Vocabulary
Main Ideas
Sequence
Why is That?
Who Am I?
100
Having the strength to go on...
What is "endurance"?
100
We know from the way Jim acted at the beginning of the story that this is a main idea about what he liked to do.
What is that Jim preferred to do outdoor activities?
100
During the course of time at Agency Boarding School, this happened to Charlie
What is that he became sick with pneumonia and died?
100
As a young boy, Jim was different than Charlie for this reason...
What is because Jim was stronger and faster?
100
I chose the name Wa-tho-huck, which means "Bright Path".
Who was Jim's mother, Charlotte?
200
Made up of all people...
What is a "society"?
200
In the story, we know that both Agency Boarding School and the Haskell Institute are alike because of this reason.
What is that both schools had students who were Indians?
200
When Jim and his brother Charlie attended the Agency Boarding School, the story stated that they were different in this way.
What is that Charlie was better at his studies than Jim?
200
At school, Jim was hit with a ruler whenever he spke Sac for this reason...
What is because they wanted to make him forget about his culture?
200
I begged to stay and work around the farm.
Who was Jim?
300
A type of work done by hand is called this.
What is "manual"?
300
To show other races what Indians could do, Jim did this.
What is participated in sports?
300
According to the timeline, Jim won his Olympic medals in this year.
What is 1912?
300
The recruiter from Carlisle wanted Jim to attend the school, so he did this.
What is that he lied to Jim?
300
I always encouraged Jim, saying, "Don't give up. You can do it."
Who was Charlie?
400
A place where students are housed if they live at a school.
What is a "dormitory"?
400
If Jim had stayed at home instead of attending Carlisle, this might have happened...
What is he might never have become a professional athlete?
400
According to the timeline, this event occurred in 1929.
What is that Jim retired from professional football?
400
The name Wa-tho-huck is a good one for Jim because it means...
What is it means "Bright Path" which suits Jim perfectly because he was on a good path by becoming successful and famous in sports?
400
I was upset with Jim because he ran so fast down the field that the other team members couldn't tackle him.
Who was Coach "Pop" Warner?
500
Public land that has been set aside for a specific purpose or reason...
What is a "reservation"?
500
We know that because Jim's father keeps sending Jim to different schools, he believes that...
What is that he wants Jim to get a good education and be as smart as the white man?
500
Soon after Jim began at the Carlisle School, he received this bad news.
What is that his father had been bitten by and had died?
500
Even though Jim was successful at football, he became famous for this...
What is becoming a legendary track star?
500
At Haskell, I helped Jim make a little football out of scrap leather stuffed with rags.
Who was Chauncy?
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