The Storm School Summary

Boarding School Seasons by Brenda J. Child offers a look into the boarding school experiences of many American Indian students. Child favors unpublished sources such as letters to give an uncensored inside look into boarding school experiences. However, she also includes other sources such as school newspapers, oral history collections, photographs, biographies, United States government publications, and annual reports. Government boarding schools were created to help the American government gain more control over Indians and to push the Natives to adopt the white ways of life such as language, skill, and education. While integration was the ultimate objective, Child sets out “to show that even with the challenges of cultural assimilation and a devastating land policy, American Indian people, even children, placed limits on assimilation and also defined and shaped the boarding school era.” (viii) The boarding schools designed to tear American Indian families apart did not succeed in isolating children from their tribes, but created bonds and

In order to survive, the entire family needed to work. Each day, the settlers would wake up with the sunlight and work until sundown. Farmers heavily dependent upon the weather; a drought could kill the crops and wipe out an entire year 's worth of work. Wildfires could be even worse as they could destroy everything including the settler 's crops, barn, and home. As if that wasn 't enough, settlers had to worry about insects eating their crops and tornados destroying their homes. It wasn 't an easy life. However, a few of the settler’s children attended a local one-room schoolhouse. Usually they had only one teacher that taught all of the grades. They learned the basics such as reading, writing, math, spelling, and history. When writing, they used slates instead of paper. Slates were like small chalkboards they could hold in their hands (Ducksters.com).

The Homestead Act of 1862 made surveyed lands obtainable to homesteaders. The act stated that men and women over the age of 21, unmarried women who were head of households and married men under the age of 21, who did not own over 160 acres of land anywhere, were citizens or intended on becoming citizens of the United States, were eligible to homestead. This paper will show how the Homestead Act came to be enacted, who the homesteaders were and the effects of the Homestead Act on the pioneers.

Malmar McKnight’s frightening story, “The Storm”, weaves a violent storm and murder together to heighten the horrific fears that engulf Janet Willsom. “The Storm” is a combination of Mother Nature, Janet’s emotions, and her heartbreaking dilemmas. The eerie mood is revealed throughout the story. Figurative language helps the reader bring the story to life in his/ her mind. The author’s use of irony is devolved through Janet’s changed perception of the storm.

Settling Jamestown was not easy, there were many struggles. Some of these included, food supply, diseases and brackish water, and unpredictable harsh weather. These are the three main hardships settlers in Jamestown faced.

Farmers came to the Great Plains is great abundance, as this was heavily encouraged by government land policies and cheap land that was readily available. One of these policies was The Homestead Act, which would provide free or inexpensive land to farmers. The ever-growing railroad industry also offered attractive deals to those wishing to move onto the plains. All of these incentives were very enticing at first for farmers, but when they arrived in their new land they were met with a few problems. This new environment was difficult and dry. The animal and plant life was strange to the farmers. Not only that, but the native inhabitants of this land were warlike. However, farmers soon adapted to their new environment by implementing a few solutions. Lack of wood was solved by sod houses and barbed wire. Windmills and dry farming techniques were used to overcome the lack of water, and new machinery was used for farming. But expensive machinery soon led to debt and this debt led to bankruptcy. Farmers were faced with the same issue as the cattleman and many had to sell out to corporate

The book begins by giving a detailed description of the main character, Mende. She speaks about her community and her life as an adored and indulgent child of a loving family. Mende was the youngest of five children and the

Jamestown settlers could not adjust to the new environment. The area was dry when the settlers arrived, and the environment was in a drought. Most perished from thirst and were denied food from the seasons. Winter and fall caused the fish to migrate, and were very limited during those times of the year. (Doc. A) They also could not plant food, because the water supply was also scarce during those times of the year. (Doc. A) Summer and spring were the only times available for food and hunting, but even with the amount of food they had they could not last the winter. (Doc. D) The colonists did not have a lot of useful jobs. (Doc. C) The men, who were sent to America were composed generally of gentlemen and those whose professions are not fitted for survival in the

land. They were often thrust into foreign environments that most of them had never encountered before in their life,so,everything they new about life, everything they learned back home, was no longer viable or applicable to this new world. The colonist were often subjugated to harsh weather,infertile soil,attacks by natives,lack of food and clean water,death,and disease. The settlers in New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies all were faced with the daunting task of creating a sustainable home where they and their family could live. The ecosystems of the East coast were unforgiving and harsh to these foreign invaders, but these people were strong-willed and were not going to be defeated easily.

The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to promote westward migration within the United States of America. By examining the jarring environmental conditions present throughout the Great Plain region and the duplicitous state

2)Imagine you are an American who wishes to settle on the frontier (either the Great Plains or the Intermountain West). What would be the key difficulties you would face? How would you, as an individual, or your community handle resolve these difficulties? Be sure to identify what type of settler you are and where you are settling. Draw on the videos and the textbook to support your substantive remarks. Be sure to follow the instructions in the Guide to Posting available in the Guide to Discussion Posts folder.Settling the Great Plains

Kate Chopin implies in the selection, "The Storm" that the setting and the plot reinforces each character's action, but only two characters exemplify the title itself, Calixta and Alcee. The storm becomes the central element of Alcee's unrequited love for Calixta and ultimately the instrument of their forbidden love to each other. Hurston concurs in the "The Storm" that a forbidden relationship can become a cancerous love and silent death sentence.

At the headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard, located in the lower 9th ward, the soldiers were not yet aware that the canal levees were giving way. The Guard’s commander

A woman's happiness and success during this era is often dependant on the male or husband of the marriage. During this era, Chopin displays to us in both her short stories "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour" of how reliant women are in their relationship and lives. Women during this era were heavily looked down upon. They were looked so down upon that even the women themselves would look down on themselves resulting in more reliant on the men for their success in life. The women during this time era would be so reliant on men they would do much for the men despite whether they had loved him or not. Chopin many times wrote her short stories with women in marriage with men just for the benefits of living and success rather than love; a “vignettte exploring female desires that cannot be fulfilled in marriage, a common theme for Chopin.” (Brantley 1). During the 19th century, both men and women weren't seen as equal at all. Another push to being reliant on men is government rules and policies of men being the more stronger party of the marriage, relationship, or family. Men were seen as the “better” sex so then women were more reliant. Women had to depend on men to supply them in order to live a healthy lifestyle. Kate Chopin displays this highly in her two short stories as the two women seem really reliant on their male counterpart. The two women shows signs of weakness while their male counterpart were away.

The curriculum for reading with a group of second grade students is, teaching the students how to interact with the text by asking questions and answering those questions. Having the students learn how to ask “who, what, when, where, why, and how” is the first step for new readers to understand what they are reading. The students are learning how to pick out the key ideas and details within the story to help fully understand the concept and meaning behind the writers words. Students need to be able to describe what they are reading and pay attention to the story’s plot. Second grade students now have the ability to understand the reason behind the characters actions within the stories that they read. This short story in particular serves the purpose of learning how to pick out the key ideas and details for new readers.