Genre - Fiction
Rating - 5/5
Age group recommendation - Grades 8-12
The Scoop - When cartoonist Junior deserts his friends on the rez and attends the all-white school across town, he knows his life will never be the same.
The Story - Sherman Alexie is one of the most talented writers currently producing work. Although his work deals primarily with Native American experiences, there are universal themes that many readers can identify with. Many students know what it feels like to be the outsider or the one who was never very good at sports or the one whose parents were unreliable. Alexie's humor and insight into human behavior create a world where everyone is welcome...even when he talks about the disdain or hate for white people on the rez.
Educational applications
Rating - 5/5
Age group recommendation - Grades 8-12
The Scoop - When cartoonist Junior deserts his friends on the rez and attends the all-white school across town, he knows his life will never be the same.
The Story - Sherman Alexie is one of the most talented writers currently producing work. Although his work deals primarily with Native American experiences, there are universal themes that many readers can identify with. Many students know what it feels like to be the outsider or the one who was never very good at sports or the one whose parents were unreliable. Alexie's humor and insight into human behavior create a world where everyone is welcome...even when he talks about the disdain or hate for white people on the rez.
Educational applications
Georgia Performance Standards
SSUSH6 The student will analyze the impact of territorial expansion and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation.
ELAMLRL3 The student deepens understanding of a work of multicultural literature by relating it to its historical and/or contemporary context, as well as to works from other cultures.
ELA9RL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to contemporary context or historical background.
ELA9W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals closure.
ELA9RL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to contemporary context or historical background.
ELA9W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals closure.
ELA9W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing.
Students will research the formation of the Bureau of Indian Affiars and describe the structure of Native American government. Students will then relate their research to the novel and explain how it affects the story.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie New York : Little, Brown, 2007
Copy from Atlanta Fulton County Library
Copy from Atlanta Fulton County Library
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