American+Literature+A--Unit+1

Part 1: In Harmony with Nature (Native American Traditions)
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__RWN Assignments__

"Did a Light Bulb Go Off in Your Head?" Critical Thinking Bell Ringer
"A Devious Deduction" Fallacy Bell Ringer Notes on Note Taking (The Cornell Method) Unit 1 Title Page Unit 1 Historical Background Notes (Use the Cornell Method) Myth Notes Making Connections, Page 17: "How does the painting reflect the theme of 'origins and encounters?'" "A Doorway to Paradise" Critical Thinking Bell Ringer Notes on Repetition with examples from "Hunting Song" and "Song of the Sky Loom" (pp. 33-34) "Song of the Sky Loom" Grammar Bell Ringer Notes on Theme Notes on Trickster Tales Modern Day "Tricksters" Brainstorm/Discussion "Coyote's Eyes" Free-Write: What differences exist between viewing a performance of a trickster tale and only reading it? Writing Strengths, Weaknesses, and Improvement Areas Free-Write "Coyote and the Buffalo": Questions 1-3 (p. 42) "Coyote and the Buffalo" Theme Free-Write Bell Ringer Comma Rules Free-Write Notes on //La Relacion// "Burn the Books!" Fallacy Bell Ringer

Part 2: First Encounters (Accounts of Exploration and Exploitation)
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__RWN Assignments__ Unit 1 Title Page //with IDEAS, TERMS, or REPRESENTATIVE DRAWINGS// //The Education of Little Tree// Reflection "Beat the Computer" Bell Ringer from //Blue Highways// Vocabulary from //Blue Highways// Tenets of the Hopi Way List (at least 4) Slave Simulation Reflection (~10 Minute Free Write) "A Riddle About Nothing" Bell Ringer //Amazing Grace// Video Clip///The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano// Notes/Discussion Points "Connect the Dots" Bell Ringer Unit 1 Test Reflection

Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nunez. //from// **La Relacion**.
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This video introduces Cabeza de Vaca and his journey further by expanding on the "Building Background" section in the book and providing details and images associated with the expedition.

"The Man to Send Rain Clouds" (Leslie Marmon Silko)

The following video is an interview with Silko where she talks about her inspiration and how she view the world. media type="youtube" key="g9PH1rd9QTc" height="360" width="640"