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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2020)

Lesson 8

ELA

Unit 8

7th Grade

Lesson 8 of 23

Lesson Overview

Objective

Write a persuasive essay on the debate over Indian mascots by focusing on the American Indian community’s objections to their use and the defense of mascot use within the world of sports.

Readings and Materials

Website: Indian Mascots, Symbols, and Names in Sports: A Brief History of the Controversy

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Article: “Fighting Sioux vs. Fighting Irish”

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Website: Ending the Era of Harmful "Indian" Mascots by National Congress of American Indians

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Explain how alcoholism and poverty affect the Native American community according to a nonfiction article.

Materials

“Cutbacks on 'the Rez'”
“Indian Country Diaries”

Standards

RI.7.3

Lesson

Identify the humorous, matter-of-fact tone in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and what it reveals about Junior’s identity.

Annotate a narrative text looking for character, setting and tension while also using abbreviations and summaries in the margins.

Materials

ATDPTI pp. 1–15

Standards

RL.7.10RL.7.4

Lesson

Identify and analyze Junior’s tone when he finds his mother’s name in his textbook.

Materials

ATDPTI pp. 15–31

Standards

RL.7.4

Lesson

Identify and analyze the theme of hope.

Identify the meaning of text features (italics and dashes).

Materials

ATDPTI pp. 31–46
“Kill the Indian, Save the Man”

Standards

L.7.3RL.7.2

Lesson

Analyze how the author contrasts Rowdy’s and Junior’s perspectives to develop the theme of hope in the text.

Practice the habits of discussion in class.

Materials

ATDPTI pp. 44–53

Standards

RL.7.2RL.7.6SL.7.1

Lesson

Writing

Compare and contrast how Rowdy and Junior cope with the theme of hopelessness.

Standards

W.7.2

Lesson

Explain how the author uses internal conflict to reveal Junior’s emotions.

Explain how Sherman Alexie uses juxtaposition to characterize Junior.

Materials

ATDPTI pp. 54–66

Standards

RL.7.3

Lesson

Writing

2 days

Write a persuasive essay on the debate over Indian mascots by focusing on the American Indian community’s objections to their use and the defense of mascot use within the world of sports.

Standards

W.7.1

Lesson

Analyze how other characters influence Junior’s perception of himself.

Materials