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55 Cards in this Set
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An Iroquois creation myth describing how the earth was formed |
the world on a turtles back |
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main characters of "the world on the turtle's back" |
woman, her daughter, twin boys |
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Main events of "the world on a turtle's back" |
woman falls through the floor of the Sky-world; birds set her down upon a great sea turtle; a muskrat brings her soil; woman makes land on the turtles back; woman's daughter is born; the daughter bears twin boys; the boys struggle for control of the world |
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sky-world |
another name for heaven |
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what do the twins represent? |
good and evil in the world |
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what kind of literature is most often told orally for generations? |
folk literature |
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what is a creation myth? |
a type of folk literature that describes how the world was created |
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trickster tale |
a type of folk literature that involves characters with supernatural powers that are wise and tricky but are also foolish |
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an okanogan indian folk tale about a coyote who has magical powers |
coyote and the buffalo |
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main characters of coyote and the buffalo |
coyote, buffalo bull |
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main events of coyote and the buffalo |
coyote makes buffalo bull angry; bull chases coyote who saves himself by offering to make Bull new horns; bull rewards him with a magical cow which coyote kills; old woman steals the bones; coyote tries to get another cow but is denied |
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who is the trickster |
coyote |
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how is the coyote and Wile. E Coyote similar? |
they are both very likable and appealing in spite of their character flaws |
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why do we tend to like the bad guy? |
bc the bad guy is amusing and appealing |
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what type of literature is a memoir? |
autobiographical writing that shares personal experiences and information about historical events and people |
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a kiowa indian memoir about an author who makes a pilgrimage to visit his grandmother's grave in oklahoma |
the way to rainy mountain |
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authors purpose |
to learn about his people, their ancestral lands and personal memories of his grandma |
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what is the meaning of stereotype? |
attaching a specific characteristic to a race or ethnic group |
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what are historical narratives? |
accounts of real life historical experiences written by either a person who experienced those events or someone who studied or observed them |
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what are primary sources of information? |
material written by people who were there |
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examples of primary sources |
letters, diaries, journals, speeches, autobiographies and interviews |
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secondary sources |
records of events written by people who were not directly involved in the events |
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examples of secondary sources |
biographies, encyclopedias, textbooks |
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la relación |
historical narrative about cabeza de vac and his men's encounter with the karankawa indian |
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how did cabeza and his men survive? |
accepting help from indians "medicine men" |
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interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano |
young boys experience on a slave ship |
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main events |
forced on a slave ship, cruel conditions during the journey, brutal beatings for not eating; being sold as a slave and separated from family |
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general history of virginia |
a historical narrative about jamestown |
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main events |
many conflicts in the colony; struggle for leadership between john smith and his men; smith captured by powhatan indians; pocahantas saves him from execution; jamestown flourishes briefly but eventually fails after smith returns to england |
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leaders jamestown |
john smith |
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other important people |
pocahontas and her father, chief powhatan |
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what crime was john smith accused of in the colony of jamestown |
murder of two of his men |
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of plymouth plantation |
a historical narrative about the arrival of pilgrims at plymouth, cape cod |
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main characters |
william bradford, samoset, squanto, massasoit |
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main events |
pilgrims land at cape cod in winter; search party explores wilderness; they survive a surprise indian attack; harsh conditions cause many people to become sick and die; local indians help pilgrims find food and taught them ways to survive; they meet squanto and his chief; massasoit; indians and settlers made a friendly "treaty" and share a feast of thanksgiving |
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sinners in the hands of an angry god |
a writing that is a strongly emotional sermon |
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jonathan edward's purpose |
to persuade his congregation to believe deeply in a vengeful God |
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some main points |
warns sinners that at any moment, God may send them to hell. he describes the torments of hell in detail. he offers hope, urging sinners to come to faith in christ. |
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main parts of a dramatic play |
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution |
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central character of a dramatic play |
protagonist |
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opposes protagonist |
antagonist |
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names of all characters in a play |
cast |
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plays are divided into sections called |
acts and scenes |
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the events that occur between characters |
plot |
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play about salem witch trials |
the crucible |
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main characters |
john proctor, abigail, elizabeth proctor, governor danforth, reverend hale |
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speech in the virginia convention |
persuasive piece of literature by patrick henry |
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declaration of independence |
thomas jefferson; unalienable rights |
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the crisis |
thomas paine; boost soldier morale |
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ben franklin |
autobiography, poor richards almanack. moral life; thirteen virtues |
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components of an effective argument |
claim, support, counterarguments, logic, and conclusion |
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rhetorical devices |
rhetorical question, antithesis, repetition |
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persuasive techniques |
logical appeals, emotional appeals,ethical appeals |
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inductive reasoning |
begins with examples or facts and proceeds to a conclusion |
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deductive reasoning |
begins with a generalization the follows with examples and facts |
