HOMEWORK for 2/1 class:

-Review syllabus

-READ and ANNOTATE “Superman and Me,” with the following questions in mind:

1. How did Alexie’s worldview change after encountering Superman?

2. According to Alexie, how is a paragraph like a fence?

3. How does the author’s ethnic and economic background affect his attitude toward writing?

4.  What do you see about writing, reading, and/or racism that you didn’t see before reading this essay?

-Scan or take a picture of your second page of “Superman and Me,” with annotations included, and upload it to the appropriate dropbox here.

-PRINT and BRING TO CLASS “Superman and Me” and “The Movie That Changed 

My Life”