M3: U1-Analyze Point of View and Integrate Information

Analyze Point of View

and Integrate Information:
“The Cutting of My Long Hair” and Photographs

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Multiple Choice

"The constant clash of harsh noises, with an undercurrent of many voices murmuring an unknown tongue, made a bedlam within which I was securely tied."

Based on how it is used in the excerpt, which best describes the meaning of bedlam?

• 
  an institution for the care of mentally ill people

• commotion and confusion

• free from disturbance; calm

• a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress and coverings

• fix firmly; embed

Multiple Select

"The constant clash of harsh noises, with an undercurrent of many voices murmuring an unknown tongue, made a bedlam within which I was securely tied."

Which phrase(s) from the excerpt best helps the reader to understand the meaning of the word bedlam?

• A large bell rang for breakfast, its loud metallic voice crashing through the belfry overhead and into our sensitive ears.

• The annoying clatter of shoes on bare floors gave us no peace.

• The constant clash of harsh noises, with an undercurrent of many voices murmuring an unknown tongue.

• And though my spirit tore itself in struggling for its lost freedom, all was useless.

• The first day in the land of apples was a bitter-cold one; for the snow still covered the ground, and the trees were bare.

Multiple Choice

"I looked hard at the Indian girls, who seemed not to care that they were even more immodestly dressed than I, in their tightly fitting clothes."

Based on how it is used in the excerpt, which best describes the meaning of immodestly?

• in a way that shows you have too high an opinion of yourself

• in a way that some people believe shows too much of the body

• to a relatively moderate or small degree

• in an unassuming manner; without vanity or arrogance

Multiple Select

"I looked hard at the Indian girls, who seemed not to care that they were even more immodestly dressed than I, in their tightly fitting clothes."

Which phrase(s) from the excerpt best helps the reader to understand the meaning of the word immodestly?

• The small girls wore sleeved aprons and shingled hair.

• I felt like sinking to the floor, for my blanket had been stripped from my shoulders.

• I looked hard at the Indian girls....in their tightly fitting clothes.

• I spied them in the rear ranks, looking as uncomfortable as I felt.

• These were Indian girls, in stiff shoes and closely clinging dresses.

Open Ended

Review this excerpt from paragraph 3 - " I heard a man’s voice at one end of the hall, and I looked around to see him. But all the others hung their heads over their plates. As I glanced at the long chain of tables, I caught the eyes of a paleface woman upon me. Immediately I dropped my eyes, wondering why I was so keenly watched by the strange woman. The man ceased his mutterings, and then a third bell was tapped. Every one picked up his knife and fork and began eating."

What is being described in this scene?

Multiple Choice

"I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids. Then I lost my spirit. Since the day I was taken from my mother I had suffered extreme indignities. People had stared at me. I had been tossed about in the air like a wooden puppet. And now my long hair was shingled like a coward’s!"

Based on how it is used in the excerpt, which best describes the meaning of indignities?

• treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignities

• a state of happiness and satisfaction

• excessively afraid of danger or pain

• bite at or nibble something persistently

Multiple Select

"I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids. Then I lost my spirit. Since the day I was taken from my mother I had suffered extreme indignities. People had stared at me. I had been tossed about in the air like a wooden puppet. And now my long hair was shingled like a coward’s!"

Which phrase(s) from the excerpt best helps the reader to understand the meaning of the word indignities?

• "...felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids."

• "People had stared at me."

• "I had been tossed about in the air like a wooden puppet."

• "Then I lost my spirit."

Multiple Choice

Which best describes Zitkala-Sa's point of view toward the other girls she encountered on her first day?

• They were friendly and playful.

• They were dressed inappropriately.

• They were dressed very similar to her.

• They were judgmental and afraid.

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence from the text best helps to convey the point of view from previous question? (Zitkala-Sa's point of view toward other girls she encountered on her first day)

• "These were Indian girls..."

• "...I felt like sinking into the floor..."

• "I looked hard at the Indian girls..."

• "...who seemed not to care..."

Multiple Choice

Which best describes Zitkala-Sa's point of view toward the adults at the school?

• They were controlling and often cruel toward the children.

• They were warm and cared about the children.

• They were friendly and playful toward the children.

• They were firm and emotionally attached to the children.

Multiple Select

Which two of the following phrases from the text help convey the point of view from previous question (point of view toward the adults at the school)

• "bell was tapped" (paragraph 3)

• "keenly watched" (paragraph 3)

• "dragged out" (paragraph 3)

• "tied fast" (paragraph 8)

• "comfort me" (paragraph 9)

Multiple Choice

Reread paragraph 1, where Zitkala-Sa describes her first day at the Indian school.

Which best describes Zitkala-Sa's point of view toward what she experienced in the first paragraph?

• She feels empowered by the new school & cultural differences.

• She feels indifferent to her new school & experiences.

• She feels school was in an uncomfortable, unfriendly, and scary place

• She feels excited about the new school & new culture.

Word Cloud

Which words used by Zitkala-Sa in paragraph 1 have connotations that best convey her point of view toward what she experienced?

Multiple Choice

"I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids." (paragraph 9)

How do the connotations of the bolded phrases in the sentence above help to convey Zitkala-Sa's point of view toward losing her hair?

• They imply that the adults at the school chewed off her braids.

• They imply that the room in the school was frigid and uncomfortable.

• They imply that the cutting of her hair was violent and savage.

• They imply that the adults gave her a new hairstyle to help her fit in.

Multiple Choice

"Not a soul reasoned quietly with me, as my own mother used to do; for now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder" (paragraph 9).

What type of Figurative language is used by Zitkala-Sa in the bolded excerpt above?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Open Ended

"Not a soul reasoned quietly with me, as my own mother used to do; for now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder" (paragraph 9).

How does the bolded Figurative language above help to convey Zitkala-Sa's point of view toward the reality of her life at school?

Multiple Choice

Which best describes a central idea of this text?

• Zitkala-Sa had a friend who helped her through a hard first day at school.

• Zitkala-Sa lost more than her long hair on her first day at the school.

• Zitkala-Sa tried to resist the teachers when they cut her hair.

• Zitkala-Sa was sad to be away from home and her mother.

Open Ended

Look at the photographs. What information about early Indian boarding schools do these images provide and how do they connect to a central idea in Zitkala-Sa's text?