Zitkala-Sa at Boarding School Day 1

Zitkala-Sa at Boarding School Day 1

Jr. Great Book Lesson

Fill in the Blanks

A legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Indian tribe is called a

(11 letters).

Multiple Choice

Zitkala-Sa was forced to leave her home in South Dakota and ended up in what Indiana town?

• Wabash

• Whitestown

• Indianapolis

• Ft. Wayne

Multiple Choice

What does anticipate mean?

I anticipated the birthday party with my friends because all of them planned to attend.

• looked forward to or expected

• was not excited for

• felt neutral about it

Multiple Choice

Which word means?

done by people in a certain group or community for a long time

• traditional

• riveted

• throngs

• resented

• scrutinized

Multiple Choice

Which word means?

focused completely

• traditional

• riveted

• throngs

• resented

• scrutinized

Multiple Choice

Which word means?

felt angry or upset at something unfair

• traditional

• riveted

• throngs

• resented

• scrutinized

Open Ended

Describe some of the things that started happening to make Zitkala-Sa uncomfortable on her trip to boarding school. Write at least 2 complete sentences and use details from the story.

Open Ended

Describe Richard Pratt's new idea for Native American boarding schools in 1-2 sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which vocab word means the following?

worshipping many gods or having no religion

• pagan

• reformer

• conflict

• mother tongue

Multiple Choice

Which vocab word means the following?

completely focus on a certain task or goal

• pagan

• reformer

• conflict

• dedicate

• bewildering

Multiple Select

Which of the following indignities, which means embarrassing or insulting things, happened to Zitkala-Sa while at boarding school? Check all that apply.

• Her hair was shingled and cut short by the leaders and teachers at the school.

• They forced her and her classmates to do physical labor like dig holes and exercise to exhaustion.

• They were disciplined and punished for speaking in their mother or native tongue.

• Zitkala-Sa and her classmates were forced to wear clothes given to them instead of their native wear.

Open Ended

Describe some of Zitkala-Sa's great contributions to bringing awareness to Native American rights and some of the ways she overcame adversity and difficult circumstances. Also, mention how she was brave and courageous, please answer in 2-3 complete sentences. Hint: Check out the last page for the story for many details to help you.