Capstone Prep - Drafting Our Living Nation Profile

Quick-orient: 16 weeks ago we wondered. Today we begin to answer. Each child has chosen one nation to profile. Today is the draft.

• Affirm choices
• Surface that this is real - the profile will be shared at the capstone in lesson 18

The 5 panels of our Living Nation Profile: (1) THE NATION TODAY - name, current government, current leader, current main offices, where members live today; (2) THE HOMELAND - pre-contact and present-day with map; (3) ONE LIVING TRADITION - language word, art work, story, food, or ceremony, with the source named; (4) ONE LIVING PERSON - a named contemporary member (writer, leader, artist, athlete, teacher) with what they do today; (5) ONE THING I LEARNED FROM THEM - the protocol or value or knowledge that I will carry forward. Every panel uses PRESENT TENSE. Every panel cites a SOURCE.

• This is reciprocity.

  model Because the profile isn't just about them - it's about what they teach US. The relationship goes both ways.

  prompt Why is panel 5 IMPORTANT?

• Are all 5 panels in present tense? (YES)
• How many sources do we cite minimum? (2, and at least 1 from the nation itself.)

M-2-F-CUL-15-B Photograph

Three photos 8x10 each, anonymized prior-class profile drafts: (1) Cherokee Nation profile by a previous student showing all 5 panels filled with present-tense facts; (2) Mvskoke profile with strong panel 5 reciprocity reflection; (3) Anishinabe profile with bilingual additions. Each photo has a teacher note about what makes it work. Source line: 'Prior class samples, used per family permission.'

• Each child works on draft panels 1-3 today. Teacher circulates with conferences. Children may dictate, draw, write.

  scaffold Sentence frame strips for each panel
• Pair-share: read one panel to a partner and check for present-tense + sourcing.

M-2-F-CUL-15-A Illustration

Template poster 24x36 portrait, 5 labeled panels stacked: (1) NATION TODAY box with name/leader/offices/where-members-live fields; (2) HOMELAND box with pre-contact-map and present-day-map fields; (3) ONE LIVING TRADITION box with subfields language/art/story/food/ceremony; (4) ONE LIVING PERSON box with name/role/year-of-work fields; (5) WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEM box. Each panel has a 'SOURCE' citation footer. Header: 'LIVING NATION TODAY - present tense, specific nation, Indigenous voice cited.' Style: dignified, contemporary, no stereotyped imagery.

• Read one of your panels aloud.

• Panels 1-3 in pocket folder
• Tomorrow: panels 4-5 + revision

• Tell a family member about your nation - one sentence per panel.