Quote #1 Due on Monday, October 7, 2013

Read the following quotation from the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part –Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.  In a complete and well supported paragraph express what the excerpt means in the context of the independent reading you have completed in class.  Use specific evidence from both the book and one independent reading article to support your response.

Quote #1 

Due on Monday, October 7, 2013

"If you stay on this rez," Mr. P said, "they're going to kill you. I'm going to kill you. We're all going to kill you. You can't fight us forever."

"I don't want to fight anybody," I said.

"You've been fighting since you were born," he said. "You fought off that brain surgery. You fought off those seizures. You fought off all the drunks and drug addicts. You kept your hope. And now, you have to take your hope and go somewhere where other people have hope."

I was starting to understand. He was a math teacher. I had to add my hope to somebody else's hope. I had to multiply my hope.

"Where is hope?" I asked. "Who has hope?"

"Son," Mr. P said. "You're going to find more and more hope the farther and farther you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation." (p. 43)

Post Due September 30, 2013

Follow the Link:  http://vimeo.com/4831192

What is the value of preserving Native American Heritage.  You may use information from the link above OR from the the episode of "30 Days" watched in class.

Post Due September 23, 2013

Listen the the "Morning Addition" story, "Native American Comic Living The 'Indigenous Dream' and create a well-structured paragraph responding to the following questions:

- What do you think about the Native American Dream?
- How is the The 'Indigenous Dream" different from your version of The American Dream?
- What is the role of the Native American Community in Charlie Hill's Dream?

If you are unable to hear the audio version of the story, you may read it HERE!
(http://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155116734/native-american-comic-living-the-indigenous-dream)

Answer the following:
-What's going on in the image above?
-What makes you say that?
-What more can you see?

Every person who faces defining their personal American Dream may have a different interpretation of what the American Dream is. Different aspects of the dream may have different importance to different people. Look at the chart above and write a complete paragraph in response to the following prompts:

•  What about this chart stands out? (i.e. opportunity is more frequently selected than freedom and family)
• Is there anything surprising to you about the chart?  (i.e. people would rather be free than have a good job)
•  Is the chart in line with your thinking?  How?