CODE TALKER CH 1 7 Chapter 1 Sent

+ CODE TALKER – CH 1 -7

+ Chapter 1: “Sent Away”

+ HOGAN

+ HOGAN

+ TURQUOISE

+ SQUASH-BLOSSOM JEWELRY

+ SQUASH-BLOSSOM JEWELRY

+ CONCHA BELT

+ n“She was dressed in her finest clothing …” n. Why?

+ Simile:

+ Page 7: Characterization n. What quality does the quote show? “I felt a splinter go into my finger from the rough wood, but I ignored the pain. ”

+ GALLUP

+ n“Kii Ya zhi , ” he said, “look ahead. ” n. Why?

+ Page 8 -9: We learn why Little Boy is going to school We also learn about the history between Europeans and Navajo

+ Chapter 2 n What do the children look like? n What are they wearing? n What do they do?

+ Explain: n -- clan? n -- the clan the children were born to? n -- the clan the children were born for? n Why is this important for Navajo? n Does Kii Ya zhi have any relatives there?

+ n. Kii Ya zhi explains to his grandchildren: n“In those days, our language was not spoken the same everywhere by every group of Navajos. ” n. Can you guess why this changed?

+ Two characters: The red-skinned man Mr. Jacob Benally

+ Chapter 3: “To Be Forgotten”

+ n. What happened to the children’s jewelry? n. Why did Mr. Reamer choose the children’s new names?

+ Explain: n- why the last name “Begay”? n- why the first name “Ned”?

+ Chapter 4: “Progress” n. What happened when Ned politely greeted Mr. Reamer? n. Describe John Roanhorse: n. What did he do? (fact) n. Why? (inference) n. Is the title of the chapter ironic?

+ Chapter 5: “High School” n Describe the high school. Why does Ned enter high school? Where is it? How is it different from the mission school? n (note about “mission: ” It was considered the job, or the “mission, ” of Christians to change the religion of everyone they met

+ JIM THORPE

+ n. What made Ned interested in Japan?

+ Chapter 6: “Sneak Attack” n. In 1940, the Navajo Tribal Council wrote a special resolution n. What does Ned say about the words? n. How is the resolution similar to the Declaration of Independence?

+ DUNCE CAP

+ DEC. 7, 1941: PEARL HARBOR

+ DEC. 7, 1941

+ Chapter 7: “Navajos Wanted” n Paraphrase: “By Christmas of 1941 all those places had fallen to the Empire of the Rising Sun. ”

+ Chapter 7: “Navajos Wanted” n Paraphrase: “The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs had given its sanction for Navajos to join up. ”

+ Chapter 7: “Navajos Wanted” n Paraphrase: “. . . some who enlisted that day and in the days following figured that they were heading for some kind of desk job and not into combat. ”

+ p. 9 n Why did the Americans trust the Mexicans?

+ p. 12 n. Why did Ned's uncle not say good bye to him?

+ p. 17 n. What was Jacob Benally’s “real” job?

+ p. 24 n. Which students were friendly to Ned in his forst day at boarding school?

+ p. 23 n. A sign at Ned's mission school declares, "Tradition is the enemy of progress. ” What does this motto mean to the teachers of the mission school?

+ p. 25 n. Which student did not stop speaking Navajo?

+ n. How would you describe the teaching methods and classroom styles of Ned’s teachers in boarding school?

+ n. Could a boarding school like Ned describes exist today?

+ n. Was Ned a good student?

+ p. 31 n. What is ironic about Ned and his classmates sending canned food to Japan?

+ p. 33 n. Why were the Germans conquering other nations? (What did Germany and Japan have in common? )

+ p. 43 n. How is Frank Shinn different from other white people Ned has known?