Introduction
Here is an introduction to the novel " Fatty Legs " that we will be reading and discussing online over the next few week. Fatty Legs is about an eight-year-old girl named Margaret Pokiak. She has set her sights on learning how to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with increasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential school. Please view the video below for a brief introduction to the novel. The book will be broken down into chapters at the top of this blog. Under each chapter tab you will find a video of a teacher reading the chapter, and some assignments will follow. Please listen to the chapters being read and then complete the following assignments. Don't forget to hit the "submit" button once you finish each assignment. If you have any questions please ask your teacher. The link for your first assignment is bel