Questions: "Shooting an Elephant" & "Indian Education"

English 1101-09 and English 1101-17 - In-class Assignment - completed Thurs., Sept. 27

English 1101-26 - Out of class assignment, due Tues. Oct. 2nd -- this class meets Tues. and Thurs. at 2 p.m.

Copy and Paste the following questions onto a Word document. Answer each one thoughtfully, in no more than 2-3 well-written sentences.

1. In the headnote to Orwell's essay, the editors of th text observe that, "In 'Shooting an Elephant'  . . . [Orwell] recalls an incident from this days in Burma that clarified his thinking about British colonial rule. In 1-3 sentences explain the concept of British imperialism and how the incident of shooting an elephant affirms Orwell's distaste for British expansion.

2. Does Orwell mean for this essay to inform or persuade his readers? Defend your answerin 1-2 sentences.

3. In what way did the boarding schools established by the "government policymakers" attempt to help Native American youth "assimilate into the dominant culture and thus become 'civilized'" ? 

4. Sherman Alexie's "education" is of two types. Explain.