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AMERICAN STUDIES 1040 - FRONTIER HERITAGE
STUDY GUIDE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
This study guide is it is designed to help you prepare for a discussion leading to making a posting on the Frontier Forum. You should follow the outline below and use the other students in this class to help you think about and write a commentary that will earn bonus points.
1.
(5 minutes) Write a question that you think would produce an interesting
discussion about "The Last of the Mohicans." Think about the portraits of
Native Americans that emerge in the film and relate them to the views
expressed by Turner in "The
Significance of the Frontier in American History". Think about the
account of the encounter between the Mohicans and the Europeans that is
presented on the Mohican web
site.
2. (5 minutes) Write one sentence explaining why you think your question would help us to understand what
"Last of the Mohicans" reveals about the world around us.
3. (30 minutes) Introduce yourself to the students in your group and share your questions and explanations
with the rest of the group. Spend a bit of time talking with each other about each of the questions to
see where they lead you.
4. (15 minutes) Select a question (or questions) you would like to have the instructor discuss that you
think might produce a good discussion and interesting commentaries. Then discuss that question with each
other. You should make a few notes on a separate sheet about what you say to each other.
5. (5 minutes) Report your groups question(s) to the rest of the class. Turn in this sheet with your
groups question(s) and the names of the rest of your group written in the spaces provided.
OUR QUESTION IS:
The members of group #_____ were:
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