Native American Pre-Test Warm Up

• You have 3 minutes to complete this pre-test.

• Answer in COMPLETE sentences and put thought into your answers.

• If you absolutely don’t know an answer after at least trying to figure it out, leave it blank!

Let’s SALSA!

• *Show actions that facilitate learning for the self and others

• *Actively participate and be cognitively present

• *Learn to be open to new learning

• *Set cell phone to off and Send to backpack

• *Act with a positive attitude

Guiding QuestionHow do people communicate? Why do people communicate?

Pre-test

From the following slides, fill in any “answers” you may not

have gotten.

These Native American myths..• The World on the Turtle’s Back,

When Grizzlies Walked Upright, Navajo Origin Legend, and Grandmother Spider Steals the Sun.– All offer explanations of where the

people who inhabit the Earth came from.• What other sources take on the

challenge of explaining this phenomenon? - the Bible, geneticists

• Based on the titles alone, how do you think you are going to respond to the Native American Selections to how the Earth/World was formed?

Myths…•The word itself comes from the Greek “mythos” which originally meant “speech.” •The purpose is to seek to explain or rationalize one or more aspects of the world or a society.•Usually have religious or supernatural elements and have a character that is immortal.•Origin myth: a myth that explains how something began.

Creation Myths• Many cultures around the world

have stories about creation.• Four Native American creation

myths: – The World on the Turtle’s Back-

Onondaga– When Grizzlies Walked Upright-

Modoc– Navajo Origin Legend- Navajo– Grandmother Spider Steals the

Sun- Cherokee• https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3XoYZgvEH8

• Jot notes on anything you learn

Native American Myths• The First Nation's Peoples had a

value system. There were only four commandments from the Great Spirits:– 1.Respect Mother Earth– 2.Respect the Great Spirit– 3.Respect our fellow man and

woman– 4.Respect for individual freedom

Oral tradition• Native American myths

originated as oral tradition: Stories passed down verbally from generation to generation.

• Native American creation myths were not written down until just a few hundred years ago.

Language of North America

Forgotten Languages• The population of the native

civilizations of the current territory of the United States fell from about 20 million to the present level of less than 2 million.

• Beyond the shrinking size of the ethnic populations, the languages have also suffered die to the prevalence of English among those of Native American ancestry.

• Most Native American languages have ceased to exist, or are spoken only by older speakers, with whom the language will die in the coming decades.

Alright, let’s get to it!• You will be divided into groups each having a

different myth to study and present. • Suggestion: Read the myth silently first and

then read it aloud to emphasize the importance of the oral tradition

• Look at your study packet and assign the following roles: Summarizer, Questioner/Discussion Director, Vocabulary Enricher, Literary Luminary. ALL contribute to illustrator and connector jobs

• Then, complete the response sheets• Next, discuss how best to present your myth-

you must TEACH the myth to the class• Finally, presentations!

Prepare with your group for myth presentations!

You will have 10 minutes. REMEMBER: YOU ARE

TEACHING THE STORY! Don’t forget to tell what part

of the natural world is explained. Your presentation will be graded therefore YOU

ALL MUST SPEAK!

Presentations!

Audience, be prepared to take notes and ask questions! You

will be tested on all of these stories!

Self-Assessment• Please fill in the Self-

Assessment sheet– turn in with your hw on the next

slide• Group packet- please turn in

Classwork/homework1. Create your own mythic tale! This can be

about anything. What story will you tell your kids one day about how the world was created? Tossing out all that you know biblically, creatively come up with a new version. One page, single spaced, college ruled paper. Or one page typed, double space, 12 pt font.

OR2. This myth is part of the oral tradition of

stories being told in various ways- usually depending on beliefs and customs. Interview someone “older” to find a story that has been passed down from generation to generation. One page, single spaced, college ruled paper. Or one page typed, double space, 12 pt font.

DUE Monday 8/24 in class handwritten or student portal