1. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quick Assessment- Myths
Refer back to this myth if you need to do so:
Native American Myth Sample
Question: Before the Sky Woman gave ___________, there was never death or sadness.
2. Question: In this myth, the animals are:
a. At war with humans
b. Living in the heavens
c. Helpful to humans
d. Representative of good and evil
3. Question: Sapling and Flint represent the archetypal contrast of…
a. Good vs. evil
b. Beautiful vs. ugly
c. Intelligent vs. ignorant
d. Man vs. woman
Quick Assessment- Early Settlers
All of the following were popular literary genres and forms from Early American literature except:
a. Journals
b. Poems
c. Sermons
d. Novels
2. The Mayflower Compact was founded under the ideals of…
a. Cooperation
b. Competition
c. Contempt for one’s fellow man
d. True democracy
3. The types of inhabitants to the New World included:
a. Explorers
b. People seeking religious freedom
c. Aristocrats hoping to crown themselves as rulers
d. A & B only