Book 4
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexis Part 1. Summary.
The book " The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian " is going to be about a kid name Junior who is suffering from brain damage and in his school he has been getting bullied from a few kids around. His family is so poor they cant aford anything. Junior has 2 bestfriends that he loves so much, Rowdy & Oscar. Rowdy is always defending Junior for anything. Rowdy was born wild, he be screaming & hitting people girls & boys. Rowdy was acctualy not scared of no one. If anyone tries to bully Junior Rowdy comes & defends him. Oscar is Juniors pet who he really loves. Oscar is always with Junior & Junior really loves him because he tells him everything & takes care of him. But then Oscar starts to get sick & Junior wants to take him to a vet but his parents cant afford the money to take Oscar to the vet. Junior was begging his Mother for money to take Oscar but she doesnt have the money & Junior is very sad because of that. So now since his dad was drunk he told Junior to take Oscar outside. But Junior knew what his father was going to do. And Oscar knew what was going on. Junior didnt want to see or hear the bullet get shot to Oscar. Oscar ment everything to Junior. Then his father got his Rifle Shot Gun & shot Oscar. Junior ran as fast as he can not to hear the shot but he heard it & became sad. Part 2. Vocabulary.
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Part 3. Text Connections.
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Part 4. Inferring/Conclusions.
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Part 5. Questioning/Wondering
1. Why did Junior's dad kill his pet Oscar?
Junior's dad killed Oscar because Oscar was sick and his parents didnt have any money to take him to a hospital. No matter how much Junior begged his father not to kill Oscar he had to. So Junior's dad to Junior to get his rifle and to stay inside the house. Junior didnt want to but his dad yelled at him and Junior ran. He was crying and when her heard the gun shot he thought his life was over and his pet which was his best friend left. It was really sad for him because that was his bestes friend he ever had.
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Part 6. Predicting
Make a prediction before you begin reading. Evaluate whether you were correct or incorrect.
At another places in the text make further predictions. As you read evaluate whether you were correct or not.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexis
Part 1. Summary.
The book " The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian " is going to be about a kid name Junior who is suffering from brain damage and in his school he has been getting bullied from a few kids around. His family is so poor they cant aford anything. Junior has 2 bestfriends that he loves so much, Rowdy & Oscar. Rowdy is always defending Junior for anything. Rowdy was born wild, he be screaming & hitting people girls & boys. Rowdy was acctualy not scared of no one. If anyone tries to bully Junior Rowdy comes & defends him. Oscar is Juniors pet who he really loves. Oscar is always with Junior & Junior really loves him because he tells him everything & takes care of him. But then Oscar starts to get sick & Junior wants to take him to a vet but his parents cant afford the money to take Oscar to the vet. Junior was begging his Mother for money to take Oscar but she doesnt have the money & Junior is very sad because of that. So now since his dad was drunk he told Junior to take Oscar outside. But Junior knew what his father was going to do. And Oscar knew what was going on. Junior didnt want to see or hear the bullet get shot to Oscar. Oscar ment everything to Junior. Then his father got his Rifle Shot Gun & shot Oscar. Junior ran as fast as he can not to hear the shot but he heard it & became sad.
Part 2. Vocabulary.
Part 3. Text Connections.
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Part 4. Inferring/Conclusions.Part 5. Questioning/Wondering
- 1. Why did Junior's dad kill his pet Oscar?
Junior's dad killed Oscar because Oscar was sick and his parents didnt have any money to take him to a hospital. No matter how much Junior begged his father not to kill Oscar he had to. So Junior's dad to Junior to get his rifle and to stay inside the house. Junior didnt want to but his dad yelled at him and Junior ran. He was crying and when her heard the gun shot he thought his life was over and his pet which was his best friend left. It was really sad for him because that was his bestes friend he ever had.- 2.
Part 6. Predicting