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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. By Sherman Alexie Art by Ellen Forney. A semi autobiographical novel Set in the Spokane Indian Reservation In the state of Washington.

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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  1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

    By Sherman Alexie Art by Ellen Forney
  2. A semi autobiographical novel Set in the Spokane Indian Reservation In the state of Washington. Sherman Alexie states that, "If I were to guess at the percentage of my life in the novel, it would be about seventy-eight percent true" The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
  3. http://www.spokanetribe.com/ Spokane Tribe
  4. What makes for a good high school experience? Do you have to be happy for your education to have been a good one? What happens when a person leaves their home environment in pursuit of success? Do they give up or betray their identity? How do we, as humans, overcome adversity? What strategies to we use to get through hard times? Essential Questions
  5. 3 things about me! Write a quality about yourself that you think most of the people in the room share with you. Write a quality about yourself that you think only some people in the room share with you. Write a quality about yourself that you think is totally unique to you. Identity
  6. Everybody stand up! One person stand up and read their card one quality at a time. If you share that quality with the reader, stay standing, if not, sit down. Share out!
  7. Reading aloud Read alouds are used to show how good readers interact with books, stories, poems, songs, legends, fables, fairy tales, comics, etc. Follow along silently. It doesn’t matter it it’s the teacher reading aloud or another student reading aloud. One voice! Courteous listening. The Black-Eye-of-the-Month Club,Why Chicken Means So Much to Me
  8. Literary Logs Coping with Trauma and White Vs. Indian Write as much detail in the logs as possible with full quotes and page numbers! Bring to class every day.
  9. Polly, my best friend, with what used to be a giraffe
  10. Your reading assignment by Tuesday, August 28th (bring your book) Read the next 2 chapters; Do examples from both logs. Choose carefully. Revenge is my Middle Name and Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France The next 5 days
  11. Literal Language: The actual, dictionary meaning of a word. Puppy for example. What, literally, really, is a puppy? A puppy is a baby dog. Figurative Language: Words that go beyond their normal meaning. What do you see in your mind when you read puppy? Puppies are cute. Literary terms
  12. Simile: A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as. Metaphor: A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
  13. Allusion: A reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. Alexie mentions Dickens, another writer, to emphasize Junior’s situation. The 3 most common allusions are to Greek mythology, the Bible, and Shakespeare.
  14. Hyperbole: Exaggeration used to emphasize a point.
  15. Onomatopoeia: The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. Extra: what other example of figurative language appears in this quote?
  16. Symbol: A person, place, thing, or idea used to represent something else. What does an Indian as a mascot represent?
  17. How are these mascots symbols?
  18. 1. Gather together in your pods and share with each other 1 or 2 of the traumas and differences you pulled out of pages 40-54. 2. Make sure everybody shares and tells about their analysis! 3. When you’ve gone around the pod once or twice. Start reading as a group the chapter “How to Fight Monsters” on page 54. Work together to find some lit terms. 4. We’ll be monitoring your participation for a formative grade today. 5 points 5. Be prepared to share out to the class at the last 7 or so minutes of the day. Look out for similes and hyperbole
  19. Continue Reading and adding to your Lit Logs. At least 2 or 3 detailed entries. Pages 54-98 by Tuesday September 4 How to fight Monsters Tears of a Clown Halloween Slouching Toward Thanksgiving Find 4 or 5 more examples of figurative language and add them to the new chart. We’ll check off those logs for credit on Tuesday.
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