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Native Storytelling: Thirza Defoe (Ojibwa creation story)

Native Storytelling: Thirza Defoe (Ojibwa creation story)

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

10th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

Created by

Melody Linecker

Used 1+ times

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6 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Notice the unique form of oral Native storytelling. How is she talking with more than her words? 

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2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Notice the unique form of oral Native storytelling. How is she talking with more than her words? List a few ways in a sentence.

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3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Summarize the story so far in a sentence or so (not more).

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4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 2 pts

Describe how the storyteller characterizes Amik (both externally in his physical form and indirectly in his personality). Give a quote of something he says as evidence for your claim.

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5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are the purposes of this ancient story? (choose all that apply)

entertainment

creation myth

moral lesson (how to act properly)

to communicate important skills

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Have you ever had anyone stop and tell you an extended story like this? Unusual for us, it was standard for Native peoples, serving as entertainment, religious and cultural instruction, and family bonding.

What did you appreciate about this storytelling, the storyteller, and/or the story itself?

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