by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Importance of Place (Thursday, May 14, 1959) Read this passage: “There is something really special about being mountain people. It’s a feeling like you know who you are, and you know each other. You belong to the mountains.” Using the Think-Pair-Share strategy (see...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
The Hollywood Version (Thursday, May 14, 1959) Seepeetza writes “We can see them from the dorm and hear them whooping like Indians in the movies. The Indians in the movies are not like anyone else I know. Real Indians are just people like anyone else except they love...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Irish Dancing (Throughout the story) Irish dancing plays a major role in the spare time that Seepeetza has at school. Although she is a leader in the dance group and is good at it, she does not enjoy the activity. Discuss why you think the students at the school are...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
New Year’s Eve (December 31, 1958) Seepeetza describes a family gathering on New Year’s Eve. How were her celebrations similar and different to those you and/or others in your community have?
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Conflicting Emotions (November 13, 1958) Seepeetza comments on a photo taken of the Irish dancing group she was part of. She says, “I look happy. How can I look happy when I’m scared all the time?” Why do you think she is asking this?
