by boot | Feb 27, 2025
The Anishinaabe people still harvest mnoomin each year. There is a process to “knocking” the crop, and special tools are used. Ask students to make a list of crops that can be harvested. Mnoomin picking takes place in late summer to late autumn each year. Ask students...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
After reading the book, ask students the following comprehension questions: From what perspective is the author speaking in the book Mnoomin maan’gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin? What animals do we see in the story? In which season does the story take...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Besides mnoomin, what other crops can be harvested? What equipment or tools do you think you would need to pick mnoomin?
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Ask students to examine the relationship between Shauzia and Mrs. Weera (or Shauzia and another character in Mud City). How do they connect and respond to each other? What do they think of each other? Does the relationship change? Have them express their ideas in an...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Have students dramatize a scene from the novel that they think is particularly moving, important, informative or memorable. They could give a dramatic reading, perform Readers’ Theater, or enact a scene. Their presentations could be live or recorded digitally....
