The+Absolutely+True+Story+of+a+Part-Time+Indian

Here is our (Mark and Megan) digital story inspired by THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebEV0Bk13_g

Kaite Sweval

Wordle by Shelley Reflections of The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Mary Qualls

The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time indian Wordle by Emily Hamer



Reflections of Absolutely True Diary by Mark Dolezal



//ordle--- Susan Nelsen //

//There is a wondeful movie called SMOKE SIGNALS based on a Sherman Alexie poem from the book THE LONE RANGER AND TONTO FIST FIGHT IN HEAVEN. It is often used in classrooms and here is a link to the many applications it could have. (MD)//

//http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/smoke-signals.html// // Megan's Wordle for// Absolutely True Diary//...//

//I just started reading this book and immediately thought of another book, on bullying, that has become a school-wide read at Hudson Middle School where my 6th grade son attends. Here is a link to a summary of "The Revealers" by Doug Wilhelm. (Kathy Kepulis)//

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//I found a review on the New York Times of this book.// //[]// //Sarah Babler//

//This would be a great book use in an integrated literature and history class discussing Native Americans. This books provides a good account of modern Native American life concerning the struggles of poverty, racism, and self-identity. The first book I ever read in my life for my own enjoyment was// Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee //by Dee Brown, and it would be a great book to pair with this one. The teacher could give older students chapters or portions of the book to read for them to be informed about Native American history from the perspective of Native Americans as// The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian//. Since Dee Brown's book is written in a narrative format (how history should be told because it is the human story) makes the book enjoyable and understandable. Here is a link to a book review of// Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee//: http://www.2think.org/woundedknee.shtml Nick Schreiber

Here is a teen blog spot that talks about this book. (Sarah Babler) []

http://www.sonderbooks.com/ChildrensNonfiction/thurasdiary.html This is a link to clip of the author, Sherman Alexie, giving his acceptance speech when he won the National Book Award in 2007 for The Absolutely True Diary or a Part-Time Indian. (Emily Hamer)

A Brief Expose´ of America's Devastating Indian Policies ...by Darrel Smith, June 1997 (Doug Larson) []'

Here is a wordle I made concerning this book. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3342957/Absolutely_True_Diary_of_a_Part-Time_Indian (Nick Schreiber)

This would be a good book to integrate with an American history unit. Have students research the beginnings of reservations until the contemporary. (Susan Steffen)

Here is a website that has a lesson plan that you can download to use with this book! (SM) pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/viewfile/.../74000