North Dakota Pioneers: Game On!

Category	Learning Goal	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Cultural Competence	Cultural Representation and Understanding - Students will accurately create and present artifacts or symbols that represent their assigned immigrant or Native American group, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of cultural identity and diversity.	I can identify and create a unique artifact or symbol for my assigned group that accurately reflects its cultural identity, and I can share the story behind it with my classmates.	I can use artifacts and symbols to show what I know about the culture of my immigrant or Native American group, explaining some of their challenges and ways they lived in North Dakota during the 1800s.	I can reflect on how well my artifact represents my assigned group, using feedback from others to make changes that better show our cultural identity, and I can explain why my choices are important for understanding the group's history and diversity.	I can accurately create artifacts or symbols that represent my assigned immigrant or Native American group, showcasing a deep understanding of their cultural identity and diverse experiences in North Dakota during the 1800s I can thoughtfully present these artifacts to my peers, highlighting historical significance and engaging in discussions about diverse cultural narratives.
Critical Thinking	Historical Context and Analysis - Students will analyze the challenges and historical context of the 1800s settlement of North Dakota by developing scenario-based challenge cards that reflect accurate historical events and dilemmas.	I can create detailed scenario-based challenge cards that accurately represent historical events and problems faced by settlers in the 1800s North Dakota, using facts from my research to help others understand the past.	I can identify some historical challenges faced by settlers in North Dakota during the 1800s and use them to create simple challenge cards for our board game, sometimes needing help to ensure they are historically accurate.	I can thoughtfully create challenge cards for the board game that accurately depict historical events and dilemmas faced by settlers in the 1800s in North Dakota, ensuring each card reflects cultural insights and context I demonstrate my understanding by explaining how each scenario impacts the game and connects to real historical challenges, using evidence from multimedia resources explored during the project.	I can thoughtfully design challenge cards that accurately reflect real historical events and dilemmas faced by settlers in North Dakota during the 1800s, demonstrating deep understanding and analysis of the challenges and historical context.
Collaboration	Collaboration and Teamwork - Students will effectively collaborate in teams to design and refine their board game, demonstrating skills in communication, cooperation, and shared decision-making throughout the project.	I can actively listen to my teammates' ideas and contribute my own suggestions, showing respect and valuing everyone's input as we work together to create and improve our board game.	I can work with my teammates to share ideas and make decisions about our board game, contributing to discussions and listening to others' suggestions while creating our game components.	I can effectively collaborate with my team by sharing ideas, listening to others, and making joint decisions to create and improve our board game I contribute to building models and developing game pieces by asking questions, offering constructive suggestions, and incorporating feedback from peers to enhance our project.	I can work effectively with my team to design and improve our board game, actively listening to each other's ideas and making shared decisions I contribute meaningful insights during our discussions, ensuring that all team members feel valued and respected, and proactively resolve any disagreements to keep our project on track.
Problem Solving	Strategic Decision Making - Students will engage in strategic decision-making by simulating commerce activities and refining game strategies based on daily feedback and reflections.	I can use feedback from my peers to make changes to my game strategy each day, showing how I think carefully about the choices my group makes in our game about settling in North Dakota.	I can sometimes make strategic decisions during our game by using feedback to adjust my team's approach, and I can participate in group discussions to suggest ideas for refining our strategies based on challenges we face.	I can analyze feedback from my peers each day and make thoughtful adjustments to my team's game strategy, using what I’ve learned to enhance our commerce activities and improve our game model.	I can demonstrate strategic decision-making by thoughtfully evaluating and adjusting my game strategies based on daily feedback and reflecting on how commerce activities impact my team's success in simulating the historical experiences of settlers in North Dakota.
Communication	Communication and Presentation Skills - Students will showcase their understanding and insights by presenting their game and historical group experience during the role-playing exhibition, articulating their learning effectively to peers and educators.	I can confidently share my group's game and story during the role-playing exhibition, explaining the strategies and historical experiences we explored, while listening to and learning from others' presentations.	I can explain the main challenges and successes of my historical group during the exhibition, using clear language and adding examples from our game to help others understand our group's experience.	I can clearly present my group's game and historical experiences by using storytelling and artifacts to explain the challenges and successes from settling in North Dakota, while engaging my audience with questions and thoughtful dialogue about our findings.	I can confidently present my team's board game and our historical group experience during the role-playing exhibition, explaining the challenges and strategies we used with clear articulation to help my peers and educators understand the diverse historical experiences of settling in North Dakota.

Cultural Competence

Cultural Representation and Understanding - Students will accurately create and present artifacts or symbols that represent their assigned immigrant or Native American group, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of cultural identity and diversity.

I can identify and create a unique artifact or symbol for my assigned group that accurately reflects its cultural identity, and I can share the story behind it with my classmates.

I can use artifacts and symbols to show what I know about the culture of my immigrant or Native American group, explaining some of their challenges and ways they lived in North Dakota during the 1800s.

I can reflect on how well my artifact represents my assigned group, using feedback from others to make changes that better show our cultural identity, and I can explain why my choices are important for understanding the group's history and diversity.

I can accurately create artifacts or symbols that represent my assigned immigrant or Native American group, showcasing a deep understanding of their cultural identity and diverse experiences in North Dakota during the 1800s
I can thoughtfully present these artifacts to my peers, highlighting historical significance and engaging in discussions about diverse cultural narratives.

Critical Thinking

Historical Context and Analysis - Students will analyze the challenges and historical context of the 1800s settlement of North Dakota by developing scenario-based challenge cards that reflect accurate historical events and dilemmas.

I can create detailed scenario-based challenge cards that accurately represent historical events and problems faced by settlers in the 1800s North Dakota, using facts from my research to help others understand the past.

I can identify some historical challenges faced by settlers in North Dakota during the 1800s and use them to create simple challenge cards for our board game, sometimes needing help to ensure they are historically accurate.

I can thoughtfully create challenge cards for the board game that accurately depict historical events and dilemmas faced by settlers in the 1800s in North Dakota, ensuring each card reflects cultural insights and context
I demonstrate my understanding by explaining how each scenario impacts the game and connects to real historical challenges, using evidence from multimedia resources explored during the project.

I can thoughtfully design challenge cards that accurately reflect real historical events and dilemmas faced by settlers in North Dakota during the 1800s, demonstrating deep understanding and analysis of the challenges and historical context.

Collaboration

Collaboration and Teamwork - Students will effectively collaborate in teams to design and refine their board game, demonstrating skills in communication, cooperation, and shared decision-making throughout the project.

I can actively listen to my teammates' ideas and contribute my own suggestions, showing respect and valuing everyone's input as we work together to create and improve our board game.

I can work with my teammates to share ideas and make decisions about our board game, contributing to discussions and listening to others' suggestions while creating our game components.

I can effectively collaborate with my team by sharing ideas, listening to others, and making joint decisions to create and improve our board game
I contribute to building models and developing game pieces by asking questions, offering constructive suggestions, and incorporating feedback from peers to enhance our project.

I can work effectively with my team to design and improve our board game, actively listening to each other's ideas and making shared decisions
I contribute meaningful insights during our discussions, ensuring that all team members feel valued and respected, and proactively resolve any disagreements to keep our project on track.

Problem Solving

Strategic Decision Making - Students will engage in strategic decision-making by simulating commerce activities and refining game strategies based on daily feedback and reflections.

I can use feedback from my peers to make changes to my game strategy each day, showing how I think carefully about the choices my group makes in our game about settling in North Dakota.

I can sometimes make strategic decisions during our game by using feedback to adjust my team's approach, and I can participate in group discussions to suggest ideas for refining our strategies based on challenges we face.

I can analyze feedback from my peers each day and make thoughtful adjustments to my team's game strategy, using what I’ve learned to enhance our commerce activities and improve our game model.

I can demonstrate strategic decision-making by thoughtfully evaluating and adjusting my game strategies based on daily feedback and reflecting on how commerce activities impact my team's success in simulating the historical experiences of settlers in North Dakota.

Communication

Communication and Presentation Skills - Students will showcase their understanding and insights by presenting their game and historical group experience during the role-playing exhibition, articulating their learning effectively to peers and educators.

I can confidently share my group's game and story during the role-playing exhibition, explaining the strategies and historical experiences we explored, while listening to and learning from others' presentations.

I can explain the main challenges and successes of my historical group during the exhibition, using clear language and adding examples from our game to help others understand our group's experience.

I can clearly present my group's game and historical experiences by using storytelling and artifacts to explain the challenges and successes from settling in North Dakota, while engaging my audience with questions and thoughtful dialogue about our findings.

I can confidently present my team's board game and our historical group experience during the role-playing exhibition, explaining the challenges and strategies we used with clear articulation to help my peers and educators understand the diverse historical experiences of settling in North Dakota.