Native America: "The World on the Turtle's Back" - Discuss Flashcards

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points for discussion

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  • when preparing for a discussion, try to think about more than just the literal (directly stated) meaning of the story
  • to effectively prepare for this discussion, you have to focus on the figurative (implied) meaning of the twins and their actions in the story. in other words, how do their personalities, actions, and choices symbolize the real world as a whole?
  • you’re being asked to respond to a two-part question: 1) what message is being sent by showing that both twins deserve honor? 2) what aspects of human nature are explained by “the World on the Turtle’s Back”? make sure that you address BOTH parts of the question with your preparation
  • try annotating the question, checking off and/or checking out each part as you find evidence for your discussion
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symbols

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  • items, objects, or people that are used to represent a larger, usually implied idea
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themes

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  • lessons that are emphasize by the author throughout a story
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the idea that neither twin is wholly good nor wholly bad is shown by the fact that

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  • neither twin creates ideal animals
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an evidence from the story that the Iroquois valued balance is that

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  • one twin dwells in day; the other twin dwells at night
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Flint didn’t like his brother’s plan because

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  • it would make the people live too easily and be too happy
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little sprout didn’t like flint’s plan because

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  • it would endanger the humans
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one element of this creation story that shows balance is

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  • that the world is prepared for humans by twins who are very different
  • that neither twin wholly prevails or is wholly destroyed
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because the young woman was pushed from the sky

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  • life began on earth
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one evidence of how the twins kept things in balance is that they

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  • modified each other’s creations to make them more practical
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