Play the first chapter of the Birchbark House and pose questions about the story and plot to the students.We will also look at images from the story illuminated on the smartboard. The Birchbark House is available on Audio tape for listening aloud. It is nice that the language is incorporated throughout the story and it even has a mini dictionary at the end of the book.The seven teachings (See the Seven Teachings lesson plan) can be brought in and discussed when looking at the various characters. Students can compare and contrast events from the story to events in their life today using seasons as the main theme. It discusses Ojibwe activities and traditions done in a realistic fictional setting. And we will learn about how the seasons affect the Ojibwe ways of life.The book is nicely written to follow the seasons. We will learn about the American Indian Ojibwe cultures in the 1800s and consider the impact Europeans had on the Ojibwe culture: then and now. Through this they will recognize the effects of stereotyping American Indian cultures and history. Students will read aloud The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich. The Birchbark House: A Story about Family, Tradition and the Seasonal Round
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