Pacing Guide — Ojibwemowin¶
This guide shows exactly what to do each week. Follow it in order. Each session is roughly 30–45 minutes.
Key: 📖 = Read/Study · ✏️ = Exercise · 🎮 = Game/Sim · 📋 = Checklist/Quiz · 📝 = Exam
Semester 1 — Chapters 1–4¶
Chapter 1 — Aaniin: Greetings & Identity¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 📖 Read Pronunciation Guide · Read Start Here · Read Chapter 1 Summary & AIS 112 context |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — Greetings: Aaniin vs. Boozhoo (read vocabulary table aloud 3×) | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Names & Dodem Identity | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — Full Introduction and Clan Protocols | |
| 2 | 5 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — Greeting Practice |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Write Your Introduction | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Dodem Reflection | |
| 8 | 🎮 Greeting Selector MicroSim · Dodem Network MicroSim | |
| 3 | 9 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill (Chapter 1 words) · Word Match |
| 10 | 🎮 Sentence Scramble | |
| 11 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket | |
| 12 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts from your checklist | |
| 4 | 13 | 📋 Chapter 1 Quiz |
| 14 | 📖 Preview Chapter 2 vocabulary list |
Chapter 2 — Akiing: Land, Place & Geography¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 📖 Read Chapter 2 Summary & AIS 112 context |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — Land Vocabulary (learn AN/IN for each noun) | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Place Names and Traditional Territory | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — Animate/Inanimate in Context | |
| 6 | 5 | 📖 Study Section 4 — Location and Direction |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — Describe Your Surroundings | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Animate or Inanimate? | |
| 8 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Place Name Research | |
| 7 | 9 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill · Word Match |
| 10 | 🎮 Sentence Scramble | |
| 11 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket | |
| 12 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts | |
| 8 | 13 | 📋 Chapter 2 Quiz |
| 14 | 📖 Preview Chapter 3 vocabulary |
Chapter 3 — Bimaadizi: Daily Life & Action Verbs¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 📖 Read Chapter 3 Summary & AIS 112 context |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — VAI Verbs (animate intransitive) | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Personal Prefix System (ind-/gid-/o-) | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — Daily Activities Vocabulary | |
| 10 | 5 | 📖 Study Section 4 — Negation and Questions |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — Conjugate the Verb | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Daily Routine Sentences | |
| 8 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Question and Answer Practice | |
| 11 | 9 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill · Sentence Scramble |
| 10 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket | |
| 11 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts | |
| 12 | 📋 Chapter 3 Quiz |
Chapter 4 — Indoodemen: Clan, Family & Kinship¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 📖 Read Chapter 4 Summary & AIS 112 context |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — Dodem System Deep Dive | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Kinship Terms | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — Clan Roles and Responsibilities | |
| 13 | 5 | 📖 Study Section 4 — Extended Family Vocabulary |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — My Clan and Its Responsibilities | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Kinship Map | |
| 8 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Clan System Reflection | |
| 14 | 9 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill · Word Match |
| 10 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket | |
| 11 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts | |
| 12 | 📋 Chapter 4 Quiz | |
| 15–16 | 13–14 | 📝 Mid-Year Exam — Chapters 1–4 · Review & reflect |
Semester 2 — Chapters 5–8¶
Chapter 5 — Anishinaabe-Bimaadiziwin: Values, Ethics & the Good Life¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 📖 Read Chapter 5 Summary & AIS 112 context |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — Mino-bimaadiziwin Concept | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Core Values Vocabulary | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — Spiritual Concepts | |
| 18 | 5 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — Values Sentences |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Morpheme Analysis | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Values in Daily Life Reflection | |
| 8 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill · Sentence Scramble | |
| 19 | 9 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket |
| 10 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts | |
| 11 | 📋 Chapter 5 Quiz |
Chapter 6 — Giizis: Moon, Seasons & Time¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 📖 Read Chapter 6 Summary & AIS 112 context |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — Moon Names and the Seasonal Calendar | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Seasonal Vocabulary | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — Time Expressions and Cycles | |
| 21 | 5 | 📖 Study Section 4 — Manoomin (Wild Rice) and the Seasonal Round |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — Seasonal Sentences | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Moon Name Analysis | |
| 8 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Seasonal Round Reflection | |
| 22 | 9 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill · Word Match |
| 10 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket | |
| 11 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts | |
| 12 | 📋 Chapter 6 Quiz |
Chapter 7 — Mino-bimaatisiiwin: Health, Healing & Medicine¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 📖 Read Chapter 7 Summary & AIS 112 context |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — Body Parts Vocabulary (with animacy) | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Health and Wellness Vocabulary | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — Midewiwin and Traditional Medicine | |
| 24 | 5 | 📖 Study Section 4 — Describing Symptoms |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — Body Map with Animacy | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Health Sentences | |
| 8 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Traditional Medicine Reflection | |
| 25 | 9 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill · Sentence Scramble |
| 10 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket | |
| 11 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts | |
| 12 | 📋 Chapter 7 Quiz |
Chapter 8 — Aki: Nation, Treaties & Sovereignty¶
| Week | Sessions | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | 📖 Read Chapter 8 Summary & AIS 112 context (read carefully — this is the capstone) |
| 2 | 📖 Study Section 1 — Nation and Sovereignty Vocabulary | |
| 3 | 📖 Study Section 2 — Treaty and Historical Terms | |
| 4 | 📖 Study Section 3 — The Voigt Decision and Treaty Rights | |
| 27 | 5 | 📖 Study Section 4 — Language Revitalization and the Future |
| 6 | ✏️ Exercise 1 — Historical Sentences | |
| 7 | ✏️ Exercise 2 — Treaty Rights Research | |
| 8 | ✏️ Exercise 3 — Language and Sovereignty Reflection | |
| 28 | 9 | 🎮 Flashcard Drill · Sentence Scramble |
| 10 | 📋 Complete Checklist Parts 1–3 · Submit Exit Ticket | |
| 11 | 📖 Review any 🔴 concepts | |
| 12 | 📋 Chapter 8 Quiz | |
| 29–30 | 13–14 | 📝 End-of-Year Exam — Chapters 5–8 · Course reflection |
Tips for Independent Study¶
If you miss a session: Don't try to cram two sessions into one. Just pick up where you left off. The pacing is a guide, not a rule.
If you're confused: 1) Re-read the section. 2) Check the FAQ. 3) Use the Glossary. 4) Use the Exit Ticket to ask your teacher.
If a noun feels wrong: Check the Glossary for its animacy (AN or IN). If you think the animacy is marked wrong, use the Exit Ticket — you may be right.
If something seems wrong in the language: Use the Exit Ticket. If you have Ojibwe language background, your correction is especially valuable.
Before every quiz: Make sure your Completion Checklist shows mostly 🟢 and ⭐. If you have mostly 🔴, do not take the quiz yet — go back and practice.
Animacy rule: Every time you see a new noun, say its animacy aloud: "makwa — bear — animate." You cannot skip this step.