Lesson Plans
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NOW AVAILABLE: Death of Crazy Horse, from Song of the Indian Wars | Black Elk Speaks, all chapters
“Death of Crazy Horse” from Song of the Indian Wars
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Notes, Study Questions, Writing Prompts, Selected Sources
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 1 | “The Offering of the Pipe”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 2 | “Early Boyhood”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 3 | “The Great Vision”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 4 | “The Bison Hunt”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 5 | “The Soldier’s Town”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 6 | “High Horse’s Courting”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 7 | “Wasichus in the Hills”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 8 | “The Fight with Three Stars”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 9 | “The Rubbing Out of Long Hair”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 10 | Walking the Black Road”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 11 | “The Killing of Crazy Horse”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 12 | “Grandmother’s Land”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 13 | “The Compelling Fear”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 14 | “The Horse Dance”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 15 | “The Dog Vision”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 16 | “Heyoka Ceremony”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 17 | “The First Cure”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 18 | “The Powers of the Bison and Elk”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 19 | “Across the Big Water”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 20 | “Spirit Journey”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 21 | “The Messiah”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 22 | Visions of the Other World”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 23 | “Bad Trouble Coming”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 24 | “The Butchering at Wounded Knee”
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 25 | “The End of the Dream”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Chapter 26 | “Author’s Postscript”
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Further Reading
Prepared by: Joe Green, retired teacher, Board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.
Black Elk Speaks Intro
Prepared by: Joe Green - retired teacher, board member
Audience: Middle School and above
Includes: Overview, Study Questions, Writing Prompts
Copyright: Neihardt Foundation, free for educational use.