Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 28 Discussion Questions “I knew I was standing on the edge of something strange and new and beautiful.” ~ Oscar’s Gift In the end, the prevailing theme of Oscar Micheaux’s life was one of creative persistence. Unpopular as a school child, he refused to let others define him. Never having …
Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 27 Books as Mentors for Writing Students “For two years after my thirteenth birthday I used Oscar’s books to teach myself to be a better writer. Oscar showed me how to copy paragraphs that I liked and study them until their rhythms were a part of my thoughts.” ~ Oscar’s …
Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 26 Books Published in the Early 1900s “The lid came off with a loud creak and a small cloud of dust and packing straw. Inside were books. More books than I had ever seen in one place. More books than I had seen even in a school.” ~ Oscar’s Gift …
The Lakota and other American Indian tribes used buffalo hides not only for shelter and clothing but as a way to tell stories and record events.
Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 24 Life and Learning in a One-Room Country School “We continued walking. Winona looked straight ahead, her face as still as stone. Chumani glanced nervously between me and Winona. When we rounded a hill and saw the school house, both girls stopped.” Oscar’s Gift The above photos give an idea …