Tues. May 7 - English 8

Today we continued on with our Aboriginal Short Story unit.

1) We learned about indigenous oral history and stories (who tells them, why they are sacred)

2) Finished "When The Spirits Dance" story and discussed the effects of WWII on the culture of Aboriginals (both who fought and those who didn't).

3) Read the poem and intro to Residential Schools in Canada.

4) Read the short story, "When I was Eight"

5) Completed the "Story Map"

no homework