STANDARD 2.B.

COMMITMENT AND RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY

ARTIFACT:

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE - 8/22/17 & 8/23/17

(Periods 2, 4, 5, 7)

INTRO (Pg. 24):

Read The Earth Only

Ask students to consider as we read
Come back to this
1 minute written response

BACKGROUND (Pg. 23):

s the difference between oral and written prose?

What i
How does it evolve?
Circular? Rebirth?

Mention Leslie Marmon Silko - reference Ceremony

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman
Alexie
^May be unnecessary/cut to save time

What do you think of a world that exists within metaphors -

stories - where there is such a blend between fiction and
reality?
Fables - do you know any?
Cricket and the Ant
Tortoise and the Hare
Allegory
Separation of animals and humans
Brother Bear
DONT DO FABLES/ALLEGORY - too much
Maybe do brief fable sidebar
Different images, same themes
What are your family traditions? Does it matter if the
superficial things (cooking methods, clothing) change?
Classics vs. modern books (?)
Refer back to Mrs. Osiers RECORD OF HISTORY discussion

ARCHETYPES (Pg. 21):

Mrs. Osier does her thing

Potentially read archetypes prior to background
 Inform further discussion

THE SKY TREE (Pg. 24):

SAT name trick - shorten difficult names to first letter (Ex.

A.)
What is the speakers opinion of Aataentsic?
Do they have one?
How is this myth circular?
Rooting of the tree
What archetypes are represented?

Read The Earth Only for a second time

Permanence of the earth with or without people
Does it make a difference that it is old men, rather
than young men? Women? (?)

TICKET-OUT-THE-DOOR:

Write your name on a

notecard a
nd tell u
s one t
hing about
yourself (personal i nterests, l earning n eeds, e tc.)

*Period 2 edits/changes/ideas for future

*Period
4 edits/changes/ideas for future
*Period
5 edits/changes/ideas for future
*Period
7 edits/changes/ideas for future

RATIONALE: During this lesson, I went over Native American myths

and stories. This was at the beginning of the semester, as we
started American literature chronologically. The lesson gave me
a great opportunity to introduce students to a part of our
countrys history that is often skipped over. In addition to
close reading Native American myths, I used this as an
opportunity to read an excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silkos
Ceremony and talk briefly about Sherman Alexie - thus connecting
our work with more modern Native American authors. Sharing these
voices is very important to me and I edited my lesson plan
throughout the day to make sure it was well executed.