Reading Assignment #8

Comment on this post the following:

1)  An idea from the discussion that you agreed with.  
2)  An idea from the discussion that you had not thought about or considered prior to the discussion
3) A Question that came up for you during the discussion  
4) Your big "takeaway" (what you think we all basically think/said OR what you think at the end of the discussion versus the beginning) from today's discussion.  Basically, what you individually learned from the disucussion.

Reply to at least two classmates comments, on either blog.  

Due Wednesday January 15

Reading Assignment #7

Start a discussion based on a point of interest from the reading assignment.  Two people per group may start discussions, the rest need to participate.  This means that there should be 1 comment with the discussion start, and then unlimited replies on that comment.  This is the "discussion".  NOTE that you will have to continually refresh your blog page as people add replies.  

Due Friday, January 10th

Reading Assignment #6

 Choose an allusion from the book to focus on.  Include the following in your comment on this post: 

1)  Your definition of allusion

2)  The section from the book that includes the allusion (shorten using … if the passage is more than four lines of text)

3)  The allusion bolded in your quote

4)  Two facts about the person, event, book, artist, etc. that the allusion refers to (you will have to look these up) and that also relate to what is happening in the book.

   

              Example: Pablo Picasso’s art is said to have been crafted with “a sense of vigor, and his own distinct style” no matter what was popular with other artists.

5)  Your explanation of why it makes sense that the author would allude to this reference, based on what is going on in the book.

6)   A correctly formatted MLA citation for the source(s) you used to find your facts on the allusion

Due Wednesday, January 8^th

Reading Assignment #5

Throughout most of the book, and especially pages 130-178, Arnold uses lots of different ways to express how he feels about important things in his life.  These include cartoons, ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, lots of comparisons, and even lists.

PART I:  Comment on this post.  Choose one section from these pages to quote.  Describe what is happening and how we know Arnold feels about it based on what method he uses to convey his thoughts.

Due Wednesday, Jan. 7. 10pts

PART II:  Turn in to the box.  Choose something or some event that is important in your life and use one of Arnold’s methods of expression to tell how you feel about it (i.e. draw a cartoon, make a list (at least 8 items), make some comparisons (at least 4), or write a paragraph with some phrases in capital letters. 

Due Wednesday, Jan. 7. 10pts

Reading Assignment #4

Consider the following ideas, then...  
Greg-Devin-Tanner: comment with a short paragraph expressing your thoughts.  
Mathew-Greg-Cody:  reply to the other's comments with your opinion


When Junior is in Reardan (the white town), he is "half-Indian," and when Arnold is in Wellpinit (his home reservation, he is "half white."  The author writes "It was like being Indian was my job, but it was only a part-time job.  And it didn't pay well at all."  

At Reardan High, why does Junior pretend to have more money that he does, even though he knows that "lies have short shelf lives"?  What does he mean by that statement?

Also,think about the title The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian  and also the pictures on the cover.  What ideas from the book do the title and the cover focus on by using "absolutely true" and "part-time"?  Do they make a reference to Arnold's internal struggle, or a struggle between him and the white power structure?  Both?  Neither?

Due Friday Dec. 20

Vocabulary Group 2

Bulimic p.107 – someone suffering from bulimia, a serious physical and emotional illness in which people and especially young women eat large amounts of food and then cause themselves to vomit in order not to gain weight

Anorexic p.107 – someone suffering from anorexia, a serious physical and emotional illness in which an abnormal fear of being fat leads to very poor eating habits and dangerous weight loss

Primate p.115 – A mammal of the order Primates, which includes the anthropoids and prosimians, characterized by refined development of the hands and feet, a shortened snout, and a large brain.

Retroactive p.122 – applying or referring to events in the past

Penultimate p.124 – second to last

     Repressed p.131 – shy, reserved, withdrawn

        

     Contempt p.144 – dislike, disrespect, scorn

     Shamans – A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.

Reading Assignment #3

Re-read “My Sister Sends Me an Email” pg. 99-100.  

Then, pretend you are Arnold and write an email back to your sister in Arnold’s voice. Include information about recent events, response to sister’s news, and your thoughts about both. 

Your email must be a minimum of 5 sentences.  It should begin by addressing Mary and be signed by Arnold.  Paste your email into your comment on this post.  

Due Tuesday Dec. 17