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Keeper ‘N Me Unit Plan

(32 Lessons)

Objectives

Speaking:

1. Students will recognize that talk is an important tool for communicating, thinking and learning

Students will speak to clarify and extend thinking Students will speak to express understanding Students will speak to share thoughts, opinions and feelings Students will speak to build relationships and a sense of community2. Students will practice the behaviours of effective speakers Students will recognize and adjust verbal and nonverbal presentation elements Students will review their own oral activities carefully for content, organization, delivery

and style 3. Students will speak fluently and confidently in a variety of situations for a variety of

purposes and audiences Students will practice the various roles of group members Students will speak to inform and persuade Students will practice informal interviewing skills

Listening:

1. Students will recognize listening as an active, constructive process Students will recognize listening as an active process that requires listeners to: anticipate

a message and set a purpose for listening, attend, interpreting and summarizing, analyzing and evaluating 2. Students will practice the behaviours of effective listeners

Students will be sensitive to ideas and purpose when listening Students will provide appropriate feedback

3. Students will listen effectively in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes Students will listen for personal pleasure and aesthetic satisfaction

Writing:

1. Students will recognize writing as a constructive and recursive process Students will recognize writing as a process of constructing meaning for self and others

by using what is known as the writing process

2. Students will practice the behaviours of effective writers Students will write introductions that engage interest and focus readers’ attention Choose a method of development and organization suitable for a particular purpose and

audience Students will analyze and evaluate their own and others’ writing for ideas, organization,

sentence clarity, word choice, and mechanics Students will confer with peers and teachers

3. Students will write fluently and confidently for a variety of purposes and audiences Students will write for a variety of purposes including to: reflect, clarify, and explore

ideas, express understanding, describe, narrate. Inform, and persuade, express self, create and entertain

Experiment with a variety of forms of writing such as poem, play, anecdote or short story Students will present a point of view in a personal or reflective essay

Reading:

1. Students will recognize reading as an active, constructive process Students will recognize reading as an active process that requires readers to: make

connections, find meaning, make and confirm predictions, make and confirm inferences, reflect and evaluate2. Students will practice the behaviours of effective, strategic readers

Students will recognize author’s purpose, form and techniques Students will state and evaluate author’s theme, tone and viewpoint Students will relate the structure of the work to the author’s purpose and theme Students will skim, scan and read closely for required information Students will summarize information Students will locate, assess, and summarize information from a variety of sources

Representing and Viewing:

1. Students will create appropriate nonverbal aids and visual images to enhance communication

Students will present information incorporating visual aids to engage the intended audience

Students will present thoughts, ideas, and feelings using an appropriate combination of visual aids and print

Theme: The theme of this unit is surrounded by the idea of taking a journey. Students will be reading the novel Keeper ‘N Me by Richard Wagamese. Students will be expected to read the novel, complete vocabulary lists and two quizzes. Students will also working with a group to complete a poster presentation. An important theme in this unit is about Elders and their impact on younger people. Elders are important, and students will have a chance to interview an Elder/Senior for the Learning about an Elder/Senior Assignment. This unit ties in great with the last two units because it explores the issues of growing up and aging. Students will explore their own lives, and be able to reflect on their own journeys in life so far related to the novel.

Assessment:

Keep Me Interested Poster Presentation- 20 Marks Learning about an Elder/Senior Assignment- 30 Marks 2 Vocabulary Lists- 10 Marks Text Art (Participation) 2 Quizzes- 40 Marks

Total- 100 Marks

Lesson Plan Outline (30 Lessons):

Day 1(Wednesday October, 7th)

Lesson #1(60 minutes)

-Introduce Novel Keeper ‘N Me by Richard Wagamese to students

-Talk about author and novel

-Read prologue together as a class

-Hand out the Keep Me Interested Poster Presentation Assignment (See Appendix A)

-Talk about the assignment with students

-Put students in groups and have them go to the library to start researching information

Lesson #2 (63 minutes)

-Work on assignment in library

Homework:

Poster Presentations will take place on Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13)

Day 2 (Thursday October, 8th)


-Start reading Keeper ‘N Me Read up to page 14 as a class

-Students have to read pages 14-48 for Tuesday, Oct 13th (Lesson #5)

-Continue working in the library on poster presentations

Lesson # 4

-Continue working in the library on poster presentations

Homework:

Read up to page 48 for next class (Tuesday October, 13th Lesson #5)

Day 3 (Tuesday October, 13th)

Lesson #5

-Give students 20 minutes to catch up on reading

-Students will read Keeper ‘N Me silently

-Write on board (should read up to page 113 by next Monday)

Lesson #6

-Students will work on their posters in the classroom

Homework:

Students need to read up to page 69 for Friday, Oct 16th (Lesson #11) Students need to read up to page 113 by Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13) Poster presentations will take place on Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13)

Day 4 (Wednesday October, 14th)


-Movie Food INC at Broadway Theatre


-Movie Food INC at Broadway Theatre

Homework:

Students need to read up to page 69 for Friday, Oct 16th (Lesson #11) Students need to read up to page 113 by Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13) Poster presentations will take place on Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13)



-Ask students if they have come up with any vocabulary words for the quiz

-Students are going to Victoria Elementary School to read their picture books to the Kindergarten class


-Victoria Elementary School

Homework:

Students need to read up to page 69 for tomorrow (Lesson #11) Keep Me Interested Poster Presentations begin Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13) Students need to read up to page 113 for Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13) Keeper ‘N Me Quiz #1 is on Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13)

Day 6 (Friday October, 16th)


-Students will read pages 69-81 in Keeper ‘N Me together as a class

- Review Keeper ‘N Me so far

-Remind students that Quiz #1 is on Monday and they have to read up to page 113 for Monday, Oct 16th (Lesson #13)

-Hand out vocabulary list #1 (See Appendix B): Due Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13)

-Continue working on poster presentations


-Work on poster presentations

Homework:

Quiz #1 Monday October, 19th (Lesson #13) Students need to read up to page 113 by Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13) Vocabulary words (Due Monday, Oct 19th Lesson #13)

Keep Me Interested Poster Presentations begin on Monday, Oct 19th (Lesson #13)

Week Three

Day 7 (Monday October, 19th)


-Collect Vocabulary words

-Quiz #1 on Book 1 and Book 2 (See Appendix D)

-Students will read pages 113-131 together as a class


-Keep Me Interested Poster Presentations begin (See Appendix F for Evaluation form)

-Students will fill out a self and peer evaluation form for the presentations (See Appendix G)

-Assign Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment: Due Monday, Oct 26th (See Appendix H)

Homework:

Keeper ‘N Me has to be read by Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23) Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment due Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23)




-Review Keeper ‘N Me so far

-Start brainstorming interview questions together as a class for Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment with a partner

-Come back together as a class to share questions


- Start discussing text art and have students focus on a poem or phrases related to the novel

-If time is left, continue reading

Homework:

Keeper ‘N Me has to be finished by Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23) Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment Due Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23)

Day 9 (Wednesday October, 21st)



-Wendy for Text Art (find a work from your own background)

-Carol from the Mendel (Text Art)


- Work on Text Art

Homework:

Keeper ‘N Me has to be finished by Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23) Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment Due Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23)

Day 10 (Thursday October, 22nd)


-Students will read pages 166- 179 together as a class

-Start discussing the keyhole essay process

-Give examples of introduction paragraphs


-Give examples of conclusion paragraphs

-Have students start thinking about the final

Homework:

Keeper ‘N Me has to be finished by Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23) Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment Due Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23) Keeper ‘N Me Quiz #2 is on Tuesday, October 27th (Lesson #25)

Day 11 (Friday October, 23rd)



- Hand out vocabulary list #2 (See Appendix I): Due Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23)


-Students will work on summaries for Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment

-Students will discuss with a partner questions about Keeper ‘N Me

-If time students will finish reading Keeper ‘N Me

-Remind students that Quiz #2 is on Tuesday, Oct 27th (Lesson #25)

Homework:

Finish reading novel for Monday October 26th (Lesson #23) Vocabulary words #2 due Monday, October 26th (Lesson #23) Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment Due Monday, Oct 26th (Lesson #23) Keeper ‘N Me Quiz #2 is on Tuesday, October 27th (Lesson #25)

Week Four

Day 12 (Monday October, 26th)


-Collect vocabulary words #2

-Collect Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignments

-Work on grammar package

- Lesson #24 (63 minutes)

-Work on grammar package



-Quiz #2 on Books 3 and 4 in Keeper ‘N Me (See Appendix K)

-Talk about final exam


--Discuss Legends and the importance

-Talk about teaching legends and moral legends

-Tell the legend The Trickster and the Mice

-Have students do scavenger hunt to find mice around the school

Day 14 (Wednesday October, 28th)


-Carol from the Mendel is here

-Work on text art


-Work on text art

-Start the final exam take home part (Letter to Garnet or Keeper): Due at the final on Monday, Nov 2nd (See Appendix M)



-Watch the movie Cocoon



Day 16 (Friday October, 30th)




-Finish watching the movie Cocoon

-Complete Halloween Activities

Appendix

Appendix A- Keep Me Interested Poster Presentation Hand Out

Appendix B- Keeper ‘N Me Vocabulary List #1

Appendix C- Keeper ‘N Me Vocabulary List #1 Answer Key

Appendix D- Keeper ‘N Me Quiz #1

Appendix E- Keeper ‘N Me Quiz #1 Answer Key

Appendix F- Keep Me Interested Poster Presentation Evaluation Form

Appendix G- Keep Me Interested Poster Presentation Self and Peer Evaluation Form

Appendix H- Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment Hand out

Appendix I- Keeper ‘N Me Vocabulary List #2

Appendix J- Keeper ‘N Me Vocabulary List #2 Answer Key

Appendix K- Keeper ‘N Me Quiz #2

Appendix L- Keeper ‘N Me Quiz #2 Answer Key

Appendix M- Final Exam take home Letter Assignment

Appendix N- ELA 20 Final Exam

Appendix O- End of Term Evaluation Form

Appendix A

Keep me Interested Poster Presentation

ELA 20

Within a group context, your task is to research, gather information and deliver a poster board presentation to the class.

As preparation for our novel study, Keeper ‘N Me, you will research a Canadian First Nations cultural group from the following list:

CreeDeneHaida

Dakota/Nakota/LakotaMétis

OjibwaySaulteaux

All Group members should choose several points to contribute to research (important to divide research amongst group members) Once the research is done, you must decide with your group how you want to place it on your poster board and how you want to present it to the rest of your classmates *The goal of this project is for your group to find enough information about your First Nations cultural group so you can inform the rest of your classmates and share what you have learned.

History of Nation? Location? (Geographical) Major Groups within Nation? Population? Language? Traditions? Men’s roles? Women’s roles? Transportation? Arts & Crafts? Homes? Interesting facts? Anyone Famous?

Worth 20 Marks10 Marks (Participation Self and Peer Evaluation)10 Marks (Overall presentation- Poster and Oral presentation)

Appendix B

Keeper ‘N Me Vocabulary List #1

1. Tradition (pg.2):2. Rambunctious (pg.9):3. Nomadic (pg.12):4. Wigwam (pg.40): 5. Treaty (pg.47):6. Mukwa (pg.50):7. Meegwetch (pg.51):8. Sweat lodge (pg.66):9. Medicine Man (pg. 67):10. Beedahbun (pg.74):

Appendix C


1. Tradition (pg.2): the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation

2. Rambunctious (pg.9): difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous3. Nomadic (pg.12): wandering 4. Wigwam (pg.40): A Native American dwelling commonly having an arched or conical

framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats5. Treaty (pg.47): A contract or agreement6. Mukwa (pg.50): ‘Bear’7. Meegwetch (pg.51): ‘I hold what you’ve given me with honor’8. Sweat lodge (pg.66): a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body9. Medicine Man (pg. 67): A male shaman or shamanistic healer10. Beedahbun (pg.74): ‘First light’

Appendix D

Total Marks: /20 Name: _____________________

Date: _____________________

Keeper ‘N Me by Richard Wagamese Quiz #1

Multiple Choice (Worth 1 Mark each)

1. Who wasn’t there to meet Garnet when he arrived in White Dog?

a. Jane and Mother

b. Stanley and Jane

c. Mother and Jackie

d. Stanley and Jackie

2. Who are the two narrators of the novel?

a. Garnet and Keeper

b. Garnet and Lonnie

c. Keeper and Stanley

d. Jane and Keeper

3. What did Mother’s song “Bih’kee-yan, bih’kee-yan, bih’kee-yan” mean?

a. I love you, I love you, I love you

b. Come Home, Come Home, Come Home

c. Hello, Hello, Hello

d. I Missed You, I Missed You, I Missed You

4. Who is Lonnie Flowers?

a. Garnet’s brother

b. Harold’s cousin

c. Jane’s boyfriend

d. Garnet’s friend

5. What did Keeper say helped them to survive and remain a culture?

a. Tradition

b. Humor

c. Family

d. Sports

6. What does Garnet do for Keeper every morning?

a. Buy him groceries

b. Make him breakfast

c. Bring him fishing

d. Tend his garden

7. What is Jackie compared to?

a. A Horse

b. A Tiger

c. A Wolf

d. A Bear

8. What helped bring Garnet and Jackie back together?

a. Baseball game

b. A Wedding

c. Hockey game

d. Morning fishing trip

Vocabulary Words (Matching Worth 1 Mark each)

___ Mukwa A. a contract or agreement

___ Sweat Lodge B. ‘First light’

___Treaty C. ‘I hold what you’ve given me with honor’

___ Nomadic D. difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous

___Beedahbun E. ‘Bear’

___ Tradition F. Menacing or threatening

___ Meegwetch G. Wandering

___ Rambunctious H. a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body

I. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation

Short Answer (Worth 2 Marks Each)

1. Who is Keeper and what is his role in the novel?

2. List two things Garnet and Keeper do each day.

Appendix E

Total Marks: /20 Name: _____________________

Date: _____________________




a. Jane and Mother

b. Stanley and Jane



2. Who are the two narrators of the novel?

a. Garnet and Keeper

b. Garnet and Lonnie

c. Keeper and Stanley

d. Jane and Keeper

3. What did Mother’s song “Bih’kee-yan, bih’kee-yan, bih’kee-yan” mean?

a. I love you, I love you, I love you

b. Come Home, Come Home, Come Home

c. Hello, Hello, Hello

d. I Missed You, I Missed You, I Missed You

4. Who is Lonnie Flowers?

a. Garnet’s brother

b. Harold’s cousin

c. Jane’s boyfriend

d. Garnet’s friend


a. Tradition

b. Humour

c. Family

d. Sports

6. What does Garnet do for Keeper every morning?

a. Buy him groceries

b. Make him breakfast

c. Bring him fishing

d. Tend his garden

7. What is Jackie compared to?

a. A Horse

b. A Tiger

c. A Wolf

d. A Bear

8. What helped bring Garnet and Jackie back together?

a. Baseball game

b. A Wedding

c. Hockey game

d. Morning fishing trip


_E Mukwa A. a contract or agreement

_H Sweat Lodge B. ‘First light’

_A Treaty C. ‘I hold what you’ve given me with honor’

_G Nomadic D. difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous

_B Beedahbun E. ‘Bear’

_I Tradition F. Menacing or threatening

_C Meegwetch G. Wandering

_D Rambunctious H. a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body

I. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation


1. Who is Keeper and what is his role in the novel? Keeper is the second narrator of the novel, his role in the novel is to help Garnet find his way and learn about himself.

2. List two things Garnet and Keeper do each day.They smudge and pray every day.

Appendix F

Name: ________________

/15

Keep Me Interested Poster Presentation

Group Evaluation

The presentation seems to be well researched, organized, easy to understand and meets all requirements

1 2 3 4 5

Oral presentation is divided equally

1 2 3 4 5

Students speak loudly, clearly and maintain eye contact throughout presentation

1 2 3 4 5

Appendix G

Name: _______________________

Date: _______________________

Keep me Interested Poster Presentation-Group Peer Evaluation

1. Group Member: _______________________

Participation (Located research) 0 1 2 3 4 5

Overall Contribution to Group (Creating and presenting) 0 1 2 3 4 5

2. Group Member: _______________________

Participation (Located Research) 0 1 2 3 4 5


3. Group Member: _______________________



4. Group Member: _______________________



5. Group Member: _______________________



6. Self-Evaluation: _______________________



Appendix H

ELA 20 /30

Learning from an Elder/Senior Assignment

Due: Monday October, 26th

Interview an Elder or Senior within your family or community *Minimum 20 questions

Find an Elder or Senior and set up an interview time!!!!

Must hand in a copy of the questions and answers to show that the interview took place

A signature on the interview sheet from the Elder or Senior that you interviewed

A one page reflection and summary of what you have learned from the interview*(Must be typed out)

Have Fun!You can learn a lot from your Elders!

Appendix I


1. Simplicity (pg.116):2. Wisdom (pg.120):3. Moose-hide thongs (pg.124/180):4. Brylcreem (pg.130/189): 5. Snaggin’ (pg.139/200):6. Wass-co-nah-shpee-ming (pg.146/212):7. Soo-wanee-quay (pg.148/215):8. Intuition (pg.156):9. Sacred (pg. 170):10. Symbol (pg.187):

Appendix J


1. Simplicity (pg.116): the state, quality, or an instance of being simple2. Wisdom (pg.120): scholarly knowledge or learning3. Moose-hide thongs (pg.124/180): snowshoes 4. Brylcreem (pg.130/189): hair gel5. Snaggin’ (pg.139/200): means that young people are all around on the lookout for that

special someone to snuggle up with 6. Wass-co-nah-shpee-ming (pg.146/212): Light in the Sky 7. Soo-wanee-quay (pg.148/215): Power of the Woman 8. Intuition (pg.156): The act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational

processes9. Sacred (pg. 170): Worthy of respect10. Symbol (pg.187): Something that represents something else by association, resemblance,

or convention

Appendix K

Total Marks: /20 Name: _____________________

Date: _____________________



1. What is Keeper known as?

a. Keeper of the Soul

b. Keeper of the Song

c. Keeper of the North

d. Keeper of the Drum

2. What was the “big thing” brought into White Dog?

a. Radio Station

b. Shopping Mall

c. Movie Theater

d. Police Station

3. What did Keeper give to Garnet before he went on his journey?

a. Food and water

b. Tobacco, white pieces of cloth & string

c. Prayer book and tobacco

d. Water and hunting tools

4. Who was in charge of the “big thing” brought into White Dog?

a. Wally

b. Jackie

c. Stanley

d. Garnet

5. What does the drum symbolize?

a. Money

b. Faith

c. Respect

d. Sports

6. What does Keeper give to Garnet after he returns from his journey?

a. Clothes

b. A dog

c. Dream Catcher

d. Eagle Feathers

7. What did Keeper tell Garnet to do?

a. Create artwork

b. Stay a tourist

c. Become a storyteller

d. Go fishing

8. Who was the special guest/speaker at the feast?

a. Lonnie Flowers

b. Lazarus Green

c. Jane Raven

d. Velma Crow


___ Snaggin’ A. hair gel

___ Simplicity B. Light in the Sky

___Soo-wanee-quay C. Worthy of respect/holy

___ Brylcreem D. the state, quality, or an instance of being simple

___Sacred E. the act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of

rational processes

___ Moose-hide thongs F. Snow shoes

___ Intuition G. Power of the Woman

___ Wass-co-nah-shpee-ming H. scholarly knowledge or learning

I. means that young people are all around on the lookout for that special someone to snuggle up with


1. Where did Garnet go on his journey and how did he get there?

2. List two things Ma did for Garnet when he returned from his journey?

Appendix L

Total Marks: /20 Name: _____________________

Date: _____________________



1. What is Keeper known as?

a. Keeper of the Soul

b. Keeper of the Song

c. Keeper of the North

d. Keeper of the Drum

2. What was the “big thing” brought into White Dog?

a. Radio Station

b. Shopping Mall

c. Movie Theater

d. Police Station

3. What did Keeper give to Garnet before he went on his journey?

a. Food and water

b. Tobacco, white pieces of cloth & string

c. Prayer book and tobacco

d. Water and hunting tools

4. Who was in charge of the “big thing” brought into White Dog?

a. Wally

b. Jackie

c. Stanley

d. Garnet

5. What does the drum symbolize?

a. Money

b. Faith

c. Respect

d. Sports

6. What does Keeper give to Garnet after he returns from his journey?

a. Clothes

b. A dog

c. Dream Catcher

d. Eagle Feathers

7. What did Keeper tell Garnet to do?

a. Create artwork

b. Stay a tourist

c. Become a storyteller

d. Go fishing

8. Who was the special guest/speaker at the feast?

a. Lonnie Flowers

b. Lazarus Green

c. Jane Raven

d. Velma Crow


_I Snaggin’ A. hair gel

_D Simplicity B. Light in the Sky

_G Soo-wanee-quay C. Worthy of respect/holy

_A Brylcreem D. the state, quality, or an instance of being simple

_C Sacred E. the act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of

rational processes

_F Moose-hide thongs F. Snow shoes

_E Intuition G. Power of the Woman

_B Wass-co-nah-shpee-ming H. scholarly knowledge or learning

I. means that young people are all around on the lookout for that special someone to snuggle up with


1. Where did Garnet go on his journey and how did he get there?

Garnet went on a journey across the lake to a cabin, he got there by canoe.

2. List two things Ma did for Garnet when he returned from his journey?

Ma put on a feast for Garnet and she also made him a shirt out of his old clothes which he wore when he got to White Dog.

Appendix M

Take Home Part for Final Exam

Pretend to be Garnet and write a letter to Keeper

OR

Pretend to be Keeper and write a letter to Garnet

*Minimum 1 Page

(Must be Typed)

Due at the final @ 9:30 am November, 2 2009

Appendix N

Total: /60 Name: ___________________________

ELA 20 Final Exam

Ms. Hosaluk & Mrs. Pawluski

November 2, 2009

Part 1: Multiple Choice (1 Mark Each) = 10 Marks

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

1. How many people live in the Younger apartment?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

2. What does Beneatha want to be?

a. A Lawyer

b. A Doctor

c. A Teacher

d. A Scientist

3. Into which business does Walter wish to invest the insurance check?

a. A Dry Cleaning Business

b. A Construction Company

c. A Restaurant

d. A Liquor Store

4. What did Mama buy with her money?

a. A Car

b. A House

c. A Bed

d. A Stereo

5. Who takes off with Walter’s money?

a. Joseph Asagai

b. Willy

c. Bobo

d. Travis

Keeper ‘N Me by Richard Wagamese


a. Jane and Mother

b. Stanley and Jane




a. Tradition

b. Humour

c. Family

d. Sports

3. Who put on the feast for Garnet?

a. Ma

b. Jane

c. Stanley

d. Jackie

4. What was Keeper known as?

a. Keeper of the Spirit

b. Keeper of the Drum

c. Keeper of the Peace

d. Keeper of the Song

5. What did Keeper give to Garnet at the end of the novel?

a. A Drum

b. Peace Pipe

c. Eagle Feathers

d. Story Books

Part. 2: Matching- Keeper ‘N Me and A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Words (10 Marks)

___ Mukwa A. “First Light”

___ Brylcreem B. a brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person

___ Realist C. Menacing or threatening

___ Wass-co-nah-shpee-ming D. Hair Gel

___ Meegwetch E. a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are

___ Jubilance F. showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph

___ Epitaph G. “I hold what you’ve given me with honor”

___ Ominous H. Bear

___ Prejudice I. “Power of the Woman”

___Beedahbun J. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge

K. “Light in the Sky”

Part. 3: Short Paragraph Response (5 Marks Each) = 10 Marks

1. Think about fairy tales that deal with violence. An example is the story of Hansel and Gretel. Discuss one violent fairy tale. How should fairy tales that deal with violence be

portrayed to children? Do you agree with violence in fairy tales and reading them to children? Why or why not? (Give a strong reason and several examples)

2. “Looking back at our experiences is one thing; looking forward to our future is another.” Respond to this quotation with reference to the movie Cocoon.

Part. 4: Essay (20 Marks)

Using the Keyhole Essay process discussed in class, choose one topic and write a coherent, organized essay.

1. Choose three characters in the novel Keeper ‘N Me. Discuss who they are and the roles they play in Garnet’s life.

2. List and discuss three ways Garnet finds his identity in the novel. Support your answer by using examples from the novel.

3. What effect does humour have in the novel? Define humour and list three ways and/or situations when it was displayed in the novel. Support your answer by using examples from the novel.

4. Describe three important events that influenced Garnet in the novel and explain how these events helped to shape his character.

5. Discuss the significance of identity, sense of self and sense of place in the novel. Support your answer by using examples from the novel.

6. Choose three character traits that best describe Garnet. Provide support for your answer by using specific examples from the novel.

7. What is the significance of the title Keeper ‘N Me? Support your answer by using examples from the novel.

Part. 5: Take Home Exam- Letter to Garnet or Keeper (10 Marks)

Appendix O

End of Quarter Evaluation FormELA 20

Mrs. PawluskiThis Quarter,

1. I learned:________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

2. Things I enjoyed. Why? ____________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

3. Part of the course to repeat. Why or why not? Be specific. ________________________

________________________________________________________________________

4. Things I did not care for. Why not? Be specific. _________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

5. What I would like to see included in this course. Why? ___________________________

________________________________________________________________________

6. What is one thing you liked about my teaching and/or me as a teacher?_______________

________________________________________________________________________

7. Is there anything I could improve on as a teacher?: _______________________________

________________________________________________________________________

8. Parting Words/Additional Comments: _________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your feedback! I have enjoyed teaching you GOOD LUCK with the rest of your school year!!!!

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