Early Native American Lit and ELA basics

Stories changing depending on the audience and storyteller was possible due to the _____?

• oral tradition

• written records

• digital media

• printing press

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Name 5 elements  of early Native American stories:

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Aside from stories changing slightly each time they are told, why should the early Native American stories we have now need to be read with some skepticism about their authenticity, especially their closeness to other creation myths?

• During translation others might have added familiar elements of their own cultural mythology.

• They were written by the original storytellers.

• Early Native Americans never told stories of creation.

• They have been scientifically proven.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A ____________________, is a character that teaches a lesson or moral through their negative or incorrect behaviors or actions.

• trickster

• hero

• mentor

• villain

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or aspects of something is known as?

• conflict

• agreement

• harmony

• synthesis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A character in conflict with some need, desire, thought, or emotion inside themselves is known as ________ conflict.

• internal

• external

• social

• environmental

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

If a character desires to move to Europe and their family disagrees with the decision and threatens to disown them, the character is facing which type of conflict?

• Internal Conflict

• Social Conflict

• Character v. Character Conflict

• Natural Conflict

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A ________________ is a type of autobiographical story that focuses on a specific, impactful time during a person’s life.

• memoir

• novel

• biography

• short story

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

________ focuses on examining an author's choices in developing the individual parts of a work and how they contribute to the whole.

• Rhetorical Analysis

• Narrative Writing

• Memoir

• Literary Analysis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main idea of an essay, which is personal and debatable is known as…?

• Thesis statement

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body paragraph