Exploring Sherman Alexie
Grade 10•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can evaluate how Sherman Alexie's personal experiences influence the characters and settings in his stories.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe two specific challenges Sherman Alexie faced when he decided to leave the reservation to attend Reardon High School.
2. Explain how Alexie's experience with alcoholism in his family influenced his perspective on stereotypes about Native Americans.
3. In what ways did Alexie feel like an outsider, both on and off the reservation?
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Sherman Alexie
Connie Hanson