Day 5: Part-Time Indian pps. 48-76

Sentence

2. Compound sentence with elliptical construction

Mary likes punk rock music; Jamie, reggae.

Writing!

Let's look at the rubric for Thursday's writing

Discussion

But first ... a little slideshow (from the lovely E1 teacher Laurie Clark)

ABC story on current mascot names

NYTimes story with focus on money side of things

1. Top of pg. 50: what purpose does the description serve in the overall narrative?
2. On page 55, Junior discusses being a “warrior.”  Define different kinds of bravery that Junior exhibits. Discuss kinds of bravery an adolescent boy might possess. What would be brave for an adolescent girl (is it the same or different?).
3. Why do we only find out that Junior’s real name is Arnold Spirit at this point in the novel (60)?
4. What are the rules to fighting, according to Junior (61-2)? Have you noticed adolescent boys adopting the same or similar codes? Are there any differences? Why is there such an intricate code for dealing with conflict?
5. p.63: Racial slurs used against Arnold
6. Why does Rowdy punch Junior?
7. In what way is Arnold both a cultural and racial outsider? How does culture differ from race?