“So I mostly hang out alone in my bedroom and read books and draw cartoons.”

1. “I can do it.” “Boys can hold hands until they turn nine.” “So I mostly hang out alone in my bedroom and read books and draw cartoons.” Border line “Yeah,” I said. “I am poor.” Reardan Wellpinit

2. Anthony Cataldo, Kristin McKeown, Joey Stansi Mr. Griffith/Mrs. Howe Reading Across the Curriculum Period 3 26 October 2010 Juniors Character Body Biography Junior’s body biography can be expressed in many different ways to represent himself. Precisely to represent his heart, backbone, hands, feet, background and quotations. To be best described for Junior’s heart, we decided to use a drawing directly from the book. The drawing is the picture that Junior drew of himself from the beginning of the book when he is first describing himself and the reader is learning about his characterization. We used a drawing for his heart because Junior said, “So I mostly hang out alone in my bedroom and read books and draw cartoons.” This shows that Junior is compassionate for drawing since he spends a lot of time in his room drawing cartoons. Junior’s family is represented for his backbone. The picture is of a chain of paper made people all holding hands. His family is used for his backbone because even though Junior does not seem to have close connections to his mom and dad, he knows that they will always be there for him, no matter what happens. Also, not only will his close relative family be there for him, but also his tribe which is considered one huge family. For example, in the book when Juniors grandmother dies, Juniors close family mourn together and become closer as one, but when the wake comes, his tribe comes to support him, with a total of two thousand Indians. To represent the contrast between Junior’s life on the Reservation and Reardan, Junior is holding an Indian boy dressed in moccasins in his left hand while in the other there is a white child wearing a basketball jersey and holding a ball. Once Junior had decided that he was going to go to Reardan, he felt awkward and did not think that he seemed to fit in with any of the other students at Reardan, considering that he was the only Indian that stuck out in a crowd of white people, he tried to be both. In the book, Junior was faced with a huge decision after he was suspended from Wellpinit for throwing his geometry book in Mr. P’s face. Mr. P told Junior, “No, I mean you have to leave the rez forever.” Junior struggled to choose between whether he was going to leave the reservation to become happier or remain and stay miserable. The picture shows Junior with one foot stepping on Reardan and the other on the reservation, with a line in between them, since he was undecided of where he wanted to go at that part of the book. To be represented as the background is a basketball court. The basketball court symbolizes how Junior absolutely loves to play basketball and also how he plays basketball for Reardan. The quotes that surround Junior are, “Boys can hold hands until they turn nine,” is the part of the book at the end when Junior and Rowdy reflect on what they have learned and done throughout the book. “I can do it,” is the quote during the second basketball game where Reardan plays against Wellpinit, and Junior is nervous to go out on the court to play against Rowdy, but his coach tells Junior to clam down and say to himself, “You can do it.” “Yeah,” I said. “I am poor,” is an important quote during the book, after the Winter Formal is over and he finally admits to Roger and Penelope that he is poor. Lastly, “So I mostly hang out alone in my bedroom and read books and draw cartoons,” is mentioned during the beginning of the book to tell to the reader what Junior does during his free time, a part of his characterization.