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==I am nearly halfway through grading the memoir revisions and edits that students finished last week. WOW! We have amazing writers in this class. I am very excited about the work they produced and look forward to being able to post some of those on the web. Be sure and ask your student to see this finished assignment!!! If you’d like your student’s work on the website, please return the attached permission slip.==

==This week we are reading Sherman Alexie’s //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian//. This is mostly autobiographical account of Sherman’s teen years and opens the door for discussion about Native American culture.==

==In class on Monday, we discussed the Indian boarding schools of 1880 through 1910 and then we discussed the foster care system from 1950 through 1978 that took Native American children away from their communities, even into different states in a misguided attempt to help this kids. Then, we discussed what Arlee is doing in their community as an example of good collaboration of different cultures within the community and the schools. Students had a ½ page summary of the novel from page one to page 43 that was due today.==

By Wednesday, students have to choose a book project they will complete and present to class October 26th. This can be anything they like with approval.
==Windows Media book trailer, read and create an audiobook from one section, posters, skits, movie of a scene or two from the book, poetry, rewrite a scene from a different character’s perspective, sculpture, write a song. . . something else???==