PPT-Early Native American Literature and Oral Tradition

Oral Literature Myths and Legends A devices 1 Repetition 2 Enumeration 3 Incremental development 4 Use of archaic language 5 Ritual beginning and end 6 Specific structure a Introduction harmonious situation . FOLKLORE AND ORAL TRADITION 201 fields of agrarian folklore Unit 10. Part 1. Objectives. To read, comprehend, and interpret Folk Literature.. To apply a variety of reading strategies particularly strategies for reading folk literature.. To recognize literary elements used in these selections. . Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . The cultivation of the soul . or . mind. The . full “expression” of the unique “authentic” self.. A Heritage Rich in Culture. Columbus led the way. The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives and cultures of the Native Americans. In the 15th to 19th centuries, their populations were ravaged, by the privations of displacement, by disease, and in many cases by warfare with European groups and enslavement by them. The first Native American group encountered by Columbus, the 250,000 Arawaks of Haiti, were enslaved. Only 500 survived by the year 1550, and the group was extinct before 1650.. Literature passed down through the ages by word of mouth that were eventually written down and retold as stories and poems.. They record the history, customs, beliefs and values of the cultures from which they sprang.. The . Bible Course. Document # TX001067. What Is an Oral Tradition? . Are there any family stories that get told when your extended family is gathered? Are there any stories that get handed down from one generation to the next?. There are four main types of literature generally associated with colonial writing:. Diaries – kept for practical purposes as a record of events. Histories and biographies – Bradford’s . Of Plymouth Plantation. UW-Madison Oral History Project. IWU Research . Seminar. 7 October 2015. Jan . Vansina. in . Living with Africa. [After describing the scene of an interview with one of his . Bushong. informants—. What success looks like…. Goal. : Give . Evidence. for the . ResurrectionHypothesis. ResurrectionHypothesis. = <Jesus rose from the dead>.. Evidence. (for an Hypothesis) = def. Any data which makes the hypothesis in question seem more likely than it would seem without that data. [. Oral Tradition – literature passed down through the ages by word of mouth. Give a glimpse into the history, customs, beliefs, and values of their respective cultures. Emphasis on social and cultural contexts. EARLY SOCIETIES. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AREAS. SHARED BELEIFS. I CAN. Identify 2 types of Early Societies in North America and Explain where and how they lived. Define totems. List 3 cultural regions of Native North Americans. Bell Ringer:. Explain . the . meaning behind . this political cartoon in the early 1800s?. It is about Andrew Jackson.. . Veto, king, standing on constitution…. b/w 1815-1860 over 5 million immigrants came to USA. African Literature. Sub-Saharan . Africa has two distinct kinds of literatures: Traditional oral poetry and the Written Literature. Traditional oral poetry and folklore date back to the early days of various tribal cultures and the written literature emerges in the 18th century but mostly it is the phenomena of 20th century.. Native American Literature Native American Literature: Cultural Diversity At time of Columbus, 350 distinct languages existed in North America Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.