Lit Strategies 10 Templates/Forms/Worksheets
Lit Strategies 11/12 Papers
System 44
LC Science
Expert 21
Lit Strategies 11/12
WebQuest
Sites for Webquest:
1. “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie
http://whisperdownthewritealley.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/sherman-alexies-the-joys-of-reading-writing-superman-me
Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” talks about his life on the reservation and how he learned to read through comics. Tie this essay to the idea that Junior is a cartoonist, his emphasis on education as a way out, as well as his struggle with familial and tribal expectations.
2. “I Hated Tonto (Still Do)” by Sherman Alexie
http://articles.latimes.com/print/1998/jun/28/entertainment/ca-64216
Alexie’s essay on how Native Americans are represented in film and shows how this perpetuates stereotypes and racism. Alexie also demonstrates how such stereotypes can be internalized.
3. Sherman Alexie’s Biography
http://www.newpaltz.edu/studentdevelopment/orientation/alexie_full_bio.pdf
By reading this short piece on Alexie’s life, you will quickly see the connection between the novel and his life.
4. Excerpts from Alexie’s book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fight in Heaven
http://ebooks.kcls.org/9D9AC452-26AC-4478-A7B5-A03A083BD18F/10/50/en/ContentDetails.htm?id=F5D775C1-0527-49EF-96E3-6EF540B55535
http://www.bookdaily.com/book/288311
5. Interview Transcript: Sherman Alexie: Up All Night
http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_alexie.html
Lit Strategies 11/12 Papers
System 44
LC Science
Expert 21
Lit Strategies 11/12
WebQuest
Sites for Webquest:
1. “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie
http://whisperdownthewritealley.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/sherman-alexies-the-joys-of-reading-writing-superman-me
Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” talks about his life on the reservation and how he learned to read through comics. Tie this essay to the idea that Junior is a cartoonist, his emphasis on education as a way out, as well as his struggle with familial and tribal expectations.
2. “I Hated Tonto (Still Do)” by Sherman Alexie
http://articles.latimes.com/print/1998/jun/28/entertainment/ca-64216
Alexie’s essay on how Native Americans are represented in film and shows how this perpetuates stereotypes and racism. Alexie also demonstrates how such stereotypes can be internalized.
3. Sherman Alexie’s Biography
http://www.newpaltz.edu/studentdevelopment/orientation/alexie_full_bio.pdf
By reading this short piece on Alexie’s life, you will quickly see the connection between the novel and his life.
4. Excerpts from Alexie’s book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fight in Heaven
http://ebooks.kcls.org/9D9AC452-26AC-4478-A7B5-A03A083BD18F/10/50/en/ContentDetails.htm?id=F5D775C1-0527-49EF-96E3-6EF540B55535
http://www.bookdaily.com/book/288311
5. Interview Transcript: Sherman Alexie: Up All Night
http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_alexie.html