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23 Cards in this Set
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an iroquois creation myth describing how the earth was formed |
the world on the turtle's back |
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the main characters of "the world on the turtle's back" |
women, her daughter, and two boys |
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main events of "the world on the 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 turtle's back; woman's daughter bears twin boys; the boys struggle for control of the world. |
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the sky world is another name for |
heaven |
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the twins represent what |
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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a type of folk literature that involves character's with supernatural powers that are wise and tricky but are also foolish |
trickster tale |
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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 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 in the coyote and the buffalo |
the coyote |
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how are coyote and wile e coyote similar? |
they are both very likable and appealing in the spite of their character flaws |
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why do we tend to root for the bad guy? |
because bad guys can be appealing and amusing, in spite of their flaws. |
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what type of literature is memoir? |
autobiographical writing that shares personal experiences and information about significant historical events and people. |
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a kiowa indian memoir about an author who makes a pilgrimage who makes a pilgrimage to visit his grandmother's grave in oklahoma |
the way to rainy mountain |
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the author's purpose for making the trip to rain mountain |
to learn about his people, their ancestral lands and personal memories of his grandmother. |
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what is the meaning of stereotype |
attaching specific characteristics to a race or ethnic group |
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what are historical narritives |
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 either participants in or observers of the events written about |
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some examples of primary sources are |
letters, diaries, journals, speeches, autobiographies and interviews |
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what are secondary sources |
records of events written by people who were not directly involved in the events |
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some examples of secondary sources |
biographies, encyclopedias, textbooks |
