TITLE: Annie and the Old One GRADE LEVEL: 5 AUTHOR: Miska Miles THEMES: Communication, self-esteem, win/win, understanding feelings SYNOPSIS: Annie is a young Navajo girl who is close to her grandmother. When she realizes her grandmother is going to die, she tries to "hold it back" but then realizes (from her grandmother) that she can't and must continue life as her mother and grandmother taught her. QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTED ANSWERS: Q. Why do you think Annie was so close to her grandmother? A. She learned a lot from her. Her grandmother spent a lot of time with her. Q. What kind of life did Annie lead? A. She went to school. She learned the arts of the Navajo from her grandmother. Q. How was Annie going to save her grandmother from death? A. She was going to misbehave in school and at home. Q. Did any of her plans work? A. No, probably because she had always been such a good girl at home and at school. Q. Who made Annie understand about death? A. Her grandmother explained about the circle of life and the fact that death was inevitable.
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