Announcements
Reading schedule for Tale for Time Being and Student-Led Seminar Requirements Agenda
Today's Goal: Analyze "A Drug Called Tradition"
Starter Native American Boarding Schools Youtube Video *For your reference: Follow-up video about the abuse experienced by students at the schools ** WE WILL HAVE CLASS FRIDAY! We're watching a super interesting film on Native Americans in media that will help you better understand our readings!** Agenda 1. Ashley to read aloud part of the Introduction to Alexie's short stories 2. Spend a few minutes reading the questions posted below and reviewing the reading 3. Discussion Questions on "A Drug Called Tradition" Discussion Questions 1. What does it mean to be a "real Indian" according to the characters in "A Drug Called Tradition"? 2. How does Alexie divide dreams from reality? What is the difference between dreams and reality for the three boys? 3. What does this quote mean: "When Indians make lots of money from corporations that way, we can all hear our ancestors laughing in the trees. But we never can tell whether they're laughing at the Indians or the whites. I think they're laughing at pretty much everybody"(13) 4. Where else do you see evidence of a tension between Western society, or the U.S. government and Native culture? What does Alexie seem to suggest about the way these boys feel about the government and/or white society? 5. How does tradition function like a drug for Native Americans? What does it offer them? What does it let them dream of? 6. The narrator talks about skeletons that represent the past and the future. How does he describe these skeletons and how must a young Indian relate to them? What is he saying about tradition in this selection? 7. What do you think are the primary themes in this story?What quote best captures the theme?
AGENDA
Agenda
*Announcement on extended deadlines (see below or your emails) 1. Email Ashley your draft for evidence of online submission 2. Self-assess using THIS RUBRIC (last page of the doc) 3. Peer critique PEER CRITIQUE INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read through the draft once for a first impression. What is your overall impression of this draft after your initial reading? 2. Claim: Now read through again more carefully. Is the THESIS clear? Does the writer “prove” his/her point by the end of the essay? Is the claim reasonable and logical given your understanding of the sources? Does the claim seem off-base? Has the writer used the literary present tense throughout the paper? Provide some suggestions to the writer for ways to clarify thesis and main claims. 3. Evidence: Does the writer use effective evidence from the story to support the claim? Has the writer used the evidence appropriately? Or have the quotes been used out of context? Does the writer provide sufficient context for the quoted material to make sense? Mark on the draft where the evidence is strong and/or where it can be improved. 4. Organization: Is the paper organized logically? Are there CLEAR topic sentences that state the main claim of the essay? Do the points lead smoothly from one to the next? Mark places on the draft where things seem to be out of place. Are there any generalizations, misinterpretations or assumptions that the writer makes? Mark places where there may be these types of errors. 5. Quote Integration: Has the writer integrated quotes appropriately? Note spots where he/she could do add or improve. Has the writer followed proper MLA documentation of evidence? Ex: An example of Amory's conformity can be seen in the following lines, "BLAH BLAH"(45). 6. Development: Does the writer avoid too much summary while still giving context for the evidence? Does the writer connect the dots between ideas and evidence for the reader? Mark places where the plot summary gets too heavy or where there needs to be more context given for the evidence. 7. Overall, what has the writer done well? 8. Overall, what suggestions do you have for this writer to improve the literary analysis? Ashley's Announcement on Extended Deadlines, etc.. Please be sure to review the class assignment calendar Deadlines and Assignments: 1. Peer critique is TODAY. Even if you are NOT in class, please send me a draft of your paper as proof of completion and get it critiqued following my guidelines on my dp today. 2. Final draft still due Monday 3. Read "A Drug Called Tradition" from Alexie's short story collection by next Tuesday, 3/17 for a class discussion. 4. Seminar on the Alexie short stories and Dartmouth student essays is now on Tuesday, March 31st. I will give you class time on Monday, March 30th to review the readings and wrap up seminar prep but be sure to have those readings fresh in your mind for that seminar. 5. I highly encourage you to begin reading A Tale for the Time Being over spring break as it is ~400 pages long (although a much quicker read than This Side of Paradise). ANNOTATION REQUIREMENT: 10 quality annotations every 100 pages. The purpose of annotations is to ensure more students participate in our class discussions and that you bring quality comments rooted in specific pages of the text. Annotations for Tale for Time Being - Clarifying questions - Thought-provoking/seminar-type questions - Connections - Analyses/interpretations -Emotional reactions New Grading Breakdown for the Course Participation (including A Tale for Time Being annotations): 10% Participation Rubric Lit Analysis Essay: 40% Seminar: 30% Student-Led Seminar: 20% Agenda
A. Starter:
B. Draft essays or read Alexie stories for next Thursday's seminar Class Biz
1. This Week's Conference Schedule: Sign up! 2. Extensions on assignments:
Agenda A. Background on Lone Ranger and Tonto
B. Essay self-critique instructions: 1. Run your essay through this battery of questions and revise accordingly.
2. Read your essay aloud. Are there any sentences that seem difficult to get through or confusing? Refine them! 1. Mini-Lesson: Conclusions!
2. Essay drafting time 3. Ashley to hand out copies of Lone Ranger and First Person First People Seminar Prep for Alexie and First Person Required Readings (total pages: ~114) From The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven: · “A Drug Called Tradition” (12-23) · “Crazy Horse Dreams”(37-42) · “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” (59-75) · “Trial of Thomas Builds a Fire” (93-103) · “Indian Education”(171-180), and · “The Lone Ranger” (181-190) From First Persons, First People: Native American College Graduates Tell Their Life Stories · Introduction · Robert Bennett’s personal essay · Marianne Chamberlain’s personal essay Class Biz
Need additional help with your paper? Sign up for a conference with Ashley: Conference schedule with Ashley No Class on Friday. I know you are all devastated. If you find yourself standing forlornly outside of my classroom, trying to drown your sorrows in a pint of Ben and Jerry's whilst staring at my locked door and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s somber expression, feel free to take a picture of your pathetically sad face and send it to me. Agenda 1. Examples of introductions 2. Work time on essay Types of Introductions A. Context on the plot (sort of boring, but straight-forward) B. Inspirational quote that relates to theme of essay and provokes thought C. Thought-provoking question or controversial statement
E. Universal statement about human nature:
F. Some more examples (see page 2) |
Ashley CarruthAmimas High School Archives
December 2021
Categories |