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SHERMAN ALEXIE1966 - present
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• Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
• Extravagant statements for emphasis or effect
HYPERBOLE
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• Verbal irony = intended meaning is different from the actual meaning
• Literary irony = incongruity or contrast between what expectations are and the real case
IRONY
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1) Level One Questions/Facts:• These are questions that
can be answered directly with the text.
2) Level Two Questions/Inferences:• These are questions that
could be addressed by reading “between the lines.”
3) Level Three Questions/Discussion:• These are bigger questions
that the text inspires.
IN GROUPS OF THREE, CATEGORIZE YOUR OWN QUESTIONS, AND THEN DISCUSS IN ORDER.
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1. Consider the title “Indian Education” – what are the implications of this title?
2. What do you think is the significance of the seventh grade?
3. Where do you see elements of “comparing and contrasting” ?
4. Each essay ends with a brief paragraph – usually a single sentence. What function do you think these perform?
QUESTIONS