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American Literature: Tuesday, November 3

Filed under: All classes, American Literature — reedd at 5:56 am on Tuesday, November 3, 2009



  1. Write a reflection on your critical lens essay. Review materials to turn in with final essay
    1. Reflection
    2. Scoring guide (rubric)
    3. Final copy
    4. Drafts (at least two).  Select a few from peer review that contain major notes.  Put in the order of revision – most recent to first drafts, notes and brainstorm
    5. Peer review notes
    6. Be verbs exercise
  2. Turn in all of your work on the critical lens essay.

3. Complete work on “The Iroquois Constitution” as a class.

4. In table groups, determine the main points of “The Iroquois Constitution”.  Share responses on the board.

Discuss the reading.

1.What do we learn about the Iroquois culture from the items on the list?

2.What natural images does Dekanawidah use in association with the Great Peace?

3.What qualities do the Iroquois believe a council lord should possess?

4.What do we learn about Dekanawidah from the constitution he created?

5. Review early Native American Literature assignment due Thursday.

Homework

1. Due Thursday: Respond to Literary Analysis questions on page 29 #1 -10, p 30 vocabulary and grammar and style. Bonus point: Find the direct parallels between our constitution and “The Iroquois Constitution”.  That is, extend question 10.

Read “Museum Indians”.  Review critical reading questions on p 39 for yourself.  Make sure you can answer them for discussion.

2.  Essay quiz on Native American Literature: Tuesday, November 10

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