Period 1 Monday, 29 August 2011 1. Daily Journal 2. Trickster
Tales 3. Vocabulary List 4 American Literature
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Unit Objectives Focus for Today Explore the key idea of
villains Analyze characteristics of a trickster tale Build
vocabulary and spelling skills
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Daily Journal #5 Start new DJ set on a new page! Make sure you
have DJ #, Date, Prompt, and Response. List as many different types
of villains you can think of that appeared in books, movies, TV,
etc. Which ones are mischievous? Which are evil? Write a short
essay (minimum 3 paragraphs: intro, body, conclusion) analyzing
Villains. Answer the following: What is a villain? Which villains
are more compelling than the hero? Why? Which traits specifically
contribute to their appeal? I will call on you to share answers
after. Make sure you explained your answer.
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Add to Notes Trickster Tales- a type of folk tale that features
an animal or human character who typically engages in deceit,
violence, and magic. Often trickster tales are mythic, explaining
how some aspect of human nature or the natural world came to be.
Trickster characters take many forms: 1. Native American oral
tradition: coyote or raven 2. African tales: hare or spider 3.
Japan: fox No matter form trickster usually exhibits contradictory
qualities (may be creative and destructive or wise and
childish)
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Literature Books pg 42 Silently read page 42 to learn about the
woman who retold the trickster tale we are about to read, Coyote
and the Buffalo. 1. Why did Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket)
become a novelist? 2. How does Mourning Doves writings help
preserve her tribes culture? 3. Predict what you think the story
will be about. Read Coyote and the Buffalo on page 44. 1. Make a
chart that lists the traits and behavior of the Coyote and of any
other tricksters you notice in the story. Coyotes Traits and
BehaviorsOther Tricksters and their Traits and Behaviors Coyote is
foolish and greedy, it is his fault there are no buffalo in Swah-
netk-qhu country.
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Coyote and the Buffalo QUIZ Put your Lit Books away. Clear your
desks of everything but a pen/cil and your notes. On the same paper
as your notes (you will probably need another piece of paper too)
complete the essay questions. Number them.
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QUIZ: Answer the following essay questions. Use examples from
the text to support your answers. 5 paragraphs: 1. Trickster tales,
like other forms of folk literature, offer readers insight into a
societys way of life. What information about the following aspects
of Okanogan culture did you glean from this tale? a. Traits or
qualities the Okanogan admired as well as those they disapproved of
b. The traditional role of women in Okanogan society c. Okanogan
rituals and religious beliefs 3 paragraphs: 1. Trickster tales
endure, in part simply because they are fun to read. But they also
often serve to teach a lesson or moral. What does Coyote and the
Buffalo teach or explain. Support your answer with specific
examples from the text.
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Vocabulary List 4 Write the definitions for each of the
vocabulary words on List 4. Test on Friday!