The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Vi ska under ett antal veckor läsa en roman, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, och jobba med den.

Torsdag 8 november börja vi läsa The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Läsning sker på lektionstid men vid behov får man även ta hem och läsa eller på eget arbete.Till varje del som ni läser finns det ett antal uppgifter som ni ska skriva i Sharepoint. Döp dokumentet till Part-time Indian. Planeringen finns även i undervisningsmappen på Sharepoint.

Romanen hittar ni på http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Absolutely.True.Diary/preview.html Där kan man också lyssna på den. 

Till torsdag nästa vecka ska ni ha läst fram till och med kapitlet som heter Go means go samt svarat på följande frågor.

• ” I am zero on the rez. And if you subtract zero from zero, you still have zero.” 

What do you think Arnold would like to tell us?

Write a few sentences on Sharepoint.

 

•  What is a reservation?
•  Why where the reservations created?
• Who are the Spokanes?
• Where do they live?

In the chapter called Why chickens mean so much to me there is a picture of Junior's parents:

• What do you think happened to Junior's parents in real life?
• Who or what decides the future of a person?
• What might stop a person from becoming who he/she wants to be?

Do you have dreams about your own future?

Enjoy reading!

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Week 47 Pocahontas and the Powhatans and Thanksgiving: preparation for Skype session on next Thursday Watch the video and answer the questions! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lslqtUMwDxA Why did the Pilgrims find it necessary to form a relationship with the nearby Native American tribe? a) because they didn't want to fight b) because their numbers were dwindling c) because they wanted to marry them What did the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrate for three days? a) the accumulated food b) the winter arriving c) the winter ending Who converted Thanksgiving to a religious holiday? a) the Puritans b) New England c) later generations of colonists Hale believed that a concrete Thanksgiving day would . a) help unite the country b) lead to civil war c) make a great article in the local paper Who declared an official day to celebrate Thanksgiving? a) congress b) Abraham Lincoln c) Sarah Hale Answer the questions below! How do you give or show thanks for what you have? What is your favorite holiday? Do you think Thanksgiving should be celebrated world-wide?