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The Animal People Choose A Leader Questions
The Animal People Choose A Leader Questions
The Animal People Choose A Leader Questions
Vocabulary
1. anthropomorphism: giving human characteristics to something that is not human, such
as an animal or inanimate object. The author’s use of anthropomorphism in this story is
characteristic of traditional First Nations, Inuit, and Metis storytelling.
2. third person narrator: a person who is not a character in the story and who tells the
story from that perspective.
Aboriginal Ways of Knowing and Being:
Pre-Reading:
1. Reflect on the title of the story. Can you make predictions about the content and
characters?
During:
2. Create a rough, point form timeline of the race as we read. How does this help you
understand the message? This will be developed into a project so take good notes.
Questions for Comprehension:
3. How did rereading the story with the aid of a timeline, how does this visual help you
understand the story?
4. How does the third person narrator point of view affect the way the story is told? How
would this be different if was told from the perspective of Wapoose?
5. Wapoose says: “It is in the journey that one comes to understand the territory. It is in the
journey that one becomes wise…”
What are other insightful statements made by Wapoose in this story? Choose one that
resonates with you and explain why. Use the direct quote from the story.
6. Compare your view of leadership with to the one presented in the story.