In Canada’s 2011 Aboriginal Survey‚ only 22.8% of Aboriginal Peoples had completed high school and post-secondary education.The book "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" talks about the daily life of an Indian boy who called Junior.His surroundings and himselves changes since he moved from Indian school in Wellpinit to white people school in Reardon. There are some major differences between the schools in Wellpinit and Reardon and impact from differences.Between the two schools‚ they
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Lesson Plan Unit Jaclyn Ippolito English Methods Professor Cella 5/12/08 “There is another world‚ but it is in this one.” – W.B. Yeats The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Individual Unit Plan Grade/Course: 8th grade ELA class Unit Length: 5 Weeks Educational/Classroom Culture: Small suburban school in Upstate New York Approximately 25 kids per class Mixed ability levels Single‚ 50 minute periods Novel
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Over the course of a novel‚ it is inevitable that characters will encounter battles‚ and more often than not will have to take them on face to face. The battle is either literal‚ and involves two sides fighting against each other‚ or figurative in which two sides aren’t physically fighting‚ but rather in competition for something intangible‚ and in a sense is metaphorical. These battles are often the main conflicts in the story or for characters in the story‚ that stem from the greed of one group
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In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and the poem “There is a Longing…” by Chief Dan George‚ the authors apply metaphors and diction to express that people have to change their way of thinking in order to achieve their dreams. At the beginning of the book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the main character Junior expresses why he loves to draw. He claims that it is a way to talk to the world and it makes him feel important. He dreams of
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Guadalupe Lopez Professor Brett Bisceglia English 99 18 September 2014 Word Count: 1011 A Part-Time Indian: His Success As an Indian from a reservation‚ Junior faces a lot of racism‚ poverty‚ being surrounded by alcoholics and physical abuse. Junior also faces loss and bullying. As a result‚ a lot of events happen in his life which are both internal and external. Junior has different ways to cope internally. He uses jokes and his drawing and stories to help him get by. Meanwhile‚ externally
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This book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. ¨ If youŕe good at it‚ and you love it‚ and it helps you navigate the river of the world‚ then it can not be wrong.¨ This book is about how people can make mistakes and abuse others in a negative way. Things can lead out into violence and to death and heartbreak. Three characters who hope and fear are Rowdy‚ Mary‚ and Junior. Junior both hopes and fears in many ways some can be good and others can be devastating. Junior
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that I thought weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.” - Queen Latifah. Everybody talks about this topic; self-confidence. Just like in our everyday lives‚ this theme has also been explored in the novel The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian and stress it to help characters create new friends‚ expect them to try new things. First of all‚ self confidence is important because it helps students make friends and meet new people. If student have problems‚ they talk
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Imagine losing your best friend‚ dog‚ grandmother and sister in all one year. Junior‚ the main character in The absolutely true diary of a part time indian by Sherman Alexie overcame this‚ and more! Junior‚ the main character‚ has to also face all the problems of a modern day teenager‚ while being the only Indian at school‚ the only Indian who goes to a white school at home‚ and home being a entire 22 miles from school. Junior endures many things‚ while in poverty and sadness‚ which then enables
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Penelope has a key role in this novel. She is a good friend of Junior’s from Reardan‚ and the two eventually start dating. This book reveals to us that Penelope is understanding‚ determined and sympathetic. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is about a boy named Junior who lives on the reservation. Junior realizes one day that he wants to do something with his life‚ so he made the decision to transfer schools to the prominently white‚ “smarter” school in the town over. This novel is
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conflicts such as war and oppression‚ to reality TV shows and typical school drama‚ conflict continues to enrapture most everyone. Therefore‚ everyone experiences conflict‚ and in turn‚ everyone is impacted by it. In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ the protagonist‚ Jr.‚ is greatly influenced by a conflict within his own household. Though Jr. is loved dearly by both of his parents‚ his father’s continual failure to be wholly involved in Jr.’s life affects
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