Active/Passive Voice & Rhetoric : Indian Boarding Schools

Government officials forced Native children to attend boarding schools.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Songs, languages, and traditions were silenced by strict school rules.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

The Carlisle Indian School was established in 1879 by Richard Pratt.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Students were taught English instead of their Native languages.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Hair was cut short to remove signs of cultural identity.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Teachers punished children for speaking their tribal languages.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Sacred ceremonies were banned in many communities.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

The motto “Kill the Indian, save the man” was promoted by school leaders.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Families were separated by the government’s removal policies.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

Children carried the pain of boarding schools into adulthood.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice