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The Way to Rainy Mountain

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Students read and analyze the N. Scott Momaday novel, The Way to Rainy Mountain. They share photos of an older family relative, write about the relative, listen to an excerpt from the book, and conduct an Internet research on the Kiowa culture.

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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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