Daily Log

Thursday, September 1



We compared the four Native American stories students read last evening, discussing which stories conformed most closely to our preconceptions of what such stories are like ("How Mosquitos Came to Be," "Raven,"); which conformed the least ("Iktome," "The First Ship"); and why. Students received copies of Sherman Alexie's short story "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven."



HW due Tuesday, Sept. 6:

Read the Alexie story closely, sensitively, and repeatedly and TYPE a solid paragraph or two of your best writing explaining why the story is named what it is. I am not looking for a single right answer. I want your ideas, well explained and supported with details from the text.