SHERMAN ALEXIE1966 - present

• Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

• Extravagant statements for emphasis or effect

HYPERBOLE

• Verbal irony = intended meaning is different from the actual meaning

• Literary irony = incongruity or contrast between what expectations are and the real case

IRONY

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.

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