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The Navajo Origin Legend

Authored by Pamela Dean

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 29+ times

The Navajo Origin Legend
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“The Earth on Turtle's Back" and The Navajo Origin Legend are origin myths. What are origin myths?

Stories about talking animals

Stories about ancient people

Stories that explain how life began

Stories about present day

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Is this story fiction or non-fiction?

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the beginning of the story, what did the people of Navajo dry themselves with?

Buckskins

The wind

Cornmeal

Eagle feathers

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Protrude means to

Stick out

Move forward

Exit

Move

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mirage is

Something that looks real but is not

A hallucination

An optical illusion

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Navajo Origin Legend details the beginning of what?

Corn

The first man and woman of the Navajo Tribe

The wind

The gods

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What might the corn symbolize in the story? (Think: what did the corn turn into?)

Foundation of Life

Foundation of Trust

Family

Thankfulness

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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