The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline: Unit
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Pgs. 1-36 Workbook (chapter questions, vocab activities, maps, & more)
- Pgs. 37-44 Tests
- Pgs. 45-48 Dual Entry Reading Journal
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Pg. 1: Workbook cover page
Pgs. 2-23: Chapter questions and vocab activities
Pg. 24: Novel-based crossword puzzle
Pgs. 25-28: Key
Pgs. 29-30: Maps
Pg. 31: Canada's Prime Minister statement of apology to Indigenous peoples
Pgs. 32-34: Additional resources and ideas for classroom activities and studies related to the novel
Pgs. 35-36: Book Review Form (w/ example entry)
> From close reading questions to open ended activities.
> Covers the whole book
> Questions for every chapter
> 203 chapter questions total
> Book Review Form. This can be used for ANY book! A career-long resource! (Asks student to: describe protagonist, summarize book, tell if they recommend it (or not) and why, and rate it.)
> About 10% of questions are open-ended thought questions to encourage independent thinking. The rest have right/wrong answers.
> A few questions ask students to sketch a scene
> Vocabulary activity for each chapter
> Key
Types of questions in each chapter
- Short Response (complete sentences not required)
- Complete Response (complete sentences required)
- True/False
Example Chapter Questions
-On page 18, Frenchie makes an observation of Miigwans’ shoes. What does his observation tell the reader about Miigwans, or the world?
-At first, Indigenous people were treated one way, then as time passed, they were treated differently. How did the way they were treated change?
-Why does the family encourage independence?
-Make a sketch of the trees described on page 91.
-What does the reader learn about why the world changed?
--True/False
-Slopper was allowed to hear Story before he was seven.
-The new member of the family is a soft-spoken girl.
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TEST ONE
> Covers pages 1-99
> Questions address basic events, characters, surrounding, & relationships
> Key
25 questions:
- 18 multiple choice
- 6 true/false
- 1 short response
Example Test Questions
-What did Mitch sacrifice to save Frenchie?
his food, his money, himself, their parents
-What is Story?
stories about the schools, history, Anishinaabe history, A, B, & C
-What happened to Miig’s husband?
a. he was taken to the schools, b. he died from polluted water, c. he disappeared mysteriously, d. the book never says
TEST TWO
> Covers pages 100-234
> Questions address basic events, characters, surrounding, & relationships
> Key
25 questions:
- 18 multiple choice
- 6 True/false
- 1 Short response
Example Test Questions
-When Miig went back to get Isaac, he was told by a truck driver all the people were…
gone, used up, taken to a different school, dead because the school burned down, none of the above
-What is Minerva’s miracle?
she comes back to life after the Recruiters kill her; she has the power to destroy the Recruiters machines; she can use song, Native language, and dreams to destroy the school; B & C
-When the family joins the Council and community, Frenchie feels…
resentful, confused, jealous, guilty, all of the above
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> Limitless journal for use throughout the novel. Teacher can dictate quantity and quality of entries. Includes cover page, and, an example entry.
Includes
> Cover page
> 2 Journal entry pages
> Example entry
"Your task in this journal, throughout this novel, is to collect quotes which
- you feel strongly about, in any way
- evokes an emotional response or memory for you."
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<>Resources are designed for struggling learners. Perfect modified or alternative resource for below-level learners. Questions are sometimes reflective/no wrong answer style to encourage independent thinking & interpretation. Workbook questions are not all higher order thinking. Roughly 8th grade.
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