Answer the following in three complete sentences.

​Monday 12/10:
1.Describe what happened at the second basketball game against Wellpinit.
2.Why did Junior feel ashamed about the outcome?

Tuesday 12/11:
1. What would you have done today if it actually snowed and we didn’t have school?

Wednesday 12/12:
​1. Create a tweet or Instagram post for the ending of "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian".

Thursday 12/13:
1.If you were in charge of the 2018 Grammys, which artist would win music artist of the year and why? Explain.
  OR
2.If you were in charge of the 2018 Grammys, what would be the album/mixtape of the year and why? Explain.

Friday 12/14:
​1.If someone gave you $2 million to start a business, what type of business would you start? Explain.
2.Why would this business be successful? Explain.

Answer each of the following in three complete sentences:

Monday 12/3
​1. What are three similarities between the "Smoke Signals" film and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"?

​Tuesday 12/4
​1. Who is your favorite character from "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"? Why? Explain.

Wednesday 12/5
1. What is a healthy way to cope with sadness or grief? Explain.

​Thursday 12/6 
NO DO NOW

Friday 12/7
​•In “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” Junior makes a list of everything that makes him happy and what he is grateful for to cope with his sadness from his grandmother and Eugene’s deaths.
•Make a list of 10 things that make you happy or that you are grateful for. You do not need to write this in a complete sentence J

Answer each of the following in 3-5 complete sentences.

​Monday 11/26
1. What did you do over Thanksgiving break?

Tuesday 11/27
1. Why do you think Junior's basketball coach put him against Roger during tryouts?

​Wednesday 11/28
​1. Describe Junior's basketball coach. What is his character like? Explain.

​Thursday 11/29
1. If you could be any type of animal for a day, what type of animal would you be and why? Explain.

​Friday 11/30
​1. Create a five sentence story about a face swap coming to life. Start your story at the point where two characters are using the face swap app on a magical iPhone.

Answer each of the following in three complete sentences.

Monday 11/12/18:
​1. Invent a sport played with jetpacks. What is the name of your sport? Explain how it is played.

​Tuesday 11/13/18:
NO DO NOW

​Wednesday 11/14/18
1.Write a short poem about Chick Fil A, or your favorite restaurant. Your poem must be at least five lines long. Be creative!

Thursday 11/15/18
1. Create a tweet or Instagram post based off of what you read yesterday from “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”.
-Tweet: You must have a 1-2 sentence tweet with a hashtag.
-IG Post: You must have a picture with a caption.
-You can create the post from the perspective of a character, or as yourself.

Friday 11/16/18
1. What are your plans for Thanksgiving break?
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Answer each of the following in three complete sentences:
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Monday 11/5/18
1.Create a tweet or Instagram post on that represents something that has happened in the novel so far. Your post can be from the perspective of a character, or from you as the reader. Be creative! The tweet must contain a #hashtag. The IG post must contain a caption.

Tuesday 11/6/18
NO SCHOOL :-)

​Wednesday 11/7/18
1. Do you think Junior reacted the right way to Roger’s racist comment? Why or why not?

Thursday 11/8/18
1. Create a brand new holiday. How would people celebrate the holiday? What traditions, foods, and decorations would accompany it?

Friday 11/9/18
​1.Describe how Rowdy reacts to Junior being upset about Dawn.
2.What does Rowdy’s reaction tell us about their friendship?

Answer each of the following in three complete sentences:
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Monday 10/29:
​1. Describe what has happened so far in "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" novel.

​Tuesday 10/30:
1. Why do some people succeed in school and some people do not? Explain.

Wednesday 10/31:
​1. Create a 5-sentence spooky story that ends at an abandoned carnival/theme park.

Thursday 11/1:
1.Describe the conversation between Junior and Mr. P.
2.What was surprising about how Mr. P reacted to Junior throwing a textbook at his face?

Friday 11/2:
1.Why do you think Junior’s parents say that white people have the most hope?
2.Why is it important for Junior to leave the reservation and go to Reardon?
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Answer each of the following in three complete sentences.

​Monday 10/22
1. Create a 5-sentence story using the following as your first sentence:
​"That was when the sidewalk creatures came to life."

Tuesday 10/23
1.Why do you think Junior told us about everything that was wrong with him in the beginning of the novel? Why would he want us to know this?

**Sentence starter: I think Junior told us about everything that was wrong with him so that…

Wednesday 10/24
1. Should we have recess in high school? Why or why not?
2. If so, what would high school recess look like?

Thursday 10/25
1. Is bullying a problem at our school? Explain why or why not.
2. What do you think should be done about bullying?

Friday 10/26
​1.Who is someone who sticks up for you? (someone that always has your back)
2.How does this person stick up for you?
**Sentence starter: One person that sticks up for me is…

Answer each of the following in at least three complete sentences.

Monday 10/15:
1. Was Roger wrong for telling Penelope about Junior's money situation? Why or why not?
​2. Why do you think Roger told Penelope about Junior's money situation?

Tuesday 10/16:
​1. Were you surprised by the ending of the excerpt from "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"? Why or why not?

​Wednesday 10/17:
​1. What's the perfect location for a classroom? Explain.

Thursday 10/18:
​1. Describe how Junior gained more confidence throughout "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian".

Friday 10/19:
​1.In what way(s) are you similar to Junior from "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"?
**OR: If you have no similarities: In what ways are you different from Junior?

Answer each of the following in three complete sentences.

Monday 10/8:
1. You just discovered a new species. Describe what it is and why it hasn't been discovered before now.

Tuesday 10/9:
​1. In "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian", how does Penelope stick up for Junior at the winter formal?
2. Do you think Penelope truly likes Junior? Why or why not?

Wednesday (Or Thursday--due to schedule change)10/10:
​1. How do you predict Junior will get exposed for being poor? Explain.

Friday 10/11:
​1. How does testing make you feel? Explain.

Answer each of the following in three complete sentences.

​Monday 10/1:
​1. Describe what you did during your week off from school.

​Tuesday 10/2:
​1. Will humanity's future involve humans becoming part robot? Why or why not?

Wednesday 10/3:
​1.What is the plot of a story?
–The plot of a story is…
2.What is the setting of a story?
–The setting of a story is…
3.What is the theme of a story? (think back to “Amigo Brothers”)
–The theme of a story is…

Thursday 10/4:
1. What makes humans different from other animals?

Friday 10/5:
​1. What does it mean to be free? What does freedom mean to you?