1. Read Blasphemy short stories by Sherman Alexie:
“The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”
“Scenes from a Life”
“Indian Education”
“Assimilation”
“The Search Engine”
Assignment:
Analyze the stories using Formalism, Structuralism, Gender Studies AND Post-Colonial/Critical Race Theory. For each approach, include a quote from the text and analyze it.
1. Using formalism, analyze one of the stories that we read and find one element in the text to analyze using the formalist method.
2. Using structuralism, analyze one of the stories that we read for and find one element in the text to analyze using the structuralist method.
3. Using Gender and Queer Theory (or Feminism), analyze one of the stories we read for and find one element in the text to analyze using the method by answering one question from the handout.
4. Using Post-Colonial and Critical Race Theory, analyze one of the stories we read and find one element in the text to analyze using the method by answering one question from the handout.
Discussion Forum Guidelines
1. Respond to the discussion question fully and please write one page for full credit (300-400 words).
Remember that you should demonstrate a thorough reading of the text material by representing its points accurately and comprehensively, cite the text, demonstrate a thoughtful reflection of and/or reaction to the text material, and focus on text-based reactions by developing additional reactionary points, explaining those points, and adding questions, suggestions, and/or additional citations (all guidelines taken from the discussion rubric).
2. Please respond to another student by Wednesday at 11:59 pm. Please write one page for full credit (300-400 words).
Remember that you should demonstrate a thorough reading of the initial post by representing its points accurately and comprehensively, your reply should bring up most of the points represented in the initial post, and your response should be comprehensive in that it demonstrates a thoughtful reflection and/or reaction to the initial post by developing additional reactionary points, explaining those points, and adding questions, suggestions, and/or additional citation
