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
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Torn
Apart
"I give full custody of Essence
Latdale to her father, Brad Latdale. Essence will be allowed to be
with her mother, June Patt-Latdale, on holidays. Essence will only be
with Ms. Latdale if Ms. Latdale is not under the influence of
alcohol. Thank you. Court is adjourned."
I can't believe my parents got a
divorce. At first they seemed so in love, but now they're torn apart
and they've left me dangling in the middle of all the shattered
pieces which used to be our happy life together a couple of years
ago. That was until my mother became a hard core alcoholic. My dad
tried so many times to help her with her problem but she just
wouldn't listen. That's when the fights started. I would lie in the
darkness of my room at night and pray to God that my mother would
make it home alright. But when she got home she and my dad would get
into a fight. I would hear hollering and shattering of glass, so I
would crawl deeper under my covers trying to find comfort and
security.
"Come on Essence, get your bags
packed, you have to be out of here no later than tonight," my dad
said to me as he helped me shove jeans and t-shirts into a huge
duffel bag.
"I hope mom will be alright. Do you
think she'll be okay?"
"Yes she will. I'm sure she will.
She's starting her rehab tonight and she'd better be there. I'm not
putting up with her anymore! I'm sick and tired of seeing her wasting
her life! I can't stand it anymore! She makes me so mad sometimes, I
just want to..."
"Dad stop it! It's over! I can't
believe you're even saying that. You guys got a divorce and you say
that it would be better for you and her. Were you thinking of me when
you said that? What am I supposed to do now? Pretend nothing happened
and go on with my life? It's not as easy as
it
looks. How do you think I
feel?" When I turned around to look at my father I saw my mother
standing in the doorway with tears falling down her face. I turned to
my dad and he was crying too. "Let's go dad. I need to get out of
this pathetic place. No offense mom. See you at
Thanksgiving."
I felt my life was gone! I wasn't
going to see my mother for a month and a half. I hoped she'd be
sobered up by then. If she was sober for three months I would be able
to see her on weekends too if I wanted to. It was so hard to choose
between my mom and dad. I love them both very much and I didn't want
to lose them. We'd just have to wait and see how things turned
out.
The night before Thanksgiving my mom
called. She said that she had all the food and ingredients ready for
the feast. I asked her if dad could come along so we could have a
family dinner like we used to, and she bit my head off! She said her
parents and her brother's family would be there, and they would make
up the family part. After a while she wanted to speak to my father.
He asked me to leave the room, but I could still hear him shouting at
her. Then I heard the phone slam down and he came stomping into the
living room. I was scared, too scared to ask any
questions.
"Come on Essence. I have to drop you
off at June's house," he told me abruptly. "I hope you have
fun."
"I wish you could come and have
dinner with us," I replied sympathetically. "It's going to be so
weird without you. What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to fly up to Boston and
spend the holiday with my parents. I'll be back on Sunday to pick you
up.
I guess things won't be as bad as I
thought, but I sure do hate living in-between my parents. It makes me
feel like I am two different people.
By Charlotte Alstrom
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