Indigenous Literature Unit: Fall 2023

Photo Credit: Artwork by Metis (Canadian) Indigenous Artist Christi Belcourt, "The Painting is a Mirror."

Running Totals: Indigenous Literature I
Intro to ALC English Classes/ Indigenous Literature

How English Classes Work at the ALC (see slides)

Lessons (shortcuts):

Entire file of assignments

58 points (without class or journal points)

IL-1.1.shrinking away.slides

IL 1.1 "shrinking away"

Class: 1 point

Journal: 1 point

Assignment: 1 point

IL 1.2 "wahbegan"

Class: 1 point

Journal: 1 point

Assignment: 2 point

IL-1.2.Wahbegan.slides
IL-1.3-Mahnomin.slides

I.L. 1.3 "mahnomin"

Class: 1 point

Journal: 1 point

Assignment: 1 point


Link to webpage used in lesson...scroll down to "Seasonal Living" section to get to the video we watched in class (about ricing). 

I.L. 1.4 Magic Wands

Class: 1 point

Journal: 1 point

Assignment: 2 points

IL-1.4.Magic-Wands.slides
IL-1.5-Bloody-Money-Tipi-Reflections

I.L. 1.5 "Bloody Money/ Tipi Reflections"

Class: 1 point

Journal: 1 point

Assignment: 2 points

I.L. 1.6: Oliver's Silver Dollar (Part A) pp. 1-7

Class: 1 point

Journal: 1 point

Assignment: 3 points


If you want to listen as you read (today's reading stops at 14:51):

Audio File of Story (YouTube)

Audio File of Story (mp4)

IL-1.6-Olivers-Silver-Dollar-Part-A
IL-1.7-Olivers-Silver-Dollar-Part-B

I.L. 1.7: Oliver's Silver Dollar (Part B) pp. 7-16

Class: 1 point

Assignment: 3 points


If you want to listen as you read (Start at 14:51 and end at 35:41)

Audio File of Story (YouTube)

Audio File of Story (mp4)

I.L. 1.8: Oliver's Silver Dollar (Part C) pp. 16-25 (end)

Class: 1 point

Assignment: 3 points


If you want to listen as you read (Start at 14:51 and end at 35:41)

Audio File of Story (YouTube)

Audio File of Story (mp4)

IL-1.8-Olivers-Silver-Dollar-Part-C.slides
IL-1.9-Truman-Lowe-Video

1.9 Exploring the Art of Truman Lowe

Class: 1 point

Assignment: 2 points


Link to news story (WMTV)

Link to the Short Film that won the award by the Ho Chunk Nation (You Tube)

I.L. 1.10: "When the Grasses Talk" (QPECC BDA)

QPECC Reading Strategy/ Before, During, After Reading Assignment

Class: 1 point

Journal: 1 point

Assignment: 3 points

IL-1.10-When-The-Grasses-Talk.BDA-QPECC.slides
QPECC.strategy.handout.pdf

QPECC Moments

Pay attention to what your braig is already doing while you read.  Take notes on what you stop and notice!  "QPECC Moments"!

Question

Predict

Evaluate

Connect

Clarify

IL-1.11-Oral-Traditions.Slides

I.L. 1.11: "Oral Traditions"

Class: 1 point

Assignment: 2 points

Text of Poem


I.L. 1.12: Code Talker Introduction

Class: 1 point

Assignment: 3-6 points


Video (YouTube...too long to download as an .mp4--let me know if you need help viewing)

IL-1.12-Code-Talker-Intro-Tohe-Video.slides
IL-1.13-Samuel-Tso.slides

I.L. 1.13: Samuel Tso (Code Talker story)

Class: 1 point

Assignment: 2+ points

I.L. 1.14: Individual Code Talkers Summary Assignment

Assignment: 6+ points

IL-1.14-Code-Talker-Individual-Assignment.pdf