Alcatraz Study and Topic Questions
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Spring Semester 2023
Dr. P
Instructions and Topics for Assignment #7:
Reading and Writing Questions about Alcatraz is not an Island
Instructions: To write your Writing Assignment #7, consider all of the Study Questions below. Then choose one of the Writing Topic Questions.
Your assignment should be 275-325 words long. Your assignment will lose points if it is too long or too short. Aim for about 300 words. Your assignment should be typed and double-spaced, using Times/New Roman 12 pt. typeface
. A Word document
is preferable. This format makes it easier for me to grade and to write comments upon.
Make sure that you state your topic question verbatim at the top of your assignment, so that the reader knows for sure which one of the several topics that you are responding to. You will lose points if you fail to do this as a courtesy to the reader. The topic question itself does not count in terms of your assignment’s word count.
Turn in Assignment #7 by no later than 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, via BBLEARN assignment drop box. No late submissions will be accepted.
For Group #3, Assignment #7 is a major
graded assignment. Your mini-essay will receive both a number (0-100) and a letter (B, etc.) grade, along with detailed written comments and feedback
from the instructor.
For the other three groups, Writing Assignment #7 does count
, but as a minor graded assignment within the category of averaged minor assignments. Your effort will earn a grade of credit (95 points); partial credit (60 points); or no credit (zero points), and it will likely receive no written comments or feedback from the instructor. Partial credit is automatic if your assignment is too long or too short. No credit is automatic if you do not submit your assignment by the official deadline. Credit is automatic if your mini-
essay fulfills the assignment and is submitted prior to the official deadline. Questions? Write me
an e-mail. Saluda, Dr. P
Study Questions:
1.
When did this story happen? Why is that historical context important?
2.
Where did this story happen? Why is that cultural geography important?
3.
We learned about federal American Indian policies like Civilization and Removal in “Trail of Tears.” What federal American Indian policies unintentionally led to the occupation of
Alcatraz?
4.
Who were the indigenous people who led the occupation of Alcatraz? What did they have in common with one another? What do you have in common with them?
5.
What parts of this film made you smile or laugh, if any?
6.
What parts of this film were especially sad or disturbing?
7.
What role did women play in the occupation of Alcatraz?
8.
If Alcatraz is not an island, then what else is it, according to the film?
9.
In what ways was the occupation of Alcatraz a turning point for American Indian people in the United States?
10. The key event in “Geronimo” was his discovery that his mother, wife, and their children had all been killed. What is the key event in Alcatraz is not an Island
? Why?
11. Did you already know something about the American Indian history that is told in this film? If not, why do you think that is?
Topic Questions: Choose One.
1.
Compare (discuss the most important similarity or similarities between) Alcatraz is not an Island
and “Tecumseh’s Vision.”
2.
According to this film, why did the occupation of Alcatraz happen and what positive changes came about because of it?
3.
Alcatraz occupier John Trudell says in the film that the federal “government is the enemy of our [American Indian] culture.” If this statement was true then and is still true today, why do you think that is?
4.
Do you think that something like the occupation of Alcatraz and its positive aftermath could still happen today, or not? Explain.
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