OPTION A:

Forced relocation onto reservations has had lasting consequences on the lives of Native American people that have reverberated through history to the modern day. What are three specific challenges that Junior faced in the story – because of his identity – and how does he overcome them?

IDEAS:

  • Poverty
  • Bullying
  • Lack of hope for the future
  • Discrimination
  • Lack of role models
  • Mental Illness

 

OPTION B:

Junior left the reservation in search of a dream. At Reardon, he felt a stranger in a “white” world and may always have to work to overcome people’s thoughts and actions because they think he is different or “other.”  In what three ways is his experience the same or different from that of immigrants to this country?

IDEAS:

  • Poverty
  • Discrimination
  • Segregation
  • Racism

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OPTION C:

What have you learned about life on a reservation after having read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? What were you surprised by regarding the conditions on the reservation? How do these conditions stem from Native American history since European colonization? You will need to revisit the material we learned earlier in class to answer this question.

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