Homework: September 30

Good morning everyone!

I hope you are all having a great start to the week.

It is our final day of The Absolutely True-Diary of a Part-Time Indian. 

Starting tomorrow, we will be reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

For Homework:  Make a prediction on what you think Of Mice and Men is about.  Please write at least THREE sentences.

Homework: September 29

Good morning everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed your four day weekend.

For homework:  Pick someone in your life.  Answer the following questions.

1.) Who are they
2.) How do you know them?
3.) What is something they have done you agreed with?
4.) What is something they have done you disagree with?

Homework: Sept 24

Good morning everyone!


Just a reminder!  There is no school THURSDAY AND FRIDAY!


For homework:  Arnold says that he is never going to surrender.  What is something you think you will always fight for?  Why?

Homework; Spet 23

Good morning everyone!

I hope your week is off to a great start!  

For Homework: Please answer the following questions.
1.) What is the United Nation and what does it do?

2.) What happened to Eugene?

3.) Write new list.  Pick a topic from the list below.

The topic can be : Things that make me angry,  Things that make me think, Things I want to know.

Homework: September 22

Welcome back everyone!!! 

I hope you are all rested and ready to start the week!

Just a reminder:  There is NO SCHOOL on Thursday and Friday (September 25 and 26)

For homework:  answer the following questions

1.) What is People's Climate?

2.) What is something you feel strongly about?  Why?

Homework: Sept 19

Hello Everyone!!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

For Homework:  Continuing with our conversation from class, ask some one from home what groups they belong to.  With the person from home, answer the following questions.

1.) What does it mean to be part of a group?

2.) Do you think we are the same in each group?

Homework: September 18

Good afternoon everyone!!

I hope everyone is having a great day!  Today we talking about belonging to groups.  Arnold states that is multi-tribal, that he belongs to many tribes.

Gordy says that we belong with communities because we need to be protected.  There is a struggle in ourselves between wanting to be an individual and wanting to be a member of a community.

Homework: For homework.  Answer one of the following questions.

1.) Why do we struggle between being an individual and being a member of a community.

2.) Do you think on group you belong to is more important than another?  Why or why not?

Homework: Sept 17

Hello everyone!

Below is your homework for tonight.  Please Please Please do not hesitate to  ask for help or express any concerns.

Homework:  Answer the one question (one you have not answered in class) 

1. Why does Arnold draw cartoons? Why does Rowdy like comic books? 

2. What is the relationship between words and text in this novel? What do Arnold's cartoons tell us that his words don't? 

3. How is Mary's relationship to reading and writing different from Arnold's? Why does she hide her stories? Why do you think she likes romance novels so much?

Homework: Sept 16

Good afternoon!

I hope everyone is having a great start to the week. 

For homework: What are some of the ways we can add details to make our writing more memorable?

Give at least two examples.

Homework: September 15

Good morning,

I hope you all have an amazing weekend! 

For homework:  Listen to the podcast Sherman Alexie Targets Young Adults

(You can also answer this question based on class discussions)

1.) Why do you think Mr. P told Arnold to leave the reservation?  Do you think Mr. P was right, why or why not?

Homework: Septmber 11

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great day.

Today we talked about 9/11.  We mostly focused on what it means to be a teen in a post 9/11 world.

For Homework: Interview one person from home. Ask them the following questions.

1.) Where were you for 9/11/2001
2.) How has the attack changed your life?
3.) How is your life the same?
4.) What do you hope to see in the future?

Homework: September 10

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all are having a wonderful day.

Today we talked about being vulnerable. 

Today I asked you to write a true/false story about a time you felt vulnerable.  


For Homework:  When do you think Arnold felt the most vulnerable.  Why?

Homework: September 9

Hello everyone!

I hope you had a great first Tuesday. 

Today in class we talked about events and how they move the story forward. Each of you stated what you thought was the most important event in Arnold's life.  Some of you stated that you thought it was Arnold going to Reardan.  Others of you thought it was more important that he joined the basketball team.  

For homework:  What do you think is the most important event in your life so far.  Why?

Homework: Sept 8

Hello folks!!

I hope you all had a  wonderful weekend!  I am looking forward to our first full week together.

For Homework:

Rowdy is Junior's best friend.  They tell each other their dreams and fears.  Who is someone you would consider your best friend?  Why?  

Homework September 5

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I am so glad I got the chance to meet you all!  I hope you had a great start of the school year.

Folks at home: Again, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns.


Homework:  Friday

Answer TWO of the questions below. 

1.) Why does Arnold draw?

2.) Does Arnold has high or low self esteem?  Why?

3.) If Arnold went to our school, would you be friends with him?

Homework: Sept 4

Hello Everyone!!

Welcome back! I hope you all had an amazing SUMMER!

I look forward to catching up with old students and getting to know the new.

Homework: Welcome to the my homework blog.  I will post homework for everyday school day.  Students can submit their work in class or in the comment section below.  

Folks at home: Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.  Many of the homework assignments ask students to discuss topics taught in class at home.

Thursday:  Please pick three pieces of writing (a magazine articles, a newspaper article, email, book...) and determine their purpose.  Why did the writer write the piece of writing?