After spending time last week considering one person's interpretation of the residential school experience in Australia (the director of Rabbit-Proof Fence) and the weekend considering an informational text piece which summarizes the residential school experiences of First Nations children in Canada, today was focused on the personal experiences of those children.
We began by discussing what we thought was the most important information from the AFN document. We also spent time discussing ties between the film and the document, noting that there are many similarities.
Then, I read two children's books aloud: "Shi-shi-etko" by Nicola Campbell, and its sequel, "Shin-chi's Canoe." Both are stories about children's experiences of being forced to go live in a residential school. Students created a "Word Web" of words and phrases while they listened to the stories, made up of those words and phrases that most resonated with them. We will finish our reading of sources next class, when we consider two poems written by Rita Joe about her personal experiences with residential schools.
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