english test 1

what is created from the story "The Earth on Turtles Back"?

origin of the earth

what does the muskrat do when he saves the wife? what happened bc of this?

places her on the turtles back. the earth began to grow bc she held onto the seeds in her hand

turtles: What do the Onondaga people value?

determination, animals, dreams

how did the swan help the sky chief?

they caught her in their wings and brought her down toward the water

what does the muskrat do?

she swims to the bottom of the water to pull up the earth so the sky woman can land safely

What are the similarities between the Onondaga and the Modoc?

both show high level of respect for nature and animals. sky spirit as a creator

Grizzlies: why did the skychiefs daughter leave him?

her father wanted her to ask the wind spirit to blow more gently because he was creating a storm.

grizzlies: Who rescued the Daughter and what they did they do to help her

the grizzly carried her home to his wife. played, ate, and grew up together.

The Sky Chief's reaction to seeing his daughter

angry at first bc she was no longer the little girl he had known and she was all grown up. mad at the grizzlies for taking that away from him

what is the relationship the Modoc's have to grizzly bears

they consider them to be their ancestors and hold them in reverence

how did the chief curse the grizzlies

he told them to get down on all fours and walk like that forever

what is created from the story, "When grizzlies walk upright"?

the first Indian Tribes. the grandchildren bears were the first indians

grizzlies: What do the Modoc people value? How is that shown in the myth?

a deep connection to nature, respect for animals as spiritual ancestors

museum indians: what is the daughters view of her mother?

views her as a tall, powerful figure who resembles Dakota's values and traditions.

museum indians: what is the mother's view of the city of Chicago and how she "fits" in it

she feels displaced. the urban environment reminds her of her lost heritage in the Dakota Plains

museum indians: what is The different displays of Native Culture and the mother's reaction to both

displayed as stereotypes and ignorant depiction. mother reacts poorly to this because it contrasts the honor to native heritage

a speech focusing on an issue relating to government

political speech

a formal speech prepared for a special occasion, such as the dedication of a memorial or the inauguration of a new leader

address

a speech intended to provide religious instruction

sermon

speeches typically include these patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis, clarifying meaning, and stir listeners emotions

rhetorical devices

expressing the same ideas using different words

"we can not dedicate- we can not consecrate- we can not hallow- this ground"

restatement

repition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive sentances, clauses or phrases

"we shall go on to the end, we shall fight in france, we shall fight on the seas and ocean"

anaphora

questions asked for effect rather than answers

"from such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?"

rhetorical question

repeating a grammatical structure

"with malice towards none; with charity for all"

parallelism

Juxtaposition of strongly contrasting words

"ask not what your country can do for you- but what can you do for your country

antithesis

References to well-known people or events from history, literature, the Bible, and other sources

allusions