My character believed worksheet

Name___________________________

My character,_________________, believed . . .

When assuming the role of another person, especially one who lived in another time, one must be very careful to use the words that the person would have used.

Select a person or group of persons who had experience with American Indian boarding schools. Select Journal Resources for excerpts from documents about persons who were involved with Indian boarding schools. Search the American Memory collections to find people other than those listed in Journal Resources.

In the space below list words, phrases, opinions and thoughts that your chosen character would have used. Use this list when writing in your journal.

1. What experiences did your person have with American Indian boarding schools?

 

2. Did their lives change because of American Indian boarding schools?

 

3. List words or phrases used by the selected person(s).

 

4. List this person's thoughts or opinions on American Indian boarding schools.

 

5. List the words or phrases this person used to reveal his/her biases.

 

6. List words used that have different spellings today.

 

7. List words that have different meanings today.