September 21st, 2015 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by: Sherman Alexie

Level#1

      A) As a result of his brain damage Junior has problems with his eyesight. Explain what is going on with each of his eyes with regard to his vision and why he needs to wear glasses.

      B) We are learning about triangles. What type of triangle has 2 sides that are the same length and the other side a different length?

(Hint: it may be helpful to draw this type of triangle so you can identify it!)

Level#2

 A) As a result of his brain damage Junior has problems with his eyesight. Explain why he needs to wear glasses.

     B) What type of triangle has an angle that measures 90 degrees?

         

        

     Level#3

        A)  Junior’s eyes are not very good. What does he wear to help him see better?

      B) Triangles have 3 sides. How many angles do they have?

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September 18th, 2015 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by: Sherman Alexie

Level#1

A) As a result of his brain damage Junior has problems with his eyesight. Explain what is going on with each of his eyes with regard to his vision and why he needs to wear glasses.







B) We are learning about triangles. What kind of triangle has a 90 degree angle? What kind of triangle has sides that are all equal in length? What kind of triangle has two sides that are equal in length and one side that is of a different length?







Level#2

A) As a result of his brain damage Junior has problems with his eyesight. Explain why he needs to wear glasses.




B) We are learning about triangles. What kind of triangle has a 90 degree angle? What kind of triangle has sides that are all equal in length?





Level#3

A) Junior has brain damage and his eyes are not very good. What does he need to help him see?




B) We are learning about triangles. How many angles does a triangle have?





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September 17th, 2015 The Absolutely True Dairy of a Part-Time Indian

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by: Sherman Alexie

Level#1

        A) As a result of Junior’s brain damage he has a problem with his mouth. What is the problem and what does he have done to correct it?

          B) We learned about equilateral triangles. Explain and or define what is necessary for a triangle to be labeled as being equilateral.

(Hint: you may choose to give or use the definition to help with your answer).

Level#2

 A)   As a result of his brain damage Junior ends up with a problem with his mouth. What is his problem?

   

     B)   How many sides and angles does an equilateral triangle have?

Level#3

 A)   Junior ends up with too many teeth in his mouth. What does the dentist do to fix his mouth?




B) How many sides does a triangle have?





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September 16th, 2015 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by: Sherman Alexie

Level#1

A) Junior describes the operation he needs to have when he is 6 months old to save his life. Based on his explanation, what exactly did the doctors do to remove the “water” on his brain?



B) Most rectangles have two sets of equal length sides. How is a square different?




Level#2

      A) When Junior is 6 months old he has surgery to remove the extra water he says he has on his brain. He explains that the doctors cut open his little skull to do this. What does he say the doctors used to remove the extra water?

     B) How many sets of equal sides does a rectangle have?

         

      

     Level#3

      A)   When Junior is 6 months old he has surgery on his head. What do the doctors suck out to try to save Junior’s life?

     B)   How many sides does a square have?

     

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September 11th, 2015 The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by: Sherman Alexie

Level#1

A) How old was Junior when he had the surgery on his skull and what did the doctors do to try to make him better?





B) What is the difference between parallel lines and perpendicular lines?





Level#2

A) When Junior was six months old he had surgery to take extra water out of his head. What does he say that should have happened to him from the surgery?






B) Explain what parallel lines are. (Hint: you can use the definition to help with your explanation).






Level#3

A) When Junior is 6 months old what does he have done to him to make him better?





B) How many sides does a triangle have?






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September 10, 2015 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by: Sherman Alexie

Level#1

A) Explain what Arnold Spirit (Junior) means by, "I was born with water on the brain."






B) We are learning definitions of geometry. Explain what type of angle(s) are formed by perpendicular lines.






Level#2

A) Explain what Arnold Spirit (Junior) says is wrong with his brain.






B) We are learning definitions of geometry. Explain what perpendicular lines are (think of a capital letter "T").







Level#3

A) What does Arnold Spirit (Junior) say he has too much of inside his head?







B) How many sides does a square have?










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September 9th, 2015 The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Level#1

A) Write a detailed description of the main character Arnold Spirit (Junior).










B) Explain how an angle is formed.






Level#2

A) Who is Arnold Spirit (Junior), how old is he, and where does he live?







B) How many angles does a rectangle have?






Level#3

A) Who is Arnold Spirit (Junior) and where does he live?






B) How many sides does a rectangle have?






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