1.   Bell work:  Please have out your “American Dream” Collages  Select any three images from your collage to explain to your desk group.  I will be asking for volunteers to present their projects to the class momentarily. Monday, August 31st

2. Encounters and Foundations

3.  The Sun Still Rises In the Same Sky Independently take notes as we read. What do you think the title means?

4.   Why did scholars have problems recognizing the traditions of Native American Literature?  What does the emphasis on oral literature tell you about Native American cultures?  What were the main goals of story-telling in Native American culture?  What is the meaning of the title?  **Re-read the last paragraph if you’re struggling to answer this. As we read, note important information you come across and aim to answer the following questions:

5.   Teaches moral lessons  Convey practical information about the world  View is inclusive (considers many ideas)  Not dominated by human beings  Animals and humans interchangeable  Origin myths often feature animals as part of creation American Literature/ Oral Tradition – Goals and General Info.

6.  Native Americans Often Use Metaphors and Similes throughout their stories and lessons. Let’s review. METAPHORSIMILE Both are used to compare two seemingly very different things. Does NOT use “like” or “as” while making a comparison. Does use “like” or “as” while making a comparison. Reminder: I like to smile.

7.   Within your binders/notebooks/ whatever you’re using to take notes… You need to create a section where you may record VOCABULARY and another section where you may include TERMINOLOGY.  Terminology to be included from today is:  Simile - used to compare two seemingly very different things with the use of “like” or “as”  Metaphor- used to compare two seemingly very different things without the use of “like” or “as” Updating your binders!

8.   Have out your similes/metaphors hw from last night on your desk to be checked. (5 pts)  Pick up an entrance slip from your class bin beneath the flag.  Please complete this without referring to your notes. Tuesday, Sept. 1st

9. a traditional story about heroes or supernatural beings, often attempting to explain the origins of natural phenomena or aspects of human behavior

10.   Johnny Appleseed  Big Foot  Crop Circles  How a Rainbow was formed  What do they explain to people?  What comfort might they offer? What do you know about the following well-known myths?

11.   Coyote Dream Coyote Dream  One Native American Interpretation of “How the World came to be” So how did the World begin?

12.   According to this myth, what was the World like in the beginning?  What question does this story seek to answer?  TERMINOLOGY!!  Archetypes – An old imaginative pattern that has appeared in literature throughout the ages.  Can be plots, characters, or images.  Appears across cultures.  EXAMPLES: The hero. The wise old man. The trickster. The snake. The apple.  THE GREAT TREE ~ “The Sky Tree”

13.   Bell work: Please turn in your compare/contrasts HW to your assigned class bin.  Today you will be working in groups to complete two separate assignments.  One, which will be presented to the class,  and another, which will be turned in for a grade. Total: 20 pts Wednesday, September 2nd

14. Journal #1 – Given the following Native American themed poem, what can you infer about the “American Dream” of the Native Americans? Support your answer by referencing the text. 1-2 paragraph minimum. The Drumbeat The forests are happy, the mountains now cheer The streams gurgle gladly And the Four Winds lend an ear The scaled ones rejoice, the wing-ed ones soar Four leggeds give voice To the spirit once more Of the drumbeat, the heartbeat Of the Indian Nations For us the hills live and everything breathes We respect what they give The rocks, the water and trees For they were here first and we have come after They cry and they thirst And even show laughter At the drumbeat, the heartbeat Of the Indian Nations Remember the past, the hardships endured Our people will last You can be reassured We'll honor, we'll praise with dancing and song Our voices we'll raise With the sound growing strong Of the drumbeat, the heartbeat Of the Indian Nations -Author Unknown  RESPOND IN YOUR binders