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8th Grade Unit 2: Family

Language Arts

Unit 2: Family

Objectives

Objectives

To begin to look at the concept of K'é

The meaning of family

To look at the theme of family in The Marrow Thieves chapters 1-10

Family in our novel

To go over the steps for writing your first body paragraph in your essay

Your writing project

Theme: Family, k'é

Introducing Unit 2

What does k'é mean to you?

k'é

Family Lost and Found

Family in

The Marrow Thieves

Frenchie's family

Lost his parents and brother, Mitch

Trauma from loss

Found family with Migg's group

Frenchie

Miig

Migg

Father figure

Adopted family

Anishnaabe

Lost his husband

Discovers the truth about the residential schools

Wab

Trauma in the body (scars)

Beauty and scarring

Nurturing and romantic figure

Wab

Minerva

Elder, mother figure

Wise but underestimated

Sacrificial

Lost a grandchild

Minerva

RiRi

7 years old

Youth and innocence

Curious about the world

Wants to know the story

RiRi

Rose

Beautiful

Frenchie's love interest

More than an object of desire

Rose

Slopper

9 years old

Between child and teen

Learning who he is

Slopper

Zheegwon and Tree

The Twins

Twins

12

Extremely close

Dealing with the impact of torture

Extremely similar to each other

Chi-Boy

Oldest of the adopted family

In love with Wab

Strong, wise, skilled

A role-model for Frenchie

Chi-Boy

Body Paragraph 1

Your Essay

Should match your first article in your outline

Begin with a topic sentence. (Example: "A major cause of climate change is fossil fuels."

Add at least three body sentences to explain why this is a problem and how it can be solved.

Concluding sentence: This should sum up your idea. (Example: "Therefore, using renewable energy would help combat climate change."

The Writing Process

Planning your writing

Sa'ah Naaghai Bik'eh Hozho

Living (and learning) in balance

Nitsahakees

Thinking

Think about your prompt:

What changes would you make for a better future?

What are the current issues you chose?

Why?

What kind of world would YOU want to live in?

Be bold enough to imagine a good future!

Nahata

Planning

Organize your ideas

Use your outline

If, then

"If we reduce carbon emissions, then we can combat climate change."

Problem, solution thinking

Use note cards

This is the doing portion:

Put your ideas into action.

Write the draft of your first body paragraph.

Embrace YOUR values, beliefs, goals, and heritage!

Iina

Living

Think about what you wrote. How does it reflect your values? Did you do your best? Did you follow the prompt? Does your work have a topic sentence, three body sentences, and a conclusion? Are you proud of your work?

Siih Hasin

Reflection +

Achievement

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