English 101CD: Native Americans
FALL 2005
Writing assignments for English 101:Expository Writing--Native Americans(CD) will focus around the history and culture of Native Americans, especially the Lakota Sioux. Students will write a variety of essays: narrative, descriptive, persuasive, literary, and short research. The books for the course will include The Dance House: Stories from Rosebud by Joseph Marshall III and The Concise Wadsworth Handbook by Kirszner and Mandell.
English 101 Expectations and Requirements
Class requirements and assignment explanations for English 101: Native Americans.
English 101 REVISED Assignments
Revised daily class assignments for English 101: Native Americans.
Literary Analysis
Explanation of different ways to write about literature.
Literature Essay
A sample student's literature analysis of "Nelson and Star."
"The Dreaded Comma"
The six most comma rules about using the comma correctly.
Bedford's writing and research guides
An online searchable version of Diane Hacker's handbook as well as other writing guides.
"Getting an A on a Research Paper"
An online guide from Jack Lynch, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
"Native American Autobiography as Captivity Narrative."
A paper using quotations in the MLA format.
Revising and Editing
A "Checklist" and "Hit List" for Revising and Editing papers.
Native American Backgrounds
Click here for Indian Country Today newspaper Home Page.
Click here for Native American Times newspaper Home Page.
Click here Native American Authors Online.
Click here for Native Web
Click here for Internet Public Library's Native American Authors Project.
Click here for Red Ink Magazine, creative writing by Native Americans from the University of Arizona.
Click here for Sweetgrass Cinema, a Native American Film festival at North Michigan University.
Click here for a listing of BIA recognized Tribal Websites.
Click here for a site on Navajo Code Talkers.
Click here for the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Home Page
Click here electronic texts of Sioux writings.
Click here for Native America Calling, a RealAudio PBS site.
Click here for background on the Plains Indians and the Sun Dance.
Click here for a discussion of smallpox as germ warfare against the American Indians.
Click here for the American government and health problems of early American Indians.
Click here for the People's Path, a website with lots of great links.
Click here for information on the Sand Creek massacre site proposal.
Click here for links to most Native American Nations Home Pages."
Joseph Marshall III
Click here for THUNDERDREAMERS, the official web site of Joseph Marshall III.
Click here for a review of On Behalf of the Wolf and the First Peoples.
Click here for "Welcome to the Rosebud Reservation."
Click here for Lakota schools and universities.
Click here for the actual document of the Sioux Reservation Act of 1889.
Click here for Hiawatha Insane Asylum in Canton, South Dakota.
Click here for a history of the Hiawatha Insane Asylum.
Click here for photos and postcards of the Hiawatha Insane Asylum.
Click here for "A Haunting Legacy," personal stories about the Hiawatha Insane Asylum.
Click here for sections of the 1887 Dawes Act or General Allotment Act.
Writing and Editing Links
Click here for Capital Community College's Guide for Writing Research Papers based on MLA Style.
Click here for the U of Wisconson-Madison's WRITER'S HANDBOOK for grammar and editing.
Click here for Internet Public Library.
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