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Kids Learn American Voices with Sherman Alexie

My students need class sets of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and other Alexie novels to learn about other American voices.

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My Students

This year we will study different American voices, and with Sherman Alexie's best-selling novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, my students will understand the struggles of the Native American in the United States while sharing an insightful and compelling story as a class.

I teach 90 students in three 8th grade classes in what is considered an 'economically-disadvantaged' middle school, yet kids are happy and excited to be there and are enthusiastic readers!

My students come from many different backgrounds and yet are all American.

My Project

We will read The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian as a class, using the novel as a major discussion point for personal and cultural identity as well as an appreciation of Sherman Alexie's craft as a writer. This book will help students to bring the discussion of the struggles and successes of the Native American populations into a modern conversation. This novel is ranked #1 under "Native American Literature" on Amazon and other reputable sources, and many other teachers have had great success teaching this novel. With the addition of some other books by Alexie to our library, interested children will be able to explore his writing further on their own.

This novel not only enlightens students to the current situation of Native American reservation life but also is written from the perspective of a teen protagonist.

Alexie intertwines the plight of the modern Native American with that of a modern teenager, in a funny and insightful way. I think my students will connect with the themes and concepts in this novel, and that it will be a highlight of our class for the year.

Mr. Christiansen MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $9.82 36 $353.52
What I've Stolen, What I've Earned • Amazon Business $19.00 2 $38.00
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (20th Anniversary Edition) • Amazon Business $12.97 2 $25.94
GradeSaver (TM) ClassicNotes: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$427.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$463.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.86

Total project goal

$545.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $545.72

4 Donors

-$545.72

Donations toward project cost

-$463.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.86

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