Elements of Native American Literature

What is the "oral tradition"?

• The practice of talking about tribal traditions

• The practice of passing down stories by telling them aloud

• Sharing stories in many different ways

• Passing down stories via ancient scrolls

How did Native Americans share their literature?

• Diaries

• Letters

• Journals

• Word of mouth

Why is parenthetical documentation important?

• It let's readers know the importance of outside works

• It proves that the sentence is a quote

• It cites the source of information used in your paragraph/essay

• None are correct

"The Earth on Turtle's Back" explains how _____ came to be.

• the sky

• the sea

• the earth

• the turtle

What was one of the biggest reasons Native Americans told stories?

• Explain the unknown

• Tell where children came from

• To hype the newest Episodes of Naruto and Borato

• To explain wartime traditions

Why was story telling important to Native American people?

• It passes along history and knowledge to a younger generation.

• It is a way to pass the time.

• It was not really that important.

• It was more efficient than waiting for the internet to be invented.

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

• fable

• origin myth

• fairytale

• divine myth

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a creation/origin myth?

• One character plays a trick on another

• The world is created

• Cultural beliefs and practices are explained

All Native American tribes have the same beliefs.

• True

• False

In "When Grizzlies Walked Upright," what natural phenomena is explained by the Sky Spirit building a fire in Mt. Shasta?

• storms

• volcanoes

• campfires

• creation of humans