An Assignment Sequence on Layli Long Soldier’s “38”

Abstract

An assignment sequence on Layli Long Soldier’s “38” that engages students in a close reading practice and challenges them to use the evolving thesis model proposed by David Rossenwasser and Jill Stephens. Through pre-writing reflections and exercises, students are encouraged to develop a more embodied, intimate reading of “38” and to draw out broader historical/socio-political implications from their close reading observations.