1. The World on a Turtle’s Back
Iroquois Myth

2. Myth (genre) Traditional story Creation myth Oral presentation
Passed down through generations
Explains why the world is the way it is
Creation myth
Explains how the universe, earth, and life began
Oral presentation
Story may appear differently when it is written down
Varies from one teller to another

3. Creation myth Function of the creation myth Joseph Campbell
To instill a sense of awe toward the mystery of the universe
To explain the workings of the natural world
To support and validate social customs
To guide people through the trials of living

4. Iroquois Nation League of 5 separate Native American peoples
Seneca
Cayuga
Oneida
Onondaga
Mohawk
Existed in what is now New York State

5. Iroquois Nation Lived in longhouses & villages protected by fences
Women planted and farmed
Men hunted & fished
Men also fought in lots of battles with other nations
Created the Iroquois nation to keep from fighting and to get a larger group to fight against outside forces

6. Vocabulary
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contend
devious
ritual
succumb
void

7. Cause and Effect
One event (cause) directly brings about another event (effect)
One cause can have more than one effect

8. Active Reading Chart
What exists
What caused it to be

9. Myth
Function
Examples

10. Myth
Function
Examples
To instill awe

11. Myth
Function
Examples
To instill awe
To explain world

12. Myth Function Examples To instill awe To explain world
To support customs

13. Myth Function Examples To instill awe To explain world
To support customs
To guide people

14. Prompt
Analyze the creation myth “The World on a Turtle’s Back” as a literary genre that explains the workings of the natural world. Give two examples from the text to show this purpose of the creation myth. Explain the example completely.

15. Analyze Means to break the whole into its parts
Tell what a creation myth is—definition
Tell what the four functions of a creation myth are
Say that “The World on a Turtle’s Back” is a creation myth
Consider this your introduction paragraph

16. Give two examples Example 1
Choose one of the functions of the creation myth
Tell what it is
Choose an example of that from the story
Put the page number
Then explain why that meets the criteria for that function of a creation myth

17. Give two examples Example 2
Choose another function of the creation myth
Tell what it is
Choose an example of that from the story
Put the page number
Then explain why that meets the criteria for that function of a creation myth

18. Use Transition Words When introducing the examples:
The first example is…
First,…
Second
The second example is…
When explaining the examples:
In other words…
This means that…
Consider this the body of the paper

19. Conclusion Use transition words: Restate your main idea: Finally
In conclusion
Overall
Restate your main idea:
What was a creation myth?
How did this story fit that criteria?

20. Prompt #2
Analyze the good and evil found in the creation myth “The World on a Turtle’s Back”. Give two examples from the text. Explain examples completely.

21. Prompt #3
Compare “The World on a Turtle’s Back” to the story of Genesis. Write about the similarities that you have found in both myths. Provide at least two examples. Explain the examples completely.