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Should some

mysteries be

left unsolved?

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Dance Hall of the Dead Student Journal Due Date Discussion Date

Introduction Pages 2–4

Chapters 1–3 Pages 5–6







The Exchange

Assessment

Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman

Student Journal page 2 of 18 © Hampton-Brown

Dance Hall of the Dead

Getting Started

What If?You and your friend are at a party at your high school. You accidentally leave your wallet in the bathroom. When you return to get it, it is gone. You are friends with everyone at the party and cannot believe a friend would have stolen it. Suddenly, someone finds your wallet and returns it to you.

Your friend thinks you should report the incident. She also saw who went into the bathroom after you. She thinks this person stole your wallet. You are not sure. You have no proof, and you do not want to accuse someone if they are innocent.

Make notes about how this would affect you.

• Would you report the incident?

• Would you think it was important to find out what happened?

• Would you confront the person who your friend thinks stole the wallet?

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Connect to The Exchange Question Discuss how this situation could relate to The Exchange Question: Should some mysteries be left unsolved? Summarize your discussion.

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Introduction

Read the Introduction on pages 9–11 in Dance Hall of the Dead. The Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. Knowing them will help you discuss and write about the book.

The Introduction includes information about

• Native American reservations

• the Zuñi’s Shalako ceremony

• cultural differences between the Zuñi and the Navajo

After you read the Introduction, answer these questions to check your understanding.

1. How are Native American reservations different from other parts of the United States?

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2. What are Shalakos and what do they do? How do the Zuñi honor them?

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3. What is the main difference between the Zuñi and Navajo cultures?

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Introduction: Key Concepts

Definition Map

Study the Definition Map for taboo. Write a sentence using the word taboo.

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Key Concepts

culturecustomnativespiritualtaboo

What are some examples?

lying

What is it like?

offensiveoff-limitswrong bad

foul language cheating

What is it?

something forbidden a rule

Key Concepttaboo

On a separate sheet of paper, create a similar Definition Map for each of the Key Concept words. Write a sentence for each one.

Definition Map



Respond to Chapters 1–31. Personal Response Ernesto Cata trains hard to dance in the Shalako

ceremony. Have you ever dedicated yourself to something that required a lot of time and hard work? Why did you do it?

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2. Paraphrase Leaphorn asks, “Would a Zuñi fly deign to tread upon Navajo skin?” What does this question reveal about how Leaphorn feels about Zuñi culture? Use the word culture in your response.

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3. Setting What is the setting of the story? How does the setting affect the story?

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4. Generate Questions Write a question about this section for someone else reading this book. Exchange questions with them. Do you agree with their answer?

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Respond to Chapters 1–3, continued

5. Character In Chapters 1–3, you learn about Lieutenant Joseph Leaphorn. Write what you know about Leaphorn in the Details Web below.

Details Web

Why is Leaphorn the best person to find George Bowlegs? What about Leaphorn might make it difficult for him to work on the case?

Joseph Leaphorn



Respond to Chapters 4–61. Personal Response Leaphorn tries to solve the case by pursuing

every lead. Describe a time you had a difficult problem. How did you solve it?

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2. Conclusions Folsom men spent hours making special kinds of arrowheads, even though simpler methods existed. What does this tell you about their customs? Use the word customs in your response.

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3. Allusion The Belacani, or white people, call their home Jason’s Fleece. What does this allusion to the story of Jason tell you about why the Belacani live there?

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5. Plot In Chapters 4–6, Leaphorn meets with Isaacs to discuss the importance of the dig. List four things that tell Leaphorn the dig is important to Isaacs and Reynolds in the Idea Web.

Idea Web

How does the possibility that Ernesto or George stole something from the dig site complicate the story?

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Why the Dig Is Important



Respond to Chapters 7–101. Personal Response Leaphorn’s view of the world was influenced by

his grandfather’s stories. Who has had a big impact on how you view the world? What did he or she teach you?

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2. Summarize How did white settlers treat the native people of the United States? Use the word native in your response.

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3. Parallelism The Navajos believe that everything in nature is connected. How is this idea similar to Leaphorn’s approach to investigation?

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5. Conclusions In Chapters 7–10, Leaphorn struggles to solve the mystery. List what he has learned and what he must still find out. Use the Map to answer the question.

Investigation Map

The Crime What Leaphorn Discovers

What Leaphorn Needs to Find Out

In what way is the investigation becoming easier for Leaphorn? How is it becoming more difficult?

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Ernesto and George are missing.



Respond to Chapters 11–121. Personal Response Susanne feels like the people at Jason’s Fleece

are her family because they need her to take care of them. Why are you important to your family?

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2. Comparisons Why is Leaphorn surprised that Susanne cannot stay with Isaacs? What cultural difference does Leaphorn notice between Navajos and white men? Use the word culture in your response.

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3. Character’s Point of View Why does Leaphorn think that it is unlikely that a member of the Zuñi tribe is the murderer?

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5. Conclusions In Chapters 11–12, Leaphorn revisits Halsey and Susanne. List what Halsey and Susanne do in the T Chart. Use the Chart to answer the question.

How does Halsey’s behavior complicate Leaphorn’s investigation? How does Susanne’s help it?

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T Chart

Halsey Susanne



Respond to Chapters 13–141. Personal Response George studies the spiritual beliefs and practices

of different cultures to find the one he most identifies with. What culture or religion do you identify with? Why?

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2. Foreshadowing Ernesto’s murder is similar to a murder in Zuñi myth, in which a boy breaks a sacred taboo. How does this foreshadow the danger George might be in? Use the word taboo in your response.

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3. Inference Leaphorn notices an ugly scar on Susanne’s hand. What might this suggest about Susanne’s background and why she lives at Jason’s Fleece?

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Sequence Chart


5. Character In Chapters 13–14, Leaphorn and Susanne search for George at the lake. Describe Leaphorn’s search process in the Sequence Chart. Use the Chart to answer the question.

There is no sign of George when Susanne and Leaphorn reach the lake. Yet Leaphorn somehow knows where to look for him. What skills help Leaphorn track George?

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Respond to Chapters 15–161. Personal Response When Leaphorn is paralyzed, he depends

on Susanne for protection. Tell about a time you had to depend on someone for something important. What happened?

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2. Character Leaphorn thinks George has traveled to the lake because he believes that it is the spiritual Dance Hall of the Dead. What does this tell you about George? Use the word spiritual in your response.

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3. Author’s Purpose Why does the author include Leaphorn’s strange hallucinations while he is paralyzed?

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5. Inference Susanne and Leaphorn follow George’s trail through the woods. List the events in order in the Chain.

Sequence Chain

Who is the trap intended for? Why doesn’t the killer use a bullet?

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Respond to Chapters 17–201. Personal Response What interests you about the Zuñi culture

and beliefs? Is there anything about their customs or practices that reminds you of something else? Explain.

2. Character’s Motive Why does Reynolds want to scare Ernesto and George? How does he take advantage of the Zuñi culture in order to do this? Use the word culture in your response.

3. Paraphrase Leaphorn tells Isaacs, “You wanted all that worse than you wanted your woman. What else will you give up for it?” What does he mean by this?

What If?4. Connect Look at your notes on Student Journal, page 2. Think about what might

happen if you had a mystery to solve, but solving it would not benefit anyone. Compare this to Dance Hall of the Dead. Should Leaphorn pursue Reynolds?

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5. Perspectives In Chapters 17–20, Leaphorn’s investigation finally comes to a close. Write the things that Leaphorn knows after the investigation in the Details Web.

Details Web

If you were Isaacs, would you keep it a secret that the site has been salted? Why or why not?

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