MONDAY: ARCHETYPES in Native American Oral Narratives
OBJECTIVE: After ANNOTATING passages from creation stories of the Americas, students will be able to identify native views of “human nature” by analyzing ARCHETYPES and completing SUMMARIES that include events used to develop moral lesson in the story.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did Native American traditions view HUMAN NATURE? How did Oral Narratives such as “The Sky Tree” and “Coyote Finishes his Work”, use imagery and ARCHETYPES to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
Notes & Handouts: Read and Summarize Joseph Bruchac Essay
HOMEWORK: Find definition of Archetype, and identify the character traits of trickster archetype, Read & Annotate “Coyote Finishes his Work” and identify the character traits of Coyote or “Trickster” archetype
TUESDAY: ARCHETYPES in “The Sky Tree” & “Coyote Finishes His Work” Coffeehouse Discussion
OBJECTIVE: After ANNOTATING passages from creation stories of the Americas, students will be able to identify native views of “human nature” by analyzing ARCHETYPES in COFFEEHOUSE DISCUSSION.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did Native American traditions view HUMAN NATURE? How did Oral Narratives such as “The Sky Tree” and “Coyote Finishes his Work”, use imagery and ARCHETYPES to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
Notes & Handouts: Introduction to Native Stories Notes Joseph Bruchac Essay, Write Summarizing Paragraph, Read and Annotate “The Sky Tree” p. 24
HOMEWORK: Find definition of Archetype, and identify the character traits of trickster archetype, Read & Annotate “Coyote Finishes his Work” and identify the character traits of Coyote or “Trickster” archetype
WEDNESDAY: ARCHETYPES in “Coyote Finishes his Work” Gallery Walk
OBJECTIVE: After COFFEEHOUSE DISCUSSION on creation stories of the Americas, students will be able to identify native views of “human nature” by analyzing PEER’S VIEWS of archetypal significance of Coyote by participating in a GALLERY WALK.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did Native American traditions view HUMAN NATURE? How did Oral Narratives such as “The Sky Tree” and “Coyote Finishes his Work”, use imagery and ARCHETYPES to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
Notes & Handouts: Oral Narratives, “Coyote Finishes his Work” and identify the character traits of Coyote or “Trickster” archetype
THURSDAY: NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL NARRATIVES PROGRESS CHECK
OBJECTIVE: After close reading and academic discussions on creation stories of the Americas, students will be able to provide evidence of their ability to identify archetypes that express native views of “human nature” by completing PROGRESS CHECK.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did Native American traditions view HUMAN NATURE? How did Oral Narratives such as “The Sky Tree” and “Coyote Finishes his Work”, use imagery and ARCHETYPES to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
Notes & Handouts: LEARNING SCALE
FRIDAY: NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL NARRATIVES PROGRESS CHECK REVISION
OBJECTIVE: After completing a PROGRESS CHECK on creation stories of the Americas, students will be able to ASSESS MASTERY LEVEL according to evidence of their ability to identify archetypes that express native views of “human nature” by completing PROGRESS CHECK.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did Native American traditions view HUMAN NATURE? How did Oral Narratives such as “The Sky Tree” and “Coyote Finishes his Work”, use imagery and ARCHETYPES to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
Notes & Handouts: Foundations Learning Scale 3H, Progress Check Revision Guide