THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN Day 4 Personal and Critical Comprehension

WHAT CLASS WILL LOOK LIKE TODAY…  Recall: Hope against Hope Chapter  Mini-lesson: What is personal comprehension? What is critical comprehension?  Reader’s Notebook entry

PERSONAL COMPREHENSION  Requires readers to respond with their feelings for the text and the subject. The answers are not found in the text; they come strictly from the readers.  While no personal responses are incorrect, they cannot be unfounded; they must relate to the content of the text and reflect a literal understanding of the material.

CRITICAL LITERACIES  Critical comprehension asks students to respond to questions such as: How do particular texts work? What effects do they have on the reader? Who has produced the text, under what circumstances, and for which readers? What’s missing from the account? How could it be told differently?  Readers are asked to question why are things the way they are? Who benefits from the status quo?

READER’S NOTEBOOK  In your opinion, what do you think is the most important part of Mr. P and Junior’s conversation? Why?

DO YOU THINK…  Mr. P should have/should not have urged Junior to leave the reservation? Explain.

CRITICAL COMPREHENSION  Whose voices are heard in this chapter, and whose are missing?

PUTTING OUR READER’S NOTEBOOK TOGETHER – NEXT DAY You will need a duo-tang for next class. This “reader’s notebook” will be used for:  Reading goal  Exit slips  Reading comprehension – check for understanding  Reading survey  Reading log