This collection of student work is from
Frank Keim's classes. He has wanted to share these works for others
to use as an example of Culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These
documents have been OCR-scanned. These are available
for educational use only.
A Wish Come
True
Rachel, twelve years old, was coming
home from school, and as she entered her house she heard her parents
quarreling in the living room. They stopped as soon as they saw her
enter the room. She stopped to see what they were arguing over, then
continued upstairs to her room. A little later, Bianca,her younger
three year old sister came walking through her door. Bianca was
feeling down that their parents were angry at each other, which also
made Rachel feel down. Both Rachel and Bianca then went over to their
older teenage brother Jared's room, and Rachel told Jared that they
should do something about their parents' quarreling downstairs. Jared
came up with an idea.
When John and Martha were arguing,
their three children slipped into the room while they weren't paying
attention. The instant they were spotted the parents stopped
fighting. Then Bianca, in a sad voice, asked them if they were mad at
each other. All three kids looked real innocent and sad. The two
denied that they were angry with each other, and Martha gathered all
the children on the couch and put on a movie.
Meanwhile John went out on the town
to do some drinking and try to cool down. But late that night he came
home drunk and picked another quarrel with Martha. But Rachel was
still up and overheard them from where she lay on her bed quietly
crying.
More and more often Rachel's parents
would be arguing when she got home from school. It became a regular
thing in their house. Only when one of her parents went on a business
trip would it be peaceful in the house. These were the quiet times
cherished by both parent and children. But as soon as one of the
parents came back the peace and quiet would be ruined and John and
Martha would end up in an other argument.
Often all three children would gather
in one room to comfort each other when their parents were arguing.
They just wished they could have a normal life like their friends'
families--happy and not fighting. Rachel and Jared were especially
worried about their parents splitting up. They would beg both of
their parents not too leave each other, but both would say that it
could no longer work between them.
Martha finally brought up the idea of
divorce to the family. The kids immediately rejected the idea. But
Martha was really stressed out at work and it got worse when she came
home from work. So she decided that it would be best that they get
divorced because John was irresponsible when it came to minding their
children. She not only had to clean up after them but also to deal
with John's impatientness for dinner.
Martha and John talked, and they
agreed on a separation that would give each other time to cool off
and a chance to think about the situation. But when John told the
kids he was moving out to an apartment they thought their parents
were getting a divorce and they all got depressed. Martha and John
both tried to explain to them that they weren't getting divorced and
that they just needed time-out from all the stress and a chance to
cool down. Then Martha drove John to his apartment with their
children. But when Martha and the kids pulled away the children's
faces were covered with sadness.
After a couple of weeks passed,
Rachel, Bianca, and Jared became very miserable. They didn't listen,
eat or sleep right. When both John and Martha noticed the way they
had become, they decided it would be better to get back together and
agreed to get family counseling. After that, John and Martha started
communicating and cooperating with each other again and their
marriage was saved. The kids slowly returned to normal, and now their
family is one of the happiest there is. The children's wish had come
true!
Matthew
Shorty
My name is
Kerry and I have
AIDS
(Now I'm dead!)
Going,
Going Gone!
Man and the
Environment
Christmastime Tales
Stories real and imaginary about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1996 |
Christmastime Tales II
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1998 |
Christmastime Tales III
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 2000 |
| Summer Time Tails 1992 |
Summertime Tails II 1993 |
Summertime Tails III |
| Summertime Tails IV Fall, 1995 |
Summertime Tails V Fall, 1996 |
Summertime Tails VI Fall, 1997 |
| Summertime Tails VII Fall, 1999 |
Signs of the Times November 1996 |
Creative Stories From Creative Imaginations |
| Mustang Mind Manglers - Stories of the Far Out,
the Frightening and the Fantastic 1993 |
Yupik Gourmet - A Book of
Recipes |
|
| M&M Monthly |
|
|
| Happy Moose Hunting! September Edition 1997 |
Happy Easter! March/April 1998 |
Merry Christmas December Edition 1997 |
| Happy Valentine’s
Day! February Edition
1998 |
Happy Easter! March/April Edition 2000 |
Happy Thanksgiving Nov. Edition, 1997 |
| Happy Halloween October 1997 Edition |
Edible and Useful Plants of Scammon
Bay |
Edible Plants of Hooper Bay 1981 |
| The Flowers of Scammon Bay Alaska |
Poems of Hooper Bay |
Scammon Bay (Upward Bound Students) |
| Family Trees and the Buzzy Lord |
It takes a Village - A guide for parents May 1997 |
People in Our Community |
| Buildings and Personalities of
Marshall |
Marshall Village PROFILE |
Qigeckalleq Pellullermeng ‘A
Glimpse of the Past’ |
| Raven’s
Stories Spring 1995 |
Bird Stories from Scammon Bay |
The Sea Around Us |
| Ellamyua - The Great Weather - Stories about the
Weather Spring 1996 |
Moose Fire - Stories and Poems about Moose November,
1998 |
Bears Bees and Bald Eagles Winter 1992-1993 |
| Fish Fire and Water - Stories about fish, global warming
and the future November, 1997 |
Wolf Fire - Stories and Poems about Wolves |
Bear Fire - Stories and Poems about Bears Spring,
1992 |
Marshall
Cultural Atlas