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The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich
Lesson Plans by Elizabeth Pedro
The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich, describes a year in the life of Omakayas, a Ojibwa girl living on Moningwanaykaning, an island in Lake Superior. Engage students with premade activities and lesson plan ideas with Storyboard That!
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Omakayas
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• shining, brown eyes• wide grin, missing front teeth• 7 years old• loving/caring
How does this character change over time?
• This character grows up quickly; she experiences death in her community and has to take on adult responsibilities.
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• smallpox attacks her family• Neewo and Ten Snows dies• has to survive the winter• has to survive the chimookomanug
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Nokomis
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Deydey
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Yellow Kettle
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Angeline
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Little Pinch
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Neewo
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Old Tallow
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Fishtail
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Ten Snows
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