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To Fall Among the Cattails

What was worse for a Dundee ‘rag & bone man’? Being chomped by a snapping turtle or witnessing his beloved homestead falling to ‘rack and ruin.’
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What was worse for a Dundee ‘rag & bone man’? Being chomped by a snapping turtle or witnessing his beloved homestead falling to ‘rack and ruin.’

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  • director
    André Desrochers
  • producer
    André Desrochers
  • script
    André Desrochers
  • music
    Jérôme Langlois

Education

Ages 8 to 12
School subjects
English Language Arts - Children's Stories/Fables Geography - Territory: Protected Science - Life Systems/Ecology

Questions/Activities:

  • What is the difference between “falling into the cattails” and “falling among the cattails?”
  • What is the role of cattails in their natural environment?
  • Say What?
    • Sayings often are rooted in history. Have your students find a regional phrase or saying that means something different to those from the area and explore the meaning and story behind it.

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