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Friday, November 7th

11/7/2014

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Starter:
Watch this news clip: http://www.voanews.com/content/native-american-campaign-name-controversy-redskins/1790327.html.
React to the video. What is your opinion on the Washington professional football team controversy?

Agenda
1.  Discuss starter


2.  Watch the Friday Show (take the survey Libby emailed you at some point please!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsbGjuNPqug



3. Prepare for Tuesday's guest speaker:
  • Professor Francis Holmes, Native American Studies at Fort Lewis College
  • She will speak about the Trail of Tears and Native Americans in film 
  • Write down two questions for her-- perhaps fact check Zinn's claims with her, ask her about her understanding of the media and the ways Native Americans are represented, ask her about her own tribe, traditions, reservation, experience growing up, etc...

4. Introduction to Sherman Alexie's writing: 
  • Alexie on the Colbert Show
  •  Origin of Alexie's short story collection title, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven:
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjQPxtMv3vY
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC7iUM9L1l4
  • Read aloud the Introduction as a whole class as Ashley highlights important themes.

5. How to easily check who has replied to your posts

6  1 hour Work time: Finish the edmodo seminar
*TURN IN YOUR CH. 7 ANNOTATIONS AT THE END OF WORK TIME!

REQUIRED SHORT STORIES FROM
THE LONE RANGER AND TONTO FISTFIGHT IN HEAVEN
BY B.O.C on Tuesday: 
 “A Drug Called Tradition” (12- 23), “Crazy Horse Dreams”(37-42) and “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix” (59-75).

By B.O.C  Wednesday, 11/12:
“Indian Education”(171-180), and “The Lone Ranger” (181-190) 

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