotiations involved interpreters, which meant that misunderstandings were bound to happen&#13;
	Very rarely did the government actually hold up its treaty obligations &#13;
Body Activity (35 minutes) &#13;
•	Teacher will discuss the two formative treaties (Fort Laramie and Fort Wise, 1851 and 1861) and how they set the stage for the Sand Creek Massacre&#13;
•	Use Powerpoint Slides 3-7&#13;
•	For Slide 7, emphasize that the war to which William Bent refers is the Colorado War, not the Civil War. Ask students, based on what they learned about the treaties and relations between settlers, the government, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho, why William Bent might say that?&#13;
	William Bent was a trader who served as the Colorado and Arapaho agent in Colorado, and also married a Cheyenne named Owl Woman and had 4 kids with her&#13;
•	Students will, with a partner, rank the causes of the Sand Creek War in terms of their importance &#13;
•	Use Worksheet: Weighing Causes of the Sand Creek Massacre&#13;
•	Class discussion relating the Sand Creek Massacre to the Civil War&#13;
	Ask students to draw connections between the causes of the Sand Creek Massacre and what they know about the causes of the Civil War. Which causes are related? Hint at the tension caused by settlers moving westward, which produced conflict among the North and South (free-states vs. Slave states) and between settlers and Native American tribes.&#13;
Wrap-Up/Conclusion (10 minutes)  &#13;
•	Summarize what students learned and discuss the most important causes of the Sand Creek Massacre and briefly prepare them for the next lesson, which will involve determining what actually happened at Sand Creek&#13;
•	Ask students to consider what more they would like to know that might help them determine which causes were most important (Hint at wanting to know how the events actually unfolded and reading some witness accounts of the event- Primary sources can help us learn more about what happened)&#13;
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Lesson Sources:  &#13;
1851 Fort Laramie Treaty:&#13;
Treaty of Fort Laramie with Sioux, etc., September 17, 1851. Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/sio0594.htm1861 &#13;
Fort Wise Treaty: &#13;
Ratified treaty no. 315, documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of February 18, 1861, with the Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, February 18, 1861. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=header&amp;id=History.IT1861no315&amp;isize=M  &#13;
Neely, Jr., Mark E. The Civil War and the Limits of Destruction. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007.&#13;
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On November 29, 1864, a group of approximately 675 Colorado cavalrymen led by Col. John Chivington attacked an encampment of approximately 800-900 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, many of whom were women and children, and unarmed. This massacre, as students will learn, is directly related to the Civil War, and as such this unit can fit within a larger unit on the Civil War. Moreover, through this unit, students will gain some perspective about Westward Expansion as seen through the eyes of the Cheyenne and Arapaho people. This unit will use the Sand Creek Massacre to develop understandings of how historians deal with conflicting narratives to create stories. By analyzing the conflicting accounts of the Sand Creek Massacre, students will learn how to interrogate sources, their authors, and their biases. In addition to these historical thinking skills, this unit provides an opportunity to understand the concept of historical memory and the role of national monuments. As the Sand Creek Massacre has largely been written out of most textbooks, this unit encourages students to think about the importance of remembering events.&#13;
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