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by
Leslie Marmon Silko
Flight
over Four Corners
Read
the brief introduction for this National Geographic
Society site and then click on Photography
and Essay to experience a modern viewer’s
response to the western U.S. landscape in which
"Lullaby" is set. Note your own thoughts
and feelings about this region as you explore
the site and record your responses in a journal
entry.
An
Example of the Navajo Language
This
site features an audio clip of a Navajo college
student speaking in her native language, along
with a written translation of her words. What
might Ayah have to say if she were asked to record
thirty seconds about her life? Discuss your thoughts
with a partner and then note the main ideas from
your conversation in the Web
Links Activity Log.
Voices
from the Gaps: Leslie Marmon Silko
This
page, part of a project sponsored by the University
of Minnesota, includes a brief biography of Silko,
a bibliography, and related links. After reading
the information here, discuss with your classmates
what themes common to her other works are also
present in "Lullaby."
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