Christmas at Wapos Bay - Coteau Books
Christmas at Wapos Bay - Coteau Books
Christmas at Wapos Bay - Coteau Books
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Connections to the Sask<strong>at</strong>chewan Curriculum Guides<br />
The essential strands of the Sask<strong>at</strong>chewan Learning Language Arts Curriculum (Listening,<br />
Speaking, Reading,Writing,Viewing, and Representing) will be developed by utilizing this study<br />
guide. This novel could be taught within a social, cultural, and historical context with direct connections<br />
to the Grade Five Identity Social Studies unit and the Grade Five Science unit on<br />
Resources.<br />
One of the found<strong>at</strong>ional objectives of the Sask<strong>at</strong>chewan Learning Evergreen Curriculum is<br />
the inclusion of First N<strong>at</strong>ions, Métis, and Inuit content and perspectives. This novel provides a<br />
window into the Northern Cree traditional way of life. Educ<strong>at</strong>ors have the opportunity to engage<br />
their students in listening to and speaking the Northern Cree dialect as well as understanding the<br />
structure and dynamics of Northern Cree families.<br />
Readers’ Response Journals<br />
One of main assessment tools for the use of this study guide is a reader’s response journal.The<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>or will use the journal to assess and evalu<strong>at</strong>e the students’ comprehension of the story. It<br />
will be used to strengthen the students’ writing, as it will be a formal written assignment. It is<br />
important for the teacher to establish the criteria th<strong>at</strong> will be used for evalu<strong>at</strong>ing the responses.<br />
A reader’s response journal is designed to evoke personal responses and connections to liter<strong>at</strong>ure.<br />
The questions posed invite students to think <strong>at</strong> a higher level.The responses are not intended to<br />
be a summary of the story, but r<strong>at</strong>her a reflection of the reader’s interpret<strong>at</strong>ion of the story.<br />
Engaging In the Reading Process<br />
The teacher may use a variety of str<strong>at</strong>egies to engage the students in reading: teacher reading<br />
aloud; oral reading as a large group; silent or independent reading; group reading or paired reading.To<br />
support student learning and success it is recommended th<strong>at</strong> prior to calling on a student<br />
to read, the teacher assign the student the portion th<strong>at</strong> they will be responsible for reading.This<br />
will give the student an opportunity to rehearse his or her reading and feel more confident when<br />
reading aloud to peers.<br />
From Many Peoples<br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Wapos</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> is part of the From Many Peoples series published by <strong>Coteau</strong> <strong>Books</strong>.<br />
Originally developed as a celebr<strong>at</strong>ion of Sask<strong>at</strong>chewan’s Centennial in 2005, the stories in this<br />
series illumin<strong>at</strong>e life in the province from the viewpoints of young people from different cultural<br />
groups. Study guides for the From Many Peoples novels can be downloaded free of charge from<br />
the <strong>Coteau</strong> <strong>Books</strong> Web site: www.coteaubooks.com. For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion about this book, and<br />
the other books in the From Many Peoples series, please check out our dedic<strong>at</strong>ed Web site <strong>at</strong><br />
www.coteaubooks.com/frommanypeoples.html.<br />
© <strong>Coteau</strong> <strong>Books</strong>, 2006. Teachers have permission from the author and publisher to make<br />
copies of this guide for personal classroom use, personal reference, and student use.<br />
2 <strong>Christmas</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
WAPOS BAY
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