Chapter 1
What happened to Junior when he was born? (TTQA: Junior was born with)
When Junior was born with a brain injury (water on the brain, extra grease etc)
Who is Oscar?
Oscar is the family dog.
Who is Rowdy?
Rowdy is the toughest kid on the rez.
Rowdy is Juniors best friend.
What is an Elder?
An elder is an older person.
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
What other problems did Junior have? (Name 2 and TTQA)
Other problems Junior had were: headaches, a lisp and a stutter, vision problems, bullying by peers, large feet and hands and a small body
Is Juniors life easy and why?
Juniors life is not easy because- he has health conditions, he is bullied, he is poor, he can't afford to keep his pet.
Explain Rowdy's Relationship with Junior. What do they do for each other?
Rowdy and Juniors relationship is (Helpful, protective, strong). Rowdy protects Junior from bullies and Junior helps Rowdy with school and family troubles.
What does persistent mean?
persistent means stubborn
How do you write a claim?
You write a claim by TTQA
You write a claim by restating the question and providing an argument
What does Junior like to do? What are his dreams.
Junior likes to draw cartoons. Juniors dreams are to get off the reservation and become famous for drawing.
Who kills Oscar and why?
Juniors dad kills Oscar because Oscar is sick and they cannot afford the vet bills.
What is the Spokane Powwow?
The Spokane Powwow is a (festival, fair, yearly event, celebration)
What is a reservation
a reservation is a plot of land reserved for a tribe or tribes.
What do you think will happen to Junior next.
I think Junior will.. next.
What is Juniors real name?
Juniors real name is Arnold Spirit Junior.
What does Junior say is worse than being hungry?
Junior says not being able to save his dog is worse than being hungry
What happens to Junior at the Powwow?
Junior gets beat up at the Powwow.
Junior leaves Rowdy at the Powwow.
What is tone in a story?
How does Junior view himself in the story?
Junior views himself as a joke.
Junior views himself as stupid.
Junior views himself as ugly.
Why is Junior a member of "The Black Eye Of The Month Club"?
Junior is a member of the.... because other kids bully him for being different.
How is poverty a cycle (goes on and on from one generation to the next) in Juniors family?
Poverty is a cycle because Juniors great grand parents were poor, his grand parents were poor, and his parents are poor.
Deeper answers: Poverty is a cycle in Junior's family because there are not good job opportunities at the Rez and Juniors family has never left the reservation.
Poverty is a cycle in Junior's family because of lack of opportunities and struggles with alcoholism.
What did Rowdy do to the Andruss brothers and why?
Rowdy cut the braids and shaved the eyebrows of the Andruss brothers because they hurt Junior.
Deeper Answer:
Rowdy cut the braids of the Andruss brothers because it is an insult to lose your braids in Native American culture.
Whimper means a soft cry
What is the setting of the story so far?
The setting of the story is....
The Spokane Indian Reservation.
Juniors house.
Juniors town.