Native American Literature

How did Native Americans share their literature?

• Diaries

• Letters

• Journals

• Word of mouth

True/False: With oral tradition, stories can become distorted and lead to multiple versions

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

The purpose of this was to explain how life/ Earth came to be

• Fable

• Creation myth

• Fairytale

• Divine myth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Which group worshiped many gods and had a close relationship with nature?

• Explorers

• Settlers

• Puritans

• Native Americans

Much of the early Native American literature did not survive because

• Explorers burned it

• They realized there were other ways to explain things in the world

• Native Americans were being wiped out by European diseases

• None are correct

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Which of the following is a cautionary tale that bad things will happen if you do wrong?

• Karma

• Creation myth

• Fairytale

• Trickster tale

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

A character type that can be found in literary works from different cultures throughout the ages

• Archetype

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Foil character

Native American Literature uses a lot of human characters, but they also utilize what:

• Drawings

• Make-believe characters

• Animals

• Videos

Native Americans use stories in order to teach:

• Morals

• Rules

• Practical knowledge about the world

• All of the Above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

What are Oral Traditions?

• Are stories and history of a group passed by books from generation to generation

• Are stories and history of a group passed by drawings from generation to generation

• Are stories and history of a group passed by writing from generation to generation

• Are stories and history of a group passed by word of mouth from generation to generation