Indigenous People – Simple Past

True Grammar Stories

Low Int
All ages
Grades 4–12

In this lesson, students read three true stories about Indigenous people in Canada (Tom Longboat, Richard Wagamese, and Thelma Chalifoux). Each story is told in the simple past. Students answer comprehension questions for each. More tasks are available in the digital version, including vocabulary practice, grammar review exercises, and discussion questions.

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Focus

foundational
reading
grammar
simple past
non-fiction
biography
interpretive

Vocabulary

runner
residential school
record
army
war
sibling
foster care
elder
novel
abuse
single
radio
senator
domestic violence
environment
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane