1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

2. Reading Strategies
Checking for Understanding – What happened the last time we read?
The fistfight between Junior and Roger.
It didn’t go as Junior had planned, different social codes between the Res and Reardan.

3. Reading Strategies
Taking notes and writing down thoughts while reading is a great way to summarize as well as recognize relationships that exist in a story.
In today’s readings use your Inner Voice graphic organizer to take notes about the relationships between the characters in PT Indian.

4. Eugene and Junior

5. Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice
What is Junior’s grandmothers advice?
What is Junior’s relationship with his grandmother like?

6. Tears of a Clown
What does Junior’s story about Dawn illustrate to the reader?
What does this chapter reveal about the relationship between Junior and Rowdy?

7. Halloween
How does Junior try to establish a connection with Penelope?