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.
Kerry's Life
Every morning when I wake up I'm
thankful that it isn't my last, and I'm glad that I'm still alive to
see the sun rise once more. As I lie in my bed I think about how fast
my life has gone by and I wish that I hadn't done a lot of things.
And I think about how my life would probably have been if I hadn't
had the AIDS virus, where I would probably be and what I would
probably be doing right now.
Then I sit up, pull the sheets off,
slide my slippers on and walk into the kitchen. There I grab a bowl,
spoon, cereal and milk from the refrigerator and sit down at the
table to eat my breakfast. Then when I finish I put my bowl and spoon
into the sink and the cereal and milk away and go to the bathroom to
wash up. When I wash my face and look into the mirror I break into
tears because I know that I am slowly dying and there is nothing that
I can do about it, and that I have hardly any friends because they
are too scared of me because they are afraid of catching the
virus.
After resting a while I wipe my eyes
and get ready to go out for my daily walk. I do this because it helps
me clear my mind and it also allows me to think about my life and how
it has changed. I think about what all the doctors have told about
not having much of a future to look forward to. But I'm really
hopeful that there will be a cure or a vaccine for this deadly
disease so people won't have to suffer any more and they can live
long normal lives and marry, have families and work at a regular
job.
When I was younger I used to believe
that having a boyfriend was very important, and it was always
important to keep him happy because I didn't want to feel unliked by
anybody. But this was my first mistake because it led me to the AIDS
virus that has stolen away my friends and my dreams of a great
future. After I found out that I had contracted the AIDS virus I lost
most of my friends. I used to be the most popular person on the
school grounds, but now hardly anybody hangs around me and it hurts
to be alone.
Not long ago I turned twenty and I
spent my birthday with my family and some of my friends who can see
beyond the virus and give me a chance to have comfort for what little
time that I have left. No matter what people think of me I am a lot
more than just a person with the AIDS virus. I am still hopeful for a
long life and a cure for this really deadly virus. Once in a while I
also speak to students in schools about the AIDS virus and how it can
be prevented.
After walking for a long time I feel
a little better and I turn around and head home. When I reach home I
take off my coat, make some popcorn, then I sit down and watch a
couple movies. When I get tired of sitting around I go out for a
while and have a pizza, or go shopping and do things that make me
happy. I may even bump into some of my old friends and talk with
them.
By Robert
Pitka
When was AIDS first reported?
AIDS
was first
reported in the United States in 1981. Since that
time, more than 40,532 cases of AIDS have been
diagnosed in this country as of August 1987,
according to the Centers for Disease Control in
Atlanta, Georgia. Today, about 130 of the world's
more than 160 countries have reported cases of
AIDS.
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 |
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| M&M Monthly |
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| 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
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