Lesson Title: Was Crazy Horse a great

American hero?

Know who Crazy Horse was

Understand the role Crazy Horse in the Battle of the

Little Bighorn

Skills: group work, interpreting information,

research skills

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What was the role of Crazy Horse in the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

•He convinced the Indians to stand their ground and fight.•He convinced tribes to

fight together.•He used brilliant tactics,

e.g. pinning down Benteen and Reno to concentrate on Custer

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Activity

You must produce a presentation that assesses whether or not Crazy Horse deserves to be put in the American Hall of Fame waxworks museum as an American hero.

In your presentation you must include:• A brief summary of his life• The case in favour of him being seen as a hero• The case against him being seen as a hero• A summary of your opinion

Use pages 143-147 of your textbook for information. You may also wish to research further information using the internet.

You should works in groups of 3 or 4, everyone in your group must contribute

PowerPoint presentations are allowed, however you are banned from copy and pasting large chunks of text from the internet!

Every group will present their findings to the rest of the class next lesson

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Peer Assessment

Pay attention and be respectful while the groups are showing their presentations to the rest of the class

Fill in the peer assessment sheet for each group

Award a grade using the grade descriptors shown below…

Grade Description

A Detailed work. Superb presentation.

B Good work with a fair amount of detail. Well presented.

C Average work with not too much detail.

D Poor work that lacks specific detail and is poorly presented.

E Negligible work. Little or no effort has been made in any aspect of the work.

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