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American Literature

American Literature. Period 1 Tuesday, 30 August 2011 Daily Journal Trickster Tales Vocabulary List 4. Unit Objectives Focus for Today. Explore the key idea of villains Analyze characteristics of a trickster tale Build vocabulary and spelling skills. Daily Journal #6.

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American Literature

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  1. American Literature Period 1 Tuesday, 30 August 2011 Daily Journal Trickster Tales Vocabulary List 4

  2. Unit Objectives Focus for Today • Explore the key idea of villains • Analyze characteristics of a trickster tale • Build vocabulary and spelling skills

  3. Daily Journal #6 Start new DJ set on a new page! Make sure you have DJ #, Date, Prompt, and Response. • Analyzing “Coyote and the Buffalo” from a Cultural lens, what can you infer about the Okanogan culture? • What does the trickster tale try to explain? (2 things) • What lessons/morals does this trickster tale teach? Explain. • I will call on you to share answers after. Make sure you explained your answer.

  4. Literature Books pg 42 • Silently read page 42 to learn about the woman who retold the trickster tale we are about to read, “Coyote and the Buffalo”. • Why did Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) become a novelist? • How does Mourning Dove’s writings help preserve her tribe’s culture? • Predict what you think the story will be about. • Read “Coyote and the Buffalo” on page 44. • Make a chart that lists the traits and behavior of the Coyote and of any other tricksters you notice in the story.

  5. “Coyote and the Buffalo” QUIZ • Put your Lit Books away. • Clear your desks of everything but a pen/ciland your notes. • On the same paper as your notes (you will probably need another piece of paper too) complete the essay questions. • Number them.

  6. QUIZ: • Answer the following essay questions. Use examples from the text to support your answers. 5 paragraphs: • Trickster tales, like other forms of folk literature, offer readers insight into a society’s way of life. What information about the following aspects of Okanogan culture did you glean from this tale? • Traits or qualities the Okanogan admired as well as those they disapproved of • The traditional role of women in Okanogan society • Okanogan rituals and religious beliefs 3 paragraphs: • Trickster tales endure, in part simply because they are fun to read. But they also often serve to teach a lesson or moral. What does “Coyote and the Buffalo” teach or explain. Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

  7. Vocabulary List 4 • Write the definitions for each of the vocabulary words on List 4. • Test on Friday!

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