Prereading for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: 20/20 episode

This is a worksheet that guides students through viewing ABC's 20/20 Episode, "A Hidden America: Children of the Plains." In this episode from October 2011, Diane Sawyer takes an in-depth look at the young dreamers and survivors of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, fighting against decades of neglect. Questions on the worksheet involve education, alcoholism, and health problems on the reservation. This episode guide can be used as a pre-reading assignment for Native American literature, such as Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."