Native American Unit 3 September 2015 Please date the top of your entry and respond to the following questions briefly and using complete sentences You do not need to rewrite the question What traditions are important to you and your family and how are they passed down through the gener ID: 468696
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American Literature Warm Ups
Native American UnitSlide2
3 September 2015
Please date the top of your entry and respond to the following questions
briefly and using complete sentences
. You do not need to rewrite the question:
What traditions are important to you and your family, and how are they passed down through the generations?
What stories are told in your family? What stories will you tell your grandchildren?
Do you prefer to read stories in print or hear them told to you? Why?Slide3
4 September 2015
Respond to
two of the three
following questions using complete sentences. Include the corresponding vocabulary word in your sentences.
To
what forces or temptations do you often
give in
?
Why do you think this is
?
Example: I often
succumb
to__________ because __________.
2.
With whom do you frequently
argue
?
Is it your parents, your best friend, your siblings, etc.? Why is your relationship so
quarrelsome?
3. Describe a time when you were
mischievous
. Did you get caught?Slide4
8 September 2015
The sky woman fell
through the hole, she was caught by birds.
They placed her on
the back of a turtle. Which is where
the earth began to grow.
through
the hole, she was caught by birds. a. through the hole she was caught by birds b. through the hole, but she was caught by birds c. through the hole because she was caught by birds d. NO CHANGEthe back of a turtle. Which is where a. the back of a turtle which is where b. the back of a turtle; which is where c. the back of a turtle, which is where d. NO CHANGE
Below are questions worded similarly to those on the ACT.
For each number, choose the correct sentence structure for each colored section; then, rewrite the whole passage correctly.
The sky woman
fell (b)
through the
hole, but
she was caught by birds.
They placed her on
(c)
the
back of a
turtle, which is
where
the earth began to grow.Slide5
9 September 2015
Use
at least three
of the vocabulary words from
The World on the Turtle’s Back
to write about your
summer. Try to use the words in different forms (ex. Contend= Contentiously). Underline the words as you use them. Mrs. Carlson’s example: I spent most of my summer with my daughter. In previous summers, I have been quite bored, but she has filled a void in my life. Every day, we ritually walked the dog, took care of the chickens and cats, read stories, and played in the yard. She started testing me with some devious behavior, and it has been difficult not succumbing to her irresistibly adorable face. Slide6
10 September 2015
Below are questions worded similarly to those on the ACT.
For each number, choose the correct sentence structure for each colored section; then, rewrite the whole passage correctly.
There are many songs of early
Native American culture. Each song
has many examples of metaphor
and repetition; used for different
reasons.
Native American culture. Each song
a. Native American culture, each song b. Native American culture each song
c.
Native American
culture and each song
d. NO CHANGE
and repetition; used for
different a. and repetition, which were used for different b. and repetition. Used for different c. and repetition used for different d. NO CHANGE
There are many songs
of early (d)
Native
American culture. Each song
has many examples of
metaphor (a)
and
repetition, which were used
for different
reasons. Slide7
14 September 2015
Describe a foolish mistake a friend or family member made that, in turn, taught you a lesson. What did you learn from his/her error?Slide8
15 September 2015 (ACT Practice)
You
do not need to rewrite the passage for this warm-up. Please number 1,2, & 3 on your paper, and write out the correct answers.
In
Coyote and the Buffalo,
the trickster Coyote
successfully
tries to escape an untimely death by winning over the buffalo who is threatening him. His victory is short-lived, however, as his subsequent poor decisions affect him negatively later on in the tale. 1. The best placement for the underlined portion would be:where it is now.after the word escape.before the word escape.after the word death.2. Which of the following words or phrases is LEAST necessary and could, therefore, be deleted
?by winning overhiman untimely
tries to3. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
, otherwise, as his
, unfortunately, as his
, as his
, nevertheless, as
hisSlide9
16 September 2015
Simply write the number and the vocabulary words that accurately replace the words in bold.
His outburst in the courtroom was
deviant
behavior.
His
comment about the meal was unnecessary and hurtful. He remained pleased to leave such criminal havoc in the hands of the police.The home was covered in clay and straw aggregate. The neighboring community was rich with culture.The couple strolled along the path in the wooded covert while holding hands.Because of his differing beliefs, he was deemed a heathen and ousted from society. Word Bank: grove, pueblo, adobe, pagan, perverse, remark, contentSlide10
18 September 2015
Read the brief background of
Álvar
Núñez
Cabeza de Vaca and fill in the blanks below. ___________________________________ appointed Cabeza de Vaca to colonize the territory north and east of the Gulf of Mexico. The trip was one of the most ______________________________expeditions in the history of the Spanish conquests. Cabeza de Vaca began the voyage with ______, but by the time they washed up on _______________________, only _______ men remained. The conquistador spent six years living with ________________________________ as a captive, a trader, and ___________________________________. After achieving his goal of reaching Mexico, Cabeza de Vaca wrote _________________ for the king of Spain. Upon reentry into society, his _______________________________________________ may have cost him his job as governor of a South American Colony. Slide11
21 September 2015
Respond
to the following questions
using complete sentences
. Include the corresponding vocabulary word in your
sentences in place of the underlined synonyms. Answer all
parts.
For what do you often beg your parents to buy or do for you? Do they obey?How do you win over your teachers? Does it work?3. What quality or trait do you feel best represents your personality? How do you represent this characteristic??Slide12
22 September 2015
Write the vocabulary word that is closest in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each sentence
. You do not need to copy the whole sentence.
The Indians learned to
burn
a wound to make it stop bleeding.
Starvation caused
illness among many of the conquistadors.Huge waves threatened to flood the barges and capsize them.Why did the navigator beg Cabeza de Vaca to take control of the barge?Cabeza de Vaca did not expect the Indians to express sorrow for the conquistadors’ predicament. The conquistadors learned not to sneer at the Indians’ healing methods. Cabeza de Vaca seems to personify many positive qualities.When Cabeza de Vaca gave an order, his men had no choice but to obey. How did the conquistadors calm the Indians who were carrying bows?The conquistadors gave away bells and beads to gain favor for themselves with the Indians.