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Teacher's Guide for FACES ® NunavutTeacher Guide prepared by: Karen E. Hong, who writes frequently for COBBLESTONE®, CALLIOPE®, and FACES®. Vocabulary flora * lichen * tundra * Arctic Archipelago * subarctic * caribou * premier * thule * millennium * igloo * nomadic * inhabited * barter * incising * integrated * serpentine * appliqu'©d * blubber * narwhals * marten * ermine * lynx * wolverine * migration * unabated * obscene * rivalry * transients * resonance * kayak * blinds * sinew"Inuktitut Vocabulary" Have students use Inuktitut words from the following list to create a story or poem. You may wish to have your students insert pictures of words they need but that aren""'t listed, having them create a rebus story or poem.
You and your students may wish to explore Inuktitut, the Inuit language, further by studying its system of syllabic writing. In Inuktitut, each symbol stands for a syllable. You can find information on writing Inuktitut in Nunavut by Lyn Hancock (Hello Canada series. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1995). Information on writing in Inuktitut is also available online at www.halfmoon.org/inuit.html. You may wish to have students read Arctic Memories by Normee Ekoomiak (New York: Holt, 1988). This book describes the now vanished way of life of the Inuit in both Inuktitut and English. You and your students can find useful phrases and common words as well as the pronunciation of Inuktitut sounds online at www.arctictravel.com/audio. "Working Dogs" Throughout history, dogs have performed a number of jobs. Early humans used dogs for hunting. Later, people bred dogs for specific purposes ""- to pursue and retrieve game, to pull or carry heavy loads, and to serve as guards and companions. Have students find out about the jobs dogs perform today. The Working Dogs Series, published by Crestwood House, and the Good Dogs! Series, published by Millbrook Press, both provide a number of titles about dogs serving specific roles. Other books of interest include: Fichter, George S. Working Dogs. New York: Watts, 1979.Ask students to research one breed of dogs by finding out the work they were traditionally bred and trained to do and how their physical attributes contribute to their success in that endeavor. Have students share what they""'ve found out by having them create a poster of the jobs a specific breed of dogs performs. To learn more about working dogs and the Inuit, ask students to read Dogsong by Gary Paulsen (New York, NY: Antheneum Books for Young Readers, 1985). In Dogsong, a 14-year-old Eskimo boy takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra and mountains. Have your students compare the modern life the boy leaves behind with his "primitive" experiences. "Nunavut at a Glance" Ask students to identify the general area of Nunavut on a globe. Nunavut is sometimes called the Land of the Midnight Sun because during the summer the North Pole tilts toward the sun. This results in summer days of almost constant sunlight. Ask students to use the globe and a small ball, representing the sun, to demonstrate the tilt of the earth toward the sun in summer. Can they demonstrate the tilt of the earth during the winter? How much sun does Nunavut receive in the winter? In the winter, the North Pole tilts away from the sun resulting in almost constant darkness. "Nunavut: Our Land" Have students use the information presented in "Nunavut: Our Land" to complete the following chart comparing the ways of the traditional Inuit, those Inuit "civilized" by white culture, and white ways.
"Nunavut Through Time" Create a timeline on one or more of the walls of your classroom using a long ribbon or thin strips of paper. Have students post the information provided in the article on the timeline. Can they add other details, perhaps about the exploration and settling of Canada, to help put the timeline in perspective? You may wish to have students incorporate dates from the article, "Nunavut: Our Land." "Spring Camp at Grise Fiord" Griese Fiord is Nunavut""'s northernmost community. Have students create a travel brochure for Grise Fiord or a postcard that they would send if they were visiting Grise Fiord. In addition to the information in the article, you may wish to have them learn more about Grise Fiord by looking online at www.grisefiord.com/grise-fiord-nunavut.htm. "Inuit Art" For centuries, the Inuit have excelled as carvers. They have carved human beings, birds, bears, and sea animals from ivory, bone, stone, and wood. Have students create their own carvings out of soap. Each student will need:
Steps for carving:
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