The Absolutely True.. after reading part 3,4 and 5

Read part 4 and 5.

Below you find 10 questions. Write down your answers to 8 of them and choose 2 that you talk about in FlipGrid.

1.Who is Rowdy? Why is he so aggressive? 
2.Why have Rowdy and Junior become such good friends? 
 3.Describe Rowdy and Junior’s relationship. What do they do for each other?
4. Why does Junior throw his geometry book? What does it signify? 
5.Who is Mr P? 

6.How does Mr P feel about the reservation? 

7.Junior's teacher tells him something important. What does he tell Junior and how does he react. 

8. Mr P wants Junior to say out loud that he deserves better. This makes Junior cry. Why? 

9.Why does Mr P say the following? ‘Every white person on this rev should get smashed in the face. But, let me tell you this. All the Indians should get smashed in the face, too.’ (p. 40) 
10.What is Mr P’s advice to Junior? Why does he give him this advice? 

The Absolutely.. after reading chapter 1-3, 2019

Think about the chapters we have read and then answer the questions below. It is ok to help each other and discuss the questions. Write your answers in a Google doc. 

1. How does the novel start? Choose one of the alternatives. Does it start with…..

• somebody saying something

• a description (of the environment or of a character)

• something happening

• an explanation of the background to the story

• something else

2. Do you think it's a good beginning? Why?

3. Was it easy or difficult to ”get into” the book?

4. How do you like the novel so far? Explain why and motivate your answer.

5. In the middle of chapter 2, there is a picture of Junior's parents. Look at the picture and discuss the questions: 

- What do you think happened to Junior's parents in real life? 

- What might stop a person from becoming who he/she wants to be?

- What do you dream about? Do you have dreams about your own future? 

6. Junior seems to be very special - how would you describe him? 

7. Go to the text and collect words you don't know or don't know how to spell. 

           - Create your own word -list in Quizlet. (At least 20 words.) Look up the meaning of the words. Practice spelling and meaning. 

/ Sara

(Källa: A good read, Sanoma utbildning. Kopiering tillåten)

The Absolutely True Diary - after reading part 1-2

Indians

1. - What do you already know about Indians?
-  Find out:
 * Do you know any famous Indians? Try to find 2-3 persons.
 * Where and when did he/she live?
 * Why has he/she become famous?
 * Do you know any well-known tribes? Where do they live?

How many Indian or Native American words in the English language do you know?
Take the quiz:



3. Listen to part 3 and 4.

The International Reading Club

Today we are going to start our international reading club. We will be working together with classes from Russia, India, Spain, Canada and the USA.
The book we will be reading is called The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian  and the author is Sherman Alexie. You will be reading the book online and you find the book via the link above.

Week 4 
Introduction
1. I will divide you into groups of 3. In your groups, go to Flipgrid (you can see the code on the whiteboard) and record a video where you introduce yourself, your school and also say something about our country. Remember that the other classes don't know a thing about Sweden. What is special about our country?
Example:
Say Hi!
Take turns to say your names and how old you are.
Tell them two or three sentences each, about Höör and Sweden.
Say Good Bye and that you are looking forward to working with them.

2. Later this week or next week, the other classes will reply to your videos. Remember that students and teachers from different parts of the world will be watching you so behave! :)

 3. Before we start reading the book I want you to take a look at the picture below.  What do you think the book will be about?


5. We will now listen/read the first chapter together in class.

6. Homework for next time: 

Use the internet and try to find out the answers to the questions below.

When the lesson starts next time I want you to be able to talk to your classmates about the questions. 

1. What countries colonised North America? What does "colonise another country" mean?

2. How come the native inhabitants of North America were called Indians? 

3. What is a reservation? 

4. Why were reservations created? 

5. Who are the Spokanes?

6. Where do they live? 

7. What is life like on the reservations today? 

/ Sara