Welcome! August 11th, 2016 Friday Do Now Take a Daily Edit sheet from the front table. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to find all ten mistakes in today’s paragraph. Find your seat! If you don’t remember, ask me for your group number. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

Friday August 11th, 2016 To excape the German concentration camps, the Jewish family of Otto Frank went into hiding in 1942. During the families two years in hide, 13-year-old anne frank kept a diary. She wrote her last diary entry on August 1 1944. Three days later, police raided the family's hiding place. Anne and her sister were shiped to a concentration camps. Anne died their nine months later. Since that time, Anne's diary has been publish in 30 languages.

Native American Literature Pre-Colonization

America’s First Literature – Pre-Colonization Widely agreed that the first American Literature was “written” by Native Americans We will read NA literature from both before and after Colonization Recap: What does “colonization” mean? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

Before Colonization Somewhere between 2.1 million and 18 million Native Americans thrived in North America before Columbus arrived in 1492.

Before Colonization – A Variety of Cultures! American Indians were not one cultural group. There were (and still are!) hundreds of cultural identities which make up the native population. There are an estimated 500 distinct Native American nations speaking about 300 different languages.

Common Literary Elements Despite their differences, their cultures and literary traditions had the following common elements: Lack of a written language: Native Americans believed in the power of words and relied on memory rather than writing to preserve their texts. They did, however, use art and symbols to tell stories (we’ll get more into that later!) Pre-Colonial stories belong to the collective: People/the tribe rather than individual authors take ownership of pre-colonial Native American stories.

Similarities (cont.) Oral Tradition: Stories were passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation to entertain, provide wisdom, relay the history of the tribe, and convey religious ideas (the different gods and goddesses, creation stories, etc.)

Types & Functions of Stories Lessons—moral lessons to warn the younger generation to behave or instructions from spirit mentors to explain how to conduct ceremonies. Descriptions of natural processes—water cycles, inter-species relationships, life cycles of plants, earth movements and soil types. Survival accounts—hunting, gathering, and farming stories talk about how to collect, prepare, and eat foods.

Types & Functions of Stories Oral maps for travel—describe historic and on-going migrations of tribe for subsistence and holy journeys. Magical tales of transformation—articulate the mystery and complexity of being human. Bonding- Adventures in love, romance and marriage

Creation Myths Served three functions: To provide explanations for the natural world (why do people, nature, animals, exist?) To entertain (give the audience a sense of awe and wonder) To teach a sense of right and wrong (morality)

Throughout history, societies have explained how the world came to be… Norse Mythology The Vikings believed man was created from the branch of an ash tree. Throughout history, societies have explained how the world came to be… Asian Mythology From the void a cosmic egg formed. Greek Mythology In the beginning, there was Chaos, everything was in confusion and darkness. Out of Chaos, there appeared Night and Depth. Other myths?

Journal heading At the top of your paper, you need: Your name The date Class/Block Assignment Title (For today, it’s “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”)

“The World on the Turtle’s Back” Together, we’re going to read an origin myth from the Iroquois tribe. Before we read, recreate the following chart in your journal. 1. Items created What caused them A. B. C. D. E.

Response Questions – Page 1 Please respond to the following prompts in 2-3 sentences. Remember to explain your responses  2. Infer: Do you think the husband pushed the woman? Why or why not? If so, do you think she deserved it? Why or why not? 3. Infer: Why do you think the beings in the Sky World didn’t pay attention to what the animals were doing?

Response Questions – Page 2 Please respond to the following prompts in 2-3 sentences. Remember to explain your responses  4. Predict: What do you think the conflict between the left and right handed twin is meant to symbolize? Explain your reasoning.

Response Questions – Page 3-4 Please respond to the following prompts in 2-3 sentences. Remember to explain your responses  5. Connect: What similarities do you see between the Iroquois creation myths and other religions’ creation myths?

Exit Slip Write at least three sentences for full points. However, if you choose to write more (depending on the thoroughness of your answer) you may get some bonus points! 6. Consider the three purposes of origin myths from our notes. Do you see all three in “The Earth on Turtle’s Back?” Which do you see? Which do you not see (if any)? Explain.