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THE HILL Karen Bass THE HILL Karen Bass GRADES 7+ / ENGLISH THEMES Survival • Racial Tensions • Cree Legend • Fear Friendship • Changing Perspectives THE STORY WEB RESOURCES “Karen Bass draws on the Cree legend of the Wîhtiko for her • Author Website: http://www.karenbass.ca/ latest YA novel, which blends adventure, horror, and some good • Publisher Website - Book: old-fashioned coming-of-age wisdom….The dynamic between the http://pajamapress.ca/book/the_hill/ boys is the best part of the narrative, and will open many readers’ • Publisher Website - author: eyes to the issues of race, class, and privilege.” http://pajamapress.ca/author/karen_bass/ —Quill & Quire Editor’s Choice ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BOOK SUMMARY • Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre’s “Oral Tradition: The Beginning of The Cree World” Jared’s plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle http://www.sicc.sk.ca/archive/heritage/ ethnography/cree/origin/oral.html is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree • The Canadian Encyclopedia’s “Cree” http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/ grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. article/cree/ • The Canadian Encyclopedia’s “Social Conditions of Aboriginal People” http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/ AUTHOR PROFILE article/native-people-social-conditions/ • Centre for Social Justice’s “Aboriginal KAREN BASS is a multi-award-winning author Issues” http://www.socialjustice.org/index. of novels for young adult readers. Graffiti Knight php?page=aboriginal-issues won the CLA Young Adult Book Award, the • Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction “The Learning Circle: Classroom Activities for Young People, the R. Ross Annett Award on First Nations in Canada – A Learning for Children’s Literature, and the CAA Exporting Resource for Ages 12 to 14” Alberta Award. Uncertain Soldier is nominated https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/133113451 for the OLA Forest of Reading Red Maple Award. 1189/1331134588218 Her most recent book is The Hill, an eerie thriller that draws on the Cree Wîhtiko legend. A former library manager, Karen now dedicates herself full-time to writing—and to reading. READING GUIDE 2016 • THE HILL • KAREN BASS READING COMPREHENSION SUGGESTED READINGS • The narrative of The Hill follows a particular plot structure. Identify FROM THE SAME AUTHOR the following stages of the plot within the novel: Exposition, Rising • (For Gr. 7 & up) Uncertain Soldier (2015) Action, Conflict, Falling Action and Resolution. Please make reference http://pajamapress.ca/book/uncertain_soldier/ to specific parts of the novel when outlining these stages. • (For Gr. 7 & up) Graffiti Knight (2014) http:// • The Hill can be categorized as a suspense or mystery novel. pajamapress.ca/book/graffiti_knight/ What devices or elements does Karen Bass incorporate in her • (For Gr. 9 & up) Drummer Girl (2011) http:// writing to build suspense? coteaubooks.com/index.php?id=675 • (For Gr. 8 & up) Run Like Jäger (2008) http:// • Kyle and Jared first encounter a Whiskey Jack on page 24 of The Hill; coteaubooks.com/index.php?id=699 however birds, and the Whiskey Jack in particular, appear frequently throughout the book. Explain the symbolism of birds, and specifically BY OTHER ARTISTS FROM the meaning of the Whiskey Jack, within The Hill. WORDFEST 2016 • The character of Jared changed greatly over the course of The Hill. • (For Gr. 5 to 8) Lightfinder (2016) Explain how Jared changed throughout the book and identify what the by Aaron Paquette http://kegedonce.com/ key turning points were for Jared’s character. Please provide specific bookstore/item/60-lightfinder.html examples from the book to outline Jared’s change in perspective. • (For Gr. 7 & up) Urban Tribe: Native Americans in the City (2015) by Lisa Charleyboy DISCUSS http://www.annickpress.com/Urban-Tribes • (For Gr. 7 & up) Jillian Christmas’ • In The Hill, Karen Bass tackles the current issues of racism and social Black Feminist and Anti-Oppression Spoken stigma surrounding Aboriginals peoples in Canada. Kyle raises this Word Poetry issue on page 118 when he states: http://wordfest.com/speaker/jillian-christmas/ “Don’t talk to me about my people. You have no idea, not one single • (For Gr. 6 & up) The Swan Riders (2016) clue in that insect mind of yours, what it’s like to be treated like by Erin Bow http://books.simonandschuster. ca/The-Swan-Riders/Erin-Bow/9781481442749 scum because of your skin colour.” Jared frequently makes assumptions about Kyle, which Kyle explains OTHER BOOKS AND MOVIES ON are false and racist blanket statements regarding Aboriginal peoples. RELATED SUBJECT Do you think these misperceptions are prevalent in today’s society? • #IdleNoMore and the Remaking of Canada How do you think peoples’ perspectives can be changed to better (2015) by Ken Coates http://www.uofrpress. reflect the reality of the situation and eliminate racist misperceptions? ca/publications/IdleNoMore-and-the- Additionally, discuss the importance of differentiating between Canada’s Remaking-of-Canada diverse Aboriginal groups and embracing the contributions and history • (For Gr. 5 to 12) George Littlechild: of Canada’s Aboriginal groups. The Spirit Giggles Within (2012) by George Littlechild http://www. • Jared and Kyle have two very different worldviews. Explain their heritagehouse.ca/book_details.php?isbn_ respective worldviews and how their upbringings and experiences have upc=9781927051511 developed their worldviews. • (For Gr. 8 to 12) The Gift is in the Making: • Refer to page 109 where Kyle states, “Maskwa is our brother and means Anishinaabeg Stories (2013) many things to the Cree. It’s one thing to hunt a bear but we’d never by Leanna Simpson http://www. portageandmainpress.com/product/the-gift- harm a bear unless we have no choice.” Explain what this means about is-in-the-making/ the Cree’s values. Discuss how the environment and setting of the novel • (For Gr. 7 to 12) Three Feathers (2015) plays a role in the character development and plot of the novel. by Richard Van Camp http://www.portageandmainpress.com/ product/three-feathers/ READING GUIDE 2016 • THE HILL • KAREN BASS ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CONNECTION A WRITING ACTIVITY – IN YOUR OWN WORDS... ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Throughout The Hill, Karen Bass uses various literary devices to GRADE 7 build suspense in her writing. For example, she continually uses • Identify and explain how narrative hooks, sentence fragments in her writing to break up the text and hold the foreshadowing, fl ashback, suspense and surprise endings contribute to the reader’s interest. Do you think this is an eff ective technique? Using eff ectiveness of plot development (2.3) your knowledge of proper sentence structure reconstruct one of • Use suspense, exaggeration, foreshadowing, the passages in The Hill so that it does not include sentence fragments. dialogue and description to show rising action Does this excerpt still have the same eff ect? and develop confl ict (2.4) A DRAWING ACTIVITY – ENVISIONING THE HILL GRADE 8 • Discuss various ways characters are developed Karen Bass puts the setting of The Hill at the forefront of the novel. and the reasons for and plausibility of She frequently uses imagery to bring the setting alive to the reader. character change (2.2) Find an excerpt in the novel that especially evoked an image of the • Identify and discuss how word choice setting for you while you were reading. Draw out how you envision and order, fi gurative language, plot, setting the setting in your mind. and character work together to create mood and tone (2.2) A WRITING ACTIVITY – BRINGING A LEGEND TO LIFE GRADE 9 In The Hill, Karen Bass eff ectively brings a Cree legend to life in her • Describe how theme, dominant story. In this activity, you will create your own story that is based off impression and mood are developed of a traditional Aboriginal legend. and sustained through choices in language use and the interrelationship of plot, setting Research Aboriginal groups in Canada. Pick a group of interest and fi nd and character (2.2) a legend that is important in their culture. Once you have selected your legend, draft out a brief outline of a story that incorporates this legend. SOCIAL STUDIES To format your research and set up your plot structure, please use the VALUES AND ATTITUDES provided organizer. • Honour and value the traditions, concepts and symbols that are the expression of Canadian identity KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING • Understand the diversity of Aboriginal …a chilling tale of endurance traditions, values and attitudes in northern Alberta, blending • Understand contemporary challenges and contributions of Aboriginal peoples in urban, a survival story with the rural, cultural and linguistic settings supernatural of Cree legends. SOCIAL STUDIES AND ABORIGINAL It’s hauntingly gripping YA and PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES I think it’s her best story yet.” PLURALISM: DIVERSITY AND COHESION —Helen Kudiw, CanLit for LittleCanadians ISSUES-FOCUSED APPROACH TO TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES: • Current Aff airs • Controversial Issues • The Land: Places and People • Culture and Community READING GUIDE 2016 • THE HILL • KAREN BASS STUDENT NAME ________________________ WRITING – In your own words… ACTIVITY SHEET Throughout The Hill, Karen Bass uses various literary devices to build suspense in her writing. For example, she continually uses sentence fragments in her writing to break up the text and hold the reader’s interest. Do you
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