The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - reading project

"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" is a semi-autobiography and an award-winning bestseller by Sherman Alexie. The book is about a Native American teenager and deals with topics such as alcoholism, poverty, violence, bullying, sexuality, death and much more. It's humorous and sad, but also insightful and easy to relate to. It brings laughter as well as tears. Enjoy!

You will for the rest of this semester, and also some weeks in the beginning of the spring semester, read the book "The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian" by Sherman Alexie. In this project you will both listen to the book being read in class, answer questions in a reading log and read the book yourself online. Together with your classmates you will also discuss topics from the book in groups.

Make sure you put work into your reading log because it will help you in the final exam - a written assignment about the novel. You may bring your notes as support at the exam.

You can find the online text here, where it is also possible to listen to the novel being read by Sherman Alexie himself.

Homework will be handed out.

Link to the digital book:

http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Diary/indice.html

Native American Cultures - youtube lecture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG_Q50JDeLo

Trail of Tears - documentary for kids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5Z4UUitdU

The Indian Removal Act explained in 5 minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQfP2Y2t45U&list=PLYuZBrjQP_jkS_3JFPrHKGQuoURdV0WH2&index=1

Trail of tears - youtube lecture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Hd42J-tzs

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I undervisningen kommer vi att arbeta med:

• läsa boken
• arbeta med förståelse av boken med hjälp av loggboken/ frågor samt diskussioner i klassrummet
• redogöra för och diskutera innehållet i boken

Efter avslutat arbetsområde ska du kunna:

• läsa en skönlitterär bok och visa att du har förstått innehållet genom att redogöra, kommentera samt diskutera i tal och skrift

Så här får du visa vad du kan:

Genom att:

• föra loggbok och besvara frågor skriftligt
• delta i diskussioner muntligt
• redogöra för dina kunskaper skriftligt, med en avslutande skrivuppgift

Uppgifter

Reading log

True diary - reading log - new.docx