I taught the freshman literature class at Miami University of Ohio. English 112 at Miami University.  is a Miami Plan Foundation course. Throughout the semester, we read stories and essays written by and about Native Americans.  Major reading assignments included: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie, Stone Heart by Diane Glancy, Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, as well as selections from  Native American Voices by Susan Lobo and Steven Talbot, and Todorov’s Conquest of America. Class discussions, writing assignments, group work, and notebook responses helped develop critical thinking skills and understand the context of reading assignments.