While 2010's Fatty Legs continues its endurance run, Pokiak-Fenton has since penned another installment of her story, again with Jordan-Fenton as cowriter, and increased the scope of her audience. P. 3 to take them to school in Aklavik 2. As anybody familiar with Canadian history can guess, school is not the place she imagined. Another theme has to do with "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," Olemaun's favorite book, where Alice follows the hare into a hole … She is intrigued by the outsiders, the nuns and priests, who work at the residential school. Fatty Legs is the first of two books written by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton based on her personal experience in one of Canada's residential schools in Canada's far north. Book Reviews. Fatty Legs, by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, is a 2010 memoir for children. When most of us want or need something we will often just go to the store to get it. Chapter 1 1. Fatty legs recounts the true story of a little Inuit girl who is desperate to learn how to read. Why do you think that this book is called "Fatty Legs"?
Themes: memoir; Inuit; Native peoples; arctic; self-esteem; abuse; prejudice; courage/bravery; right vs. wrong; bullying; memoir Suitable for: Grades 9 – 12 Fatty Legs Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. FATTY LEGS: A True Story. Description Fatty legs recounts the true story of a little Inuit girl who is desperate to learn how to read. She begs her father to allow her to go to school but he resists knowing all too well of the cruelty that lies within the walls of the building. Please see the supplementary resources provided below for other helpful content related to this book. She begs her father to allow her to go to school but he resists knowing all too well of the cruelty that lies within the walls of the building. Suitable for:Grades 9 – 12. Why did the outsiders "pluck" the students from their homes? The press wrote of his success, lies and tall tales built on it, and Jack himself spread the word of his own fulfillment of the American Dream. Chapter 1 1. 9. Jack's achievement of the American Dream is partly a fact, and partly a fiction created by a variety of authors. As a child, author Margaret Pokiak-Fenton begged her father for permission to attend a church-run, residential school. Themes:memoir; Inuit; Native peoples; arctic; self-esteem; abuse; prejudice; courage/bravery; right vs. wrong; bullying; memoir. Fatty Legs tells a story of bullying, bravery and resilience. Genre: non-fiction. Sites like SparkNotes with a Fatty Legs study guide or cliff notes. She is intrigued by the outsiders, the nuns and priests, who work at the residential school. Depending on the study guide provider (SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc. Suggestions Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
Olemaun had made the trip to Aklavik several times with her father when she was quite young. What did Olemaun and her family have to do to trade and get supplies? What did Olemaun and her family have to do to trade and get supplies? Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of Christy Jordan-Fenton’s Fatty Legs. Being called "fatty legs" is what finally caused her to take this stand. Margaret who was born Olemaun Pokiak, belonged to the Inuvialuit, or Canadian Western Inuit who inhabit the western Arctic. ), the resources below will generally offer Fatty Legs chapter summaries, quotes, and analysis of themes, characters, and symbols. Fatty Legs touches on such universal themes as self-esteem, choosing between right and wrong and being courageous in the face of cruelty and meanness. lesson_12_-_plot_and_conflict_key_terms.ppt: File Size: 1317 kb: File Type: ppt The real man, Jack "Legs" Diamond, was mythologized and even created by the men who wrote and talked about him. The story is about Pokiak-Fenton’s experiences at a Catholic residential school for Aboriginal Canadian children, and what she endures to gain an education. Why do you think that this book is called "Fatty Legs"? She stands up against bullying from both teachers and fellow students. by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton •illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes. Margaret, born as Olemaun — a name that refers to the hard stone used to sharpen a knife — is strong, persistent, indomitable and plucky.