1. WHS: American Literature & Composition A
Tuesday, 8/27
WHS: American Literature & Composition A

2. Bell Ringer: Tuesday, 8/27
1) it says here on the bottle label that the baddest reaction to this here medicine would be drowsiness so your alright
2) at the beginning of class ms kenney took attendance assigns new work and homework was checked

3. Corrected Version:
1) The bottle label says that the worst reaction to this medicine would be drowsiness, so you’re all right.
2) At the beginning of class, Ms. Kenney took attendance, assigned new work, and checked the homework.

4. Tricky trickster. . .
What is a trickster?

5. What is a trickster?
a cunning or deceptive character appearing in various forms in the folklore of many cultures
a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
a person who plays tricks.

6. Daily Agenda: Turn in your “description of rites”!
Take notes on “trickster tales”.
Watch “Coyote’s Eyes”. . .

7. Daily Agenda:
Read and discuss two trickster tales, “The Coyote and the Buffalo” pp and “The Fox and Coyote and Whale” pp
Note: We did not get to “The Fox and Coyote” today.

8. Answer for each “trickster tale”.
1. Name of the Trickster
2. Culture of Origin
3.What the trickster wants. . .
4.Why the trickster is playing the trick.
5.The Trick
6.Highlights of the plot
7.Who is being tricked?
8.Explain the outcome (what was gained or learned)?