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Native American Oral Traditions. The Sun Also Rises…The Sky Tree * The Earth Only * Coyote Finishes His Work. Make the Connection – Quickwrite. Myths, which are almost always connected with religious rituals, explain the world the people live in and their traditions.
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Native American Oral Traditions The Sun Also Rises…The Sky Tree * The Earth Only * Coyote Finishes His Work.
Make the Connection – Quickwrite • Myths, which are almost always connected with religious rituals, explain the world the people live in and their traditions. • Take some notes on myths you are familiar with. What do they explain to people? • What comfort might they offer?
Literary Focus - Archtypes • An archetype is an old imaginative pattern that has appeared in literature throughout the ages. • Archetypes can be plots, characters, or images. • An archetype appears across cultures.
The Sun Still Rises in the Same Sky: Native American Literatureby Joseph Bruchac • According to Bruchac, what is one important thing that Native American literature has in common with European classics? • Consider what Bruchac says about the authors whom he names. What have these writers done for Native American literature? • What do you think the title means?
The Sky Tree- A Creation Myth • Symbolism: What does the rooting of the tree represent? • The Earth Only - a poem that celebrates the permanence of the natural world – and the wisdom of those who recognize the truth.
Coyote Finishes His Work • Archetype: The trickster often takes the form of an animal. What traits of Coyote help him to be a trickster? • Where does Old Man Above send Coyote?
Short Answers in Notebook • When did Western scholars begin to realize that Native Americans had an oral literature? • In “The Sky Tree,” which animals make a place where Aataentsic can land? • According to “The Earth Only,” which people speak the truth?