World on Turtle's Back

The Iroquois use the ideas in this myth to —

• describe the reasons people use different hands

• explain how natural phenomena came to be

• explain the complexities of human relationships

• describe why animals are important to people

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Read this excerpt from paragraph 38.

In the daytime, the people have rituals which honor the right-handed twin. Through the daytime rituals, they thank the Master of Life. In the nighttime, the people dance and sing for the left-handed twin.

• fear possibilities of danger at night

• believe in the existence of good and evil

• revere one twin over the other

• respect the balance of nature

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

From the description of the muskrat in paragraph 11, the reader can infer that —

• the other animals had little faith he could complete the task

• he had greater stamina and perseverance than the other animals

• he would benefit more than the other animals from retrieving the dirt

• the other animals cared little about the woman and her troubles

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The author includes both the right- and the left-hand twin in the myth to —

• describe the Iroquois reasons for the origins of sibling rivalry

• explain why the Iroquois believe different personalities clash

• demonstrate Iroquois ideas about different facets of human nature

• explore Iroquois relationships between parents and children

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Paragraphs 21 and 22 (comeptition between the brothers) contribute to the theme of a balance between good and evil by —

• demonstrating the significance of human and animal behaviors on the world

• exploring the ways in which animals prey on each other

• contrasting the actions of each twin against the other

• explaining the relationship between natural phenomena and the reasons they occur

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2