"The Ransom of Red Chief" portrays Native American stereotypes, which are addressed in the classroom thought-questions discussion. There is also one instance of the n-word, "A n****head rock the size of an egg."
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis. The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays. For the sake of improving students' written expression, teachers should encourage students to write on topics that have been discussed in class, this time in the more formal writing style expected in a literary essay. At the same time,...
