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?
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