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11 For the paragraph beginning “So now . . . ,” ask students why the author begins almost every sentence with the same subject-verb construction: “He feels,” “He is,” “He asks,” “He says.” What is the intended effect? (It forces the reader to empathize with Wind-Wolf by understanding his perspective and his response to the cultural conflict.)
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paragraph 13? How does the author achieve this shift? In terms of argumentative structure, what is the author trying to achieve? How would you describe the author’s tone before and after paragraph 13? How does the author’s attitude toward his topic change? Why has it changed?
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My Notes
deer meat, and native plants and herbs, and learning his assigned tasks in this role. He is
7. Organize your notes from both texts (the film clip and the informational text) so
caught between two worlds, torn by two distinct cultural systems.
that you can come to the discussion prepared with well-reasoned, text-based
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Group Discussion: What did you learn about Frida Kahlo’s life, art, and cultural
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identity? What details are emphasized in each text to support your interpretation of
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When they all got to the little friend’s house, the two boys ran inside to ask permission
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while Wind-Wolf ’s mother waited. But the other boy’s mother lashed out: “It is OK if you have to play with him at school, but we don’t allow those kind of people in our house!” When my wife asked why not, the other boy’s mother answered, “Because you are Indians and we are white, and I don’t want my kids growing up with your kind of people.”
So now my young Indian child does not want to go to school anymore (even though we cut his hair). He feels that he does not belong. He is the only Indian child in your class, and he is well-aware of this fact. Instead of being proud of his race, heritage, and culture, he feels ashamed. When he watches television, he asks why the white people hate us so much and always kill our people in the movies and why they take everything away from us. He asks why the other kids in school are not taught about the power, beauty, and essence of nature or provided with an opportunity to experience the world around them firsthand. He says he hates living in the city and that he misses
his Indian cousins and friends. He asks why one young white girl at school who is his
Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text
friend always tells him, “I like you, Wind-Wolf, because you are a good Indian.”
powwow: a North American Indian ceremony that often includes singing, dancing, food, and wearing of traditional clothing
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Now he refuses to sing his native songs, play with his Indian artifacts, learn his
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language, or participate in his sacred ceremonies. When I ask him to go to an urban
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So, dear teacher, I want to introduce you to my son, Wind-Wolf, who is not really
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seven different tribal systems flowing through his blood; he is even part white. I want
my child to succeed in school and in life. I don’t want him to be a dropout or juvenile
Collaborative Conversation: Exchange your response to the Writing Prompt with a delinquent or to end up on drugs and alcohol because he is made to feel inferior or peer. Consider the syntactical choices they have made in their writing. What is the because of discrimination. I want him to be proud of his rich heritage and culture, and effect they are trying to achieve? Were they successful? What suggestions do you I would like him to develop the necessary capabilities to adapt to, and succeed in, both have for improvement?
cultures. But I need your help.
What you say and what you do in the classroom, what you teach and how you teach it, and what you don’t say and don’t teach will have a significant effect on the potential success or failure of my child. Please remember that this is the primary year of his education and development. All I ask is that you work with me, not against me, to help educate my child in the best way. If you don’t have the knowledge, preparation, experience, or training to effectively deal with culturally different children, I am willing to help you with the few resources I have available or direct you to such resources.
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