 Storytelling in the Yup’ik Immersion Classroom
Sample Mini-Stories
9. Aataq Qenertuq Dad
is Angry
In the Health curriculum, we teach Second Step lessons, an anti-violence
prevention program. In the primary lessons one of the units we cover is emotions.
The following mini-story is about dad being angry when wolf eats lots of food
from the refrigerator. We have a classroom discussion on other ways on how
dad could have handled the problem. We also talk about wolf who could have
communicated his needs before causing tension with dad. This was one of the
first stories we dramatized from Anderson and Marsh (1998).
Una qanemciuguq: Aataq Qenertuq.
This is a story: Dad is Angry.
Enem iluani aatartangqertuq.
Inside the house there is a dad.
Enem iluani aanartangqertuq.
Inside the house there is a mom.
Enem iluani keglunertangqertuq-llu.
Inside the house there is also a wolf.
Kegluneq ner’uq amllernek neqkanek kumlivigmek!
The wolf ate lots of food from the refrigerator!
Aataq qenertuq!
Dad is angry!
Kegluneq qalervagtuq!
The wolf bawls!
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Aataq qenertuq!
Dad is angry!
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Aatartangqertuq.
There is a dad.
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Aanartangqertuq
There is a mom.
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| Standing tall, place hands on your hips. |
Show mom’s height a little shorter. |
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Keglunertangqertuq.
There is a wolf.
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Anngartangqertuq.
There is an older brother.
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| While clenching hands, make a scary facial expression. |
Show brother’s shoulder length height. |
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kumlivigmek
from the refrigerator
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Kegluneq kaigtuq.
Wolf is hungry.
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| With one hand, gesture like you are opening a refrigerator
door. |
Make a circular motion with your hand over abdomen area. |
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Kegluneq qalervagtuq!
Wolf is crying!
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Aataq qenertuq!
Dad is angry!
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| Students make a bawling sound while wiping their eyes. |
With a clenched fist, show an angry facial expression. |
1. Tuntuvak Taqukaq-llu The
Moose and the Bear
2. Piipiq ‘The Baby’
3. Kuskaq Avelngaq-llu Cat and Mouse
4. Kegluneq Maqaruaq-llu Wolf and Rabbit
5. Muluk’uuryulriik The Two That Wanted
Milk
6. Piipiq Ellamun Anvailegmi Before Baby
Goes Outside
7. Nacarraam Aciani Under the Hat
8. Neryugtuten-qaa? Do You Want to Eat?
9. Aataq Qenertuq Dad is Angry
10. Catangqerta Yaassiicuaraam Iluani? What
is Inside the Little Box?
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