"Museum Indians"

How is the woman in the painting similar & different from the author's mother? (2)

• The woman in the painting is the author's mother.

• Both are Native, proud, and maybe sad.

• The author's mother wears modern clothes.

• The author's mother belongs in Chicago now, not on the Plains.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the author's mother do every day?

• Cleans

• Tells stories

• Cooks

• Goes to the library

Which word means "essential?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word means "paralyzed with fear?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "wrapped?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Which word means "secrets?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "upsetting?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What do the author and her mother always do before leaving the museum?

• Visit her great-grandmother's dress.

• Pay respect to the little buffalo.

• Talk about how the man playing guitar in the painting feels.

• Protest the racist statue of the threatening Indian.

What is the snake in the dresser drawer?

• One of the braids her mother cut off.

• An actual snake that came off the Plains.

• Her grandmother's braid, as a rememberance.

• The whip that a white teacher used on her mother.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why is the snake in the drawer?

• Her mother keeps it to remind herself of who she used to be.

• She believes her grandmother's spirit watches out for her.

• It's quiet and dark in there.

• To remind herself of what she overcame.