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8 Call students’ attention to paragraph 5, which begins “Wind- Wolf was strapped in snugly . . .” In the last sentence of this paragraph, ask students to identify the syntactic structure Lake uses (parallelism) and the specific words that are parallel (“He has been,” “he has sat,” “he has watched”).
9 Askstudentshowtheauthoruses frequent lists and still maintains the reader’s interest. What is the effect of the many lists, as in paragraph 7 (“Shapes, sizes, colors, texture, . . .”)? (The author uses the lists to show how extensive Wind-Wolf’s education has been. They hold the reader’s interest with the use of vivid description and details.)
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1. Craft and Structure (RI.9–10.6) What is the 97a81u45t7h30o46r6’8s_TpCBu_SrEp_Go1s0_eU1i_nB12.pindadr93a06graphs2–10,where
he describes and explains the kinds of things Wind-Wolf has been taught outside school? What has caused the author to write this letter to his son’s teacher? What does he think the teacher needs to know about his son and his son’s upbringing?
2. Key Ideas and Details (RI.9–10.1) What elementofargumentisdisplayedinthe sentence beginning “Although you in Western society . . .” in paragraph 5? Think about the argumentative elements explained earlier in the activity. What is the author trying to do when he acknowledges and then argues against what “you in Western society may argue”?
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first seat for his classroom. He was strapped in for safety, protected from injury by the
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CONNECTIONS
7. Organize your notes from both texts (the film clip and the informational text) so
Content Connections
The word culture has different meanings in the arts, social studies, business, and science. In the arts, culture refers to
a developed appreciation
of such art forms as dance, opera, classical and jazz music, and the fine arts. In social studies, culture refers to the beliefs, customs, forms of communication, and artistic products of a particular country, ethnic group, or time period. In business, culture refers to a shared set of goals and values in a company or institution. In science, a culture is a living organism, such as bacteria or mold, grown in nutrients in a lab.
intuitive: sensitive and insightful faculties: talents or abilities regalia: special cultural dress
My Notes
integrated: well put together
had gathered her materials with prayer and in a ceremonial way. It is the same kind
Working from the Text
willow roots and hazel wood construction. The basket was made by a tribal elder who
that you can come to the discussion prepared with well-reasoned, text-based
responses to address Kalho’s life, art, and cultural identity.
of basket that our people have used for thousands of years. It is specially designed to
provide the child with the kind of knowledge and experience he will need in order to
survive in his culture and environment.
Group Discussion: What did you learn about Frida Kahlo’s life, art, and cultural Wind-Wolf was strapped in snugly with a deliberate restriction upon his arms and
identity? What details are emphasized in each text to support your interpretation of
legs. Although you in Western society may argue that such a method serves to hinder
this artist and how she depicts her cultural identity in her work? In your discussion,
motor-skill development and abstract reasoning, we believe it forces the child to first
be sure to:
develop his intuitive faculties, rational intellect, symbolic thinking, and five senses. • Adhere to the class norms for discussions.
Wind-Wolf was with his mother constantly, closely bonded physically, as she carried
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him on her back or held him in front while breast-feeding. She carried him everywhere
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He has attended the sacred and ancient White Deerskin Dance of his people and is well-acquainted with the cultures and languages of other tribes. He has been with his mother when she gathered herbs for healing and watched his tribal aunts and grandmothers gather and prepare traditional foods such as acorn, smoked salmon,
eel, and deer meat. He has played with abalone shells, pine nuts, iris grass string, and leather while watching the women make beaded jewelry and traditional native regalia. He has had many opportunities to watch his father, uncles, and ceremonial leaders use
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As he grew older, Wind-Wolf began to crawl out of the baby basket, develop
from both sources. In your writing, be sure to do the following:
his motor skills, and explore the world around him. When frightened or sleepy, he
• Begin with a clear thesis that states your position. Include a clear definition of
could always return to the basket, as a turtle withdraws into its shell. Such an inward
Kahlo’s cultural identity, as you understand it.
journey allows one to reflect in privacy on what he has learned and to carry the new
• Include direct quotations and specific examples from the texts to support your
knowledge deeply into the unconscious and the soul. Shapes, sizes, colors, texture,
claims. Introduce and punctuate all quotations correctly.
sound, smell, feeling, taste, and the learning process are therefore functionally
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For example, Wind-Wolf was with his mother in South Dakota while she danced
have for improvement?
for seven days straight in the hot sun, fasting, and piercing herself in the sacred Sun Dance Ceremony of a distant tribe. He has been doctored in a number of different healing ceremonies by medicine men and women from diverse places ranging from Alaska and Arizona to New York and California. He has been in more than 20 different sacred sweat-lodge rituals—used by native tribes to purify mind, body, and soul—since he was 3 years old, and he has already been exposed to many different religions of his racial brothers: Protestant, Catholic, Asian Buddhist, and Tibetan Lamaist.
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