OPWDD PEOPLE FIRST...NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE OPWDD COMMUNITY... FALL 2014

COMMUNITY AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT 9-29-14

CONCLUSION: ARNOLD'S JOURNEY AS A PART-TIME INDIAN

VOCABULARY: TOLERANCE

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO TALK ABOUT OR DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE STATEMENT (S):

1. Arnold took a risk to go to Reardan to do something more with his life because he knew the reservation couldn't offer him the opportunities he might have in a better school.  Was that a good choice? Was it worth it to have everyone on the reservation hate him for leaving?

 2.Arnold had many problems in the new school.  He was not accepted by the white kids at first.  When did things get better for him? What does that tell you about showing patience in a new place? 

 3.Arnold says that Grandmother’s greatest gift was tolerance. She could accept all kinds of people.  What lesson can we learn from her tolerance?  How can we be tolerant of the people around us?

 4.Arnold took a chance trying out for the basketball team.  He thought he might make the C team but he ended up being the star shooter and helped the team win against Wellpinit. He didn't expect to be so successful.  What can we learn about taking chances?

 

ARNOLD LOSES IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE

DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE REACTED THE SAME WAY AS ARNOLD ABOUT LOSING PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE?  TALK ABOUT SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE YOU LOST FROM DEATH, ILLNESS OR EVEN MOVING OUT OF YOUR LIFE?  WHAT DID THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU DO ABOUT IT? HOW DID YOU RESPOND TO IT? ARNOLD DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL FOR MANY DAYS.... WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE IN THAT SITUATION?

ARNOLD AS A PART-TIME INDIAN

OPTION 1: GORDY SAYS THAT WEIRD PEOPLE ARE REJECTED BY THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION.  DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

OPTION 2: ARNOLD IS EMBARRASSED THAT HE HAD NO MONEY TO GO OUT AFTER THE PROM.  SHOULD HE HAVE ADMITTED HE HAD NO MONEY? SHOULD SOMEONE ADMIT THAT HE IS POOR AND DOESN'T HAVE MONEY FOR THINGS?  SHOULD HE FAKE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE?  GIVE YOUR REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER.

ARNOLD'S SISTER GETS MARRIED AND ARNOLD FALLS IN LOVE

HW:  What do you look for in love? What kind of advice do your friends give you about love? What do you do when you think you love someone? 

BELOW IS ARNOLD'S DRAWING OF PENELOPE, ARNOLD'S CRUSH.

PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN OUR WEEKLY BY CAROLINA VELASQUEZ, PARENT COORDINATOR

NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO OPWDD--PLEASE REVIEW AND ATTEND

SELF-EVALUATION

WE ALL WENT TO THE SCHOOL TO DO OUR SCANTRON ASSESSMENTS IN READING, MATH, AND LANGUAGE ARTS.  WHICH OF THESE DO YOU THINK IS THE EASIEST FOR YOU AND WHICH IS THE HARDEST?  WHAT OTHER SKILLS DO YOU HAVE?  LOOK AT ARNOLD...HE LIKED TO DRAW CARTOONS.  WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GOOD AT?

HOMEWORK: ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART TIME INDIAN     SEPTEMBER 19. 2014

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WHAT DOES THIS CARTOON MEAN ABOUT ARNOLD’S FEELING OF BEING SURROUNDED BY WHITE STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY CALL HIM? GIVE DETAILS.

 

DESCRIBE GRANDMOTHER’S ADVICE ABOUT THE KIDS AT SCHOOL OR TALK ABOUT ADVICE YOUR OWN GRANDMOTHER GAVE YOU THAT WAS VERY WISE.

WHAT OR WHERE IS HOPE?

HW: "Where is hope?" I asked. "Who has hope?" 

"Son," Mr. P said, "You're going to find more and more hope the farther and farther you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation."  Do you agree or disagree with Arnold's going to school away

from the reservation.

OR Write about what hope means to you. Give specific examples.

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PREDICTION

WILL ARNOLD AND ROWDY STILL BE FRIENDS ONCE THEY GO TO HIGH SCHOOL?  CAN FRIENDS WHO ARE REALLY DIFFERENT STILL BE CLOSE?

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FEARS AND REALITY AND JUNIOR'S SISTER

HW: look at these two cartoons.  Choose one and tell what the cartoon tells you about Arnold’s sister or Mr. P, the geometry teacher.

THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM

REVENGE IS MY MIDDLE NAME

AT THE POWWOW ARNOLD WAS BEATEN UP BY THE ANDRUSS TRIPLETS AND ROWDY TOOK HIS REVENGE BY CUTTING THEIR PONY TAILS. ARNOLD SAYS THAT SINCE HE SPENDS MORE TIME WITH ROWDY THAN HIS FAMILY, THEY ARE CLOSER THAN FAMILY.  HW: IS A FRIEND MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY OR FAMILY MORE IMPORTANT THAN A FRIEND?

GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER.

REFLECTION ON 9/11

EVEN THOUGH MOST OF YOU WERE VERY YOUNG AT THE TIME OF 9/11, YOU STILL HAVE SOME THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS ABOUT THE EVENT.  WRITE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW OR HAVE HEARD OF WHO WERE AFFECTED BY 9/11.

OR WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK OF THE FREEDOM TOWER AS A REPLACEMENT OF THE TWIN TOWERS.

POVERTY ON THE RESERVATION AND GOOD FRIENDS

BESIDES RECOGNIZING TODAY AS THE 13TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11, WE SAW A DOCUMENTARY CALLED HIDDEN AMERICA: LIFE ON THE PLAINS WITH DIANE SAWYER. WE SAW HOW TOUGH LIFE CAN BE ON THE RESERVATION FOR ALL NATIVE AMERICANS.  WE FOLLOWED WITH A SHORT READING OF CH 3 WHERE JUNIOR OR ARNOLD SPIRIT TALKS ABOUT HIS BEST FRIEND ROWDY.  EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT, THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS AND LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER. DESCRIBE A GOOD FRIEND YOU HAVE.  WHY ARE YOU CLOSE?  WHAT MAKES THAT FRIEND SPECIAL TO YOU? WHAT THINGS DO YOU LIKE TO DO TOGETHER?

WHY CHICKEN MEANS SO MUCH TO ME

TODAY WE READ CHAPTER 2 ABOUT HOW POOR JUNIOR IS LIVING ON THE RESERVATION. HAVING A BUCKET OF FRIED CHICKEN FROM KFC WAS A TREAT AFTER NOT EATING FOR 181/2 HOURS. JUNIOR TALKED ABOUT BEING POOR AND THAT HIS PARENTS HAD BEEN POOR AND HIS GRANDPARENTS HAD BEEN POOR AND ALL THE WAY BACK THEY HAD BEEN POOR.  HE TALKED ABOUT HIS PARENTS HAVING OTHER DREAMS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG AS SHOWN BY THIS CARTOON BUT BEING POOR MADE THEM LOSE THOSE DREAMS.
                                                                       WHAT KIND OF DREAMS DO YOU HAVE?

THE BLACK EYE OF THE MONTH CLUB

WE HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO JUNIOR AND ALL THE MEDICAL ISSUES HE HAD IN THE BEGINNING OF HIS LIFE WHICH LED TO HIS BEING CALLED A RETARD.  WITH A STUTTER AND A LISP, JUNIOR TURNED TO DRAWING BECAUSE A PICTURE WAS EASIER TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS THAN WORDS.  WRITE A COUPLE OF SENTENCES ABOUT WHETHER YOU CAN RELATE TO HIM,  WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET JUNIOR?  WOULD YOU LIKE HIM? TELL WHY.

INTERVIEWING THE BOOK: THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART TIME INDIAN

AS ALWAYS WITH THE START OF READING A NEW BOOK, WE LOOK AT THE BOOK: THE TITLE, THE AUTHOR, WHEN IT WAS PUBLISHED, THE SETTING, REVIEWS, ETC.
WE SAW A VIDEO DESCRIBING THE BOOK.  WRITE A COUPLE SENTENCES ON WHAT YOU KNOW SO FAR ABOUT JUNIOR AND WHAT HE WILL BE LIKE AS A PART-TIME INDIAN. FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IN CLASS, YOU CAN FINISH THEM TONIGHT.

FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL

WELCOME BACK NEW AND OLD STUDENTS. EVERYONE JUMPED RIGHT IN AND GOT TO WORK. WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL AND REWARDING YEAR AT NYU. SOME ALREADY HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE HIRED BY ARAMARK!

WELCOME BACK MSCD STUDENTS AT NYU!

LIGIA AND I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL BACK TO NYU FOR THE COMING 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR.   TIM, MIKE AND TRACEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING US COME BACK AND CONTINUE OUR WORK EXPERIENCE AT NYU.