BELL RINGER Folktale Vocab Culture Exaggerate Imitate Influence Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon Vocabulary Culture Exaggerate Imitate Influence Generation Pestering Lagged Pursuit Sacred Curiosity
Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon Vocab Considered holy Moving slowly The desire to obtain information Chasing in order to catch Constant bothering
Myths
What is a myth? An ancient story dealing with supernatural beings (people, monsters or animals), gods/goddesses, and heroes. It explains the view of a group of people of how natural things happen
Why did ancient people tell myths? To help explain the unexplainable To explain natural phenomenon To tell about their heroes To explain human nature To teach morals and values
Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon A myth that explains how winter came about by a coyote. Natural Phenomenon – The coming of Spring Flood Blizards