"An Indian Father's Plea":[Wind-Wolf] learned his basic numbers by helping his father count and sort the rocks to be used in the sweat-lodge — seven rocks for a medicine sweat, say, or thirteen for the summer solstice ceremony.Which argument does this evidence best support?A.Wind-Wolf has been helping his father sort rocks since he was a small child.B.Wind-Wolf would like to go to school and learn math in a more "normal" way.C.Wind-Wolf's family forced him to work instead of attending school.D.Wind-Wolf is smart, but his culture teaches things in a different way.

What evidence from the text best supports Lake's main argument that Wind-Wolf is smart but comes from a different culture?A.While you are trying to teach him your new methods, he may be looking out the window as if daydreaming.B.Dear teacher, I would like to introduce you to my son, Wind-Wolf. He is probably what you would consider a typical Indian kid.C.What you say and what you do in the classroom has a significant effect on my child.D.He learned his basic numbers by helping his father count and sort the rocks to be used in the sweat-lodge . . . and he was taught to learn mathematics by counting the sticks we use in our traditional native hand game.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What experience makes Wind-Wolf want to stop attending the school?A.A classmate's mother would not let Wind-Wolf play at her house because he was an American Indian.B.Wind-Wolf was forced to cut his long hair because all students are required to wear their hair short.C.The teacher made fun of Wind-Wolf when he answered that there were 13 months in a year.D.The teacher made fun of Wind-Wolf's name and refused to call him by that name.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

"An Indian Father's Plea" by Medicine Grizzlybear Lake. Then answer the question.Which phrase from the passage best supports Lake's claim that his son has math skills?A.taught by our traditional peopleB.many months there are in a yearC.culturally "disadvantaged"D.in ceremonial healingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is the central argument of Lake's letter, "An Indian Father's Plea"?A.That the teacher needs to respect Wind-Wolf's culture and take that into account when teaching himB.That his son should be removed from the school and sent home so that he can learn from the tribeC.That the teacher is prejudiced against American Indians and should be fired from the schoolD.That the author realizes his son is a failure in school and that he feels bad for the teacher

An Indian Father's Plea" by Medicine Grizzlybear Lake. Then answer the question.In this passage, the author presents a _____ to help support the argument that his son is misunderstood.A.humorous toneB.cause and its effectC.comparisonD.descriptionSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS