Today, we read the poems by Rita Joe, and began to synthesize all that we have learned about the experience of Aboriginal people in residential schools. Using the information gathered from Rabbit-Proof Fence, the Assembly of First Nations document, the children's books Shi-shi-etko and Shin-chi's Canoe, and the poems "I Lost My Talk" and "Hated Structure: Indian Residential School, Shubenacadie, N.S.", we are now beginning to pull out common themes/threads in order to synthesize our learning.
We have altered the original assignment somewhat... we have decided to create a chart, with the sources listed across the top, and then "aspects" or "points for comparison" listed down the left hand side. We discussed that elements such as emotional impact, first language, conflicts, religion, etc. might be aspects to consider. You choose the aspects you believe are central, and common, to many sources. Charts can be completed in point form, and I will reserve some time on Friday for work on this chart in class.
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