Weekly aims, assigned reading, and vocabulary. Choose a week to open its study guide.| Week | The question | Read | Words |
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| Week 0Aug 19–21This week | What is race? | Course readingFoundationsStudy words → | raceethnicityculturepowerdominanceStudy words → |
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| Week 1Aug 24–28This week | What and how are we going to learn? | Course readingFoundationsStudy words → | consequentlyconditionnuancedStudy words → |
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| Week 2Aug 31–Sep 4This week | How do we write a good paragraph? | Course readingFoundationsStudy words → | structurerationaleresponsibilitycommitmentStudy words → |
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| Week 3Sep 7–11This week | How do myths work and what is mine? | Course readingFoundationsStudy words → | etymologysymbolizevisualizemythnarrativeStudy words → |
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| Week 4Sep 14–18This week | Why does Junior make cartoons and jokes out of everything that hurts him? | Chapter 1pp. 1–6Chapter 2pp. 7–14Chapter 3pp. 15–24Study words → | susceptibleperseverancepersistentimpedimentStudy words → |
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| Week 5Sep 21–25This week | Mr. P says the reservation teaches kids how to give up. What's his proof, and is he right? | Chapter 4pp. 25–31Chapter 5pp. 32–43Chapter 6pp. 44–47Study words → | decrepitburdenambitiousliberalStudy words → |
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| Week 6Sep 28–Oct 2This week | Rowdy punches Junior; Junior punches Roger. What does each punch teach Junior about the rules of his two worlds? | Chapter 7pp. 48–53Chapter 8pp. 54–66Chapter 9pp. 67–73Study words → | mythicalbetraytraitortranslucentimpendingStudy words → |
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| Week 7Oct 5–9This week | Grandmother says Roger respects Junior now. By Halloween, who respects Junior at Reardan, and who has turned on him at home? | Chapter 10pp. 74–76Chapter 11pp. 77–81Study words → | confessioncommitmentnaiveStudy words → |
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| Week 8Oct 12–16This week | What has leaving the reservation cost Junior, what has it bought him, and was it worth it? | Chapter 12pp. 82–98Study words → | confrontationcontradictarticulateStudy words → |
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| Week 9Oct 19–23This week | Rowdy says Junior only likes Penelope because she's white. Is Rowdy right? | Chapter 13pp. 99–100Chapter 14pp. 101–103Chapter 15pp. 104–113Chapter 16pp. 114–117Study words → | secedecourageousdefydefiantprivilegedStudy words → |
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| Week 10Oct 26–30This week | Junior spends the winter formal pretending he isn't poor. What happens when the truth comes out? | Chapter 17pp. 118–129Chapter 18pp. 130–132Chapter 19pp. 133–134Study words → | assumeindividualecstaticrepressedStudy words → |
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| Week 11Nov 2–6This week | At the Wellpinit game, the whole gym turns its back on Junior. Who has Junior's back now, and how do you know? | Chapter 20pp. 135–149Chapter 21pp. 150–151Study words → | contemptendeavoroptimisticintimidateStudy words → |
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| Week 12Nov 9–13This week | Why can Grandmother forgive the man who killed her, and how might Grandma’s wisdom be useful to Junior? | Chapter 22pp. 152–158Chapter 23pp. 159–168Chapter 24pp. 169–178Study words → | toleranceanthropologistgriefgrieveeccentricityStudy words → |
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| Week 13Nov 16–20This week | Junior finally beats Rowdy and Wellpinit. Why does winning make him cry? | Chapter 25pp. 179–196Study words → | demoralizeexpectationslegacyprimitiveStudy words → |
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| Week 14Nov 30–Dec 4This week | At Mary's funeral, Rowdy tells Junior "you killed her." Is that fair, and what does Junior think really killed his sister? | Chapter 26pp. 197–198Chapter 27pp. 199–213Study words → | homophobicdestinydestinedvulnerablerhetorical questionStudy words → |
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| Week 15Dec 7–11This week | Junior decides he belongs to many tribes. Which ones, and how did he find each one? | Chapter 28pp. 214–214Chapter 29pp. 215–218Study words → | immigrantevaluatearrogantStudy words → |
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| Week 16Dec 14–18This week | The rez calls Junior a traitor for leaving; Rowdy ends the book calling him a nomad. Which one is he, and what proves it? | Chapter 30pp. 219–230Study words → | nomadnomadicscintillatingStudy words → |
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Dates follow our course schedule. Open the weekly guide for the daily plan and assignments.