The students have all enjoyed the novel and come out with good discussions. Apr 16, 2015 here is a link to a novel study for fatty legs, a childrens book on the residential school experience of margaret pokiakfenton. Fatty legs novel study fatty legs book response page 1 1 topic 0 replies sticky fatty legs class responses and discussions. Edmonton regional learning consortium erlc 1,995 views. Fatty legs novel study lifelonglearning stay safe and healthy. How do you think margaret felt when she told the raven she couldnt put on her. Fatty legs is a childrens book written about the residential school experience of the authors mother in law, margaret pokiakfenton. Fatty legs is a choral theatre adaptation of the book. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the fiveday journey to attend school, but. In this webinar, you will meet the author, chirsty jordanfenton as she discusses how she came to write this book.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of legs and what it means. Fatty legs pick and choose literature study true stories, fatty. Fatty legs, by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton. In a stranger at home, olemaun tells us of her time following the residential school. What did olemaun and her family have to do to trade and get supplies. The story is about pokiakfentons experiences at a catholic residential school for aboriginal canadian children, and what she endures to gain an education. Fatty legs eightyearold margaret pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high arctic. Fatty legs chapter questions key empowering the spirit. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This book is definitely worth having in a public library. In fatty legs, margaret pokiakfenton and christy jordanfenton margarets daughterinlaw present a memoir of young margarets experiences at a northern residential school. Kerry aiken fatty legs novel study student questions.
Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Supporting inuit, first nations and native american literature in the classroom fatty legs, and a stranger at home, written by christy jordanfenton and margret pokiakfenton and illustrated by liz amini holms depicts the hardships an inuit girl experiences while attending a northern residential school and her unexpected struggles reintegrating back into her community. The link includes a twopart webinar for teachers who are interested in using fatty legs in their classroom. The moving memoir of an inuit girl who emerges from a residential schoo. Residential schools by melanie florence, which made use of the illustrations and stories from fatty legs, and it piqued my interest.
Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton art by liz aminiholmes the moving memoir of an inuit girl who emerges from a. When most of us want or need something we will often just go to the store to get it. Though the book s dedication page suggests that her experiences were deeply traumatic, that. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and.
Jordanfenton, christy, pokiakfenton, margaret, amini. This novel activities resource unit will help you to teach a lot of comprehension. Review and use as you see appropriate with your students. A stranger at home as a readaloud or as a novel study. Part four the healing journey first nations education. Fatty legs by margaret pokiakfenton and christy jordanfenton. Fatty legs book edmonton public library bibliocommons. This book has been used by teachers at my school and in my division to introduce the topic of residential schools. Theyll know what happened wasnt right and theyll start asking questions and opening conversations. Why do you think that this book is called fatty legs. What evidence was in fatty legs that let readers know she wanted to go to school. She begs her father to allow her to go to school but he resists knowing all too well of the cruelty that lies within the walls of the building.
Dec 22, 2010 fatty legs by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton art by liz aminiholmes the moving memoir of an inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact. You can now order all of our titles, including the new 10th anniversary edition of fatty legs, as well as french editions. Fatty legs recounts the true story of a little inuit girl who is desperate to learn how to read. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton overdrive rakuten. Eightyearold margaret pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high arctic. Fatty legs pdf download book is one of bestseller in this year.
Book talks are a complete novel study package adapt your own rubric. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the fiveday journey to attend school, but he warns margaret of the terrors of residential schools. Fatty legs chapter questions student empowering the spirit. The book is cowritten by pokiakfenton and her daughterinlaw. Aug 01, 2011 a stranger at home is the sequel to fatty legs. The package is set up to be taught as a whole class novel study or given to students to complete on their own. Fatty legs is a beautiful chapter book that is filled with figurative language, strong characters, and historically accurate information about residential schools. This two part webinar series is about the book fatty legs, which includes meeting the author of the book and her motherinlaw whom the book is about and a teacher who has used the book with her grade seven classroom. She is intrigued by the outsiders, the nuns and priests, who work at the residential school. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton, margaret pokiakfenton. This is because birds are an important role in first nation culture, especially wrens, ravens, swans, and owls for this story. If you live in the fort st john region, message to order and i will deliver to your doorstep sealed in a freezer bag. This book makes the harrowing residential school stories accessible to youth.
Her family lives on banks island in the arctic ocean. You will learn about the origin of the book and how it can be used to support student learning about the topic of residential schools. Many of the symbols, similes, and metaphors are compared and referred to animals, especially birds. It is about the experience of one girl at a northern residential school. Fatty legs and a stranger at home bundle distance learning. We are very lucky to have an excellent resource on this topic created locally. Ebooks read online fatty legs eightyearold margaret pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high arctic. I wish she could have stayed but it was her choice. Jun 03, 2010 as a nonfiction childrens chapter book, fatty legs tells the story of olemaun margaret pokiak as she heads off to residential school in the far north of canada. She was so desperate to learn, she was willing to go to the catholic run schools further south of her home. Fatty legs by christy jordanfenton, margaret pokiak. Fatty legs tells the tale of a young inuit girl named olemaun who is desperate to learn to read in english. Using fatty legs in your classroom this section presented to you by kerry aiken, grade 7 teacher at summitiview school in. Fatty legs book vancouver public library bibliocommons.
Fatty legs, by christy jordanfenton and margaret pokiakfenton, is a 2010 memoir for children. Here is a link to a novel study for fatty legs, a childrens book on the residential school experience of margaret pokiakfenton. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Sep 01, 2010 in fatty legs, margaret pokiakfenton and christy jordanfenton margarets daughterinlaw present a memoir of young margarets experiences at a northern residential school. Fatty legs tells the true story of an eightyearold inuit girl named olemaun pokiak and her experience with residential school olemaun stays at the school for two years, during which she learns to deal with the torment and ridicule. And this fatty legs pdf free book come in to one of the new york times bestseller. Though the book s dedication page suggests that her experiences were deeply traumatic, that is not really reflected in this gentle, positive story. To help limit the spread of covid19, effective monday, march 20, all western counties regional libraries locations, including borrow by mail service, will be closed until further notice. A true story is a chapter book geared at middle years students. Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country. Beautifully written and illustrated with archival photographs from margaret pokiakfentons personal collection, and artwork by the amazing liz aminiholmes, this book becomes a mesmerizing, and moving account as margaret faces the humiliations faced by.
This novel study is a great way to combine science, social studies and language arts. What punishment does margaret receive after katherine called her fatty legs and margaret called her fatty face. In fatty legs, we hear about olemaun margaret pokiak who attends a residential school, and her experiences while she was there. Essential questions what issues faced students when they returned home after residential school.
As a nonfiction childrens chapter book, fatty legs tells the story of olemaun margaret pokiak as she heads off to residential school in the far north of canada. How do you think margaret felt when she told the raven she couldnt put on her stockings. Fatty legs is a great children book i really enjoyed it. What do you think margaret plans to do to stop this fatty legs business. Why did the outsiders pluck the students from their homes. Part four the healing journey summary part four first looks at what happened to the students when they returned home from indian residential school, and the intergenerational impact of the schools.