Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Do Now: March 26,2008
Do Now: Read an excerpt from Chief Joseph’s speech.
Interpret the following quotes:
“The Earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it." (Chief Joseph).
The quote from Chief Joseph’s speech states that, “The Earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it." This quote states that everyone should be treated equal, on planet Earth. I agree with this quote because Earth is a place where everone was born in. Every human being should deserve equal rights because they were born on the same planet.
1- How is the art of rhetoric evident in Chief Joseph’s speech?
There is persuasion in Chief Joseph’s speech because he shows in his speech how he feels.
2- Who is he addressing in this speech?
Chief Joseph’s speech is addressing the Americans that want to take his land away from him.
3-Who is he indicting and why?
Chief Joseph is indicating his "fathers of the land", meaning that he indicates his speech to the older generation into the past.
4- Identify any heroic characteristics?
I would say that chief Chief Joseph would represent an heroic characteristics because he tried saving his land from the people who want to take it away from him and his people taht live there.
5-Why is this speech Protest Literature?
This speech would be a protest literature because the main characters protest against the fact that their land was taken away from them and that it really belonged to them.
Interpret the following quotes:
“The Earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it." (Chief Joseph).
The quote from Chief Joseph’s speech states that, “The Earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it." This quote states that everyone should be treated equal, on planet Earth. I agree with this quote because Earth is a place where everone was born in. Every human being should deserve equal rights because they were born on the same planet.
1- How is the art of rhetoric evident in Chief Joseph’s speech?
There is persuasion in Chief Joseph’s speech because he shows in his speech how he feels.
2- Who is he addressing in this speech?
Chief Joseph’s speech is addressing the Americans that want to take his land away from him.
3-Who is he indicting and why?
Chief Joseph is indicating his "fathers of the land", meaning that he indicates his speech to the older generation into the past.
4- Identify any heroic characteristics?
I would say that chief Chief Joseph would represent an heroic characteristics because he tried saving his land from the people who want to take it away from him and his people taht live there.
5-Why is this speech Protest Literature?
This speech would be a protest literature because the main characters protest against the fact that their land was taken away from them and that it really belonged to them.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Do Now: March 14, 2008
Do Now: A changing time: How Manifest Destiny, Cultural Imperialism, and Genocide destroyed Native American cultures and heritage.Examining Native American history and experience through literary genres.
1- Manifest Destiny- was the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean.
2- Cultural Imperialism- is the practice of promoting, distinguishing, separating, or artificially injecting the culture or language of one nation into another.
3- Genocide- Racial discrimination, destruction of an ethnic, religious or national group.
1- protagonists? Tall Bear and Lone Wolf.
2- Antagonist? Bluecoats.
3-Setting? Sand Creek Colorado territory- 1864: time, fall.
4- Central Conflict: The Cheyenne people were being attacked brutally by the Bluecoats.
5- Select One character and characterize.- Lone Wolf because he never gives up.
6- What is the point of view?- 3 rd.
7- Any symbolism? American Flag, White Flag.
Critical thinking Questions:
1. How are Manifest Destiny, Cultural Imperialism, and Genocide evident in this excerpt?
Manifest Destiny relates to this excerpt because, in the "Cheyenne Revenge", the whites expanded throughout America and took over the Native American Indian tribe.
The Cultural imperailism relates because the Native americans were killed and their culture was separated. Genocide also relates because, the Blucoats tried to wipe out the whole Indian tribe.
2- How does the defeat of Lone Wolf and Tall Bear accurately characterize the Native American condition?
The Native Americans did not have that much of support. Only the warriors had some weapons such as arrows, but they were no mach for the machinary weapons the Bluescoats had.
3- What does Tall Bear’s vision quest reveal about the spiritual and natural beliefs of Native Americans as illustrated the folktales you’ve read?
They belive that dremas do come true and things such as what happened to them in the story do happen.
4- What does Silas Soule represent? Is his characterization real or embellished? Author’s responsibility.
Silas Soule represents the goodside of the story. His characteriztaion is real in this story.
5- How can this story be an example as both an allusion and historical analogy? Think about the documentary that we saw. Trail of Tears, Wounded Knee etc…
This story is history. It has accured in the past and is now par of the American history.
1- Manifest Destiny- was the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean.
2- Cultural Imperialism- is the practice of promoting, distinguishing, separating, or artificially injecting the culture or language of one nation into another.
3- Genocide- Racial discrimination, destruction of an ethnic, religious or national group.
1- protagonists? Tall Bear and Lone Wolf.
2- Antagonist? Bluecoats.
3-Setting? Sand Creek Colorado territory- 1864: time, fall.
4- Central Conflict: The Cheyenne people were being attacked brutally by the Bluecoats.
5- Select One character and characterize.- Lone Wolf because he never gives up.
6- What is the point of view?- 3 rd.
7- Any symbolism? American Flag, White Flag.
Critical thinking Questions:
1. How are Manifest Destiny, Cultural Imperialism, and Genocide evident in this excerpt?
Manifest Destiny relates to this excerpt because, in the "Cheyenne Revenge", the whites expanded throughout America and took over the Native American Indian tribe.
The Cultural imperailism relates because the Native americans were killed and their culture was separated. Genocide also relates because, the Blucoats tried to wipe out the whole Indian tribe.
2- How does the defeat of Lone Wolf and Tall Bear accurately characterize the Native American condition?
The Native Americans did not have that much of support. Only the warriors had some weapons such as arrows, but they were no mach for the machinary weapons the Bluescoats had.
3- What does Tall Bear’s vision quest reveal about the spiritual and natural beliefs of Native Americans as illustrated the folktales you’ve read?
They belive that dremas do come true and things such as what happened to them in the story do happen.
4- What does Silas Soule represent? Is his characterization real or embellished? Author’s responsibility.
Silas Soule represents the goodside of the story. His characteriztaion is real in this story.
5- How can this story be an example as both an allusion and historical analogy? Think about the documentary that we saw. Trail of Tears, Wounded Knee etc…
This story is history. It has accured in the past and is now par of the American history.
March 12-13, 2008
Do Now: How can you connect man and nature from your researched folklores?
Share with class.
From the folktale "the first Buffalo Stone", people are connected to animals and a stone. people atake buffalo skin and use it for clothers. they are connected to nature. They also eat the buffalos and other animals in nature, after hunting them. The peopel pray to the buffalo stone as adaily ritual. The people believe that the buffalo can call all of the buffalos back.
1-what is imperialism:
Imperialism is a term of so uniting the separate parts of an empire with separate gov'ts as to secure for curtain purposes a single state.
Now recall the documentary we viewed last week together with your notes and identify any system of imperialism as it pertains to Native Americans.
The documentary relates to imperialism byby when the Americas took the land from the Native Americans.
-Silent reading from Excerpt from Trafzar’s “Cheyenne’s Revenge” and make annotations in your books. Identify characters, point of view, conflicts, setting, and historical references.
Characters: Lone Wolf and Tall bear are the two main characters.
Conflict: the Bluecoats are killing the tribe and are also trying t wipe out the whole tribe.
Setting: Sand Creek in Colorado Territory.
Point of View is 3rd.
Share with class.
From the folktale "the first Buffalo Stone", people are connected to animals and a stone. people atake buffalo skin and use it for clothers. they are connected to nature. They also eat the buffalos and other animals in nature, after hunting them. The peopel pray to the buffalo stone as adaily ritual. The people believe that the buffalo can call all of the buffalos back.
1-what is imperialism:
Imperialism is a term of so uniting the separate parts of an empire with separate gov'ts as to secure for curtain purposes a single state.
Now recall the documentary we viewed last week together with your notes and identify any system of imperialism as it pertains to Native Americans.
The documentary relates to imperialism byby when the Americas took the land from the Native Americans.
-Silent reading from Excerpt from Trafzar’s “Cheyenne’s Revenge” and make annotations in your books. Identify characters, point of view, conflicts, setting, and historical references.
Characters: Lone Wolf and Tall bear are the two main characters.
Conflict: the Bluecoats are killing the tribe and are also trying t wipe out the whole tribe.
Setting: Sand Creek in Colorado Territory.
Point of View is 3rd.
Do Now: March 10-11,2008
Do Now: compare your folktale to the documentary we saw last week on Native Americans: How is your folktale representative of Native Americans?Does it represent a specific Native American tribe?
My Folktale talks about a sacred buffalo stone called Iniskim. The Native Americans worship the stone as a daily ritual.
1-Does it represent a specific Native American tribe?
Yes, because the native Americans worsship the buffalo stone as a daily ritul for calling teh buffalos back.
2-What is mythological about your folktale?
The buffalo stone was worshiped to, by Mant Native Americans who acctually believed that it can really call all of the buffalos back.
3-What literary terms did you identify in your folktale?
Imagery, transition and irony.
-Cooperative Learning Day I
Teacher will have students tell the class about their folktales. Then students will read and discuss each other’s folktales. Compare and contrast folktales and take notes.
-Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare their folktales with their peers, and use Sense Chart for their own folktales.
My Folktale talks about a sacred buffalo stone called Iniskim. The Native Americans worship the stone as a daily ritual.
1-Does it represent a specific Native American tribe?
Yes, because the native Americans worsship the buffalo stone as a daily ritul for calling teh buffalos back.
2-What is mythological about your folktale?
The buffalo stone was worshiped to, by Mant Native Americans who acctually believed that it can really call all of the buffalos back.
3-What literary terms did you identify in your folktale?
Imagery, transition and irony.
-Cooperative Learning Day I
Teacher will have students tell the class about their folktales. Then students will read and discuss each other’s folktales. Compare and contrast folktales and take notes.
-Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare their folktales with their peers, and use Sense Chart for their own folktales.
Do Now: March 7, 2008
Do Now: What is a myth? Do you know of any?
What is a Folklore? Can you recall a Folklore?
What is a Folklore? Can you recall a Folklore?
Myth- a myth is a sacred story concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the creatures in it came to be in their present form. The active beings in myths are generally gods and heroes. Myths often are said to take place before recorded history begins. In saying that a myth is a sacred narrative, what is meant is that a myth is believed to be true by people who attach religious or spiritual significance to it.
Oral Tradition- is a way for a society to transmit history, literature, law and other knowledges across generations without a writing system.
creation myth- is a supernatural mytho-religious story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe.
Do Now: March 6, 2008
Do Now: Watch a 22mins film on the history of Native Americans.
Students will take notes while watching the documentary on Native Americans.
Notes on the Video...
Students will take notes while watching the documentary on Native Americans.
Notes on the Video...
Do Now: March 3-5, 2008
Do Now: What kind of revolution would you like to fight for and why? Explain in your journals.
Comprehension check:
1-According to the speaker, what struggle have his fathers won and what struggle have they lost?
They won social struggle and have lost teh economic batt;e.
2- What does the speaker wish for his children?
He wants his children to know what he stood for.
3-Think critically:
What kind of revolution do you think the speaker is calling for? Explain.
He wants to end state discrimination.
4- Analyze the poem as an effort to persuade. Who do you believe is the intended audience, and what do you think the poet wants the audience to do, think, and feel?
The author of the poem is trying to persuade the reader about how he feels about the discrimination anong Spanish people.
Comprehension check:
1-According to the speaker, what struggle have his fathers won and what struggle have they lost?
They won social struggle and have lost teh economic batt;e.
2- What does the speaker wish for his children?
He wants his children to know what he stood for.
3-Think critically:
What kind of revolution do you think the speaker is calling for? Explain.
He wants to end state discrimination.
4- Analyze the poem as an effort to persuade. Who do you believe is the intended audience, and what do you think the poet wants the audience to do, think, and feel?
The author of the poem is trying to persuade the reader about how he feels about the discrimination anong Spanish people.
Do Now: February 28-29, 2008
Do Now: can you recall a time when you were prejudged? Give details in your journal.
Yes, i have been Prejudged before about my true identy. Although I am a Pakistani American, My "History teacher" asked if i was an Egyptian.
-How are these poems a form of protest poetry? And what are they protesting?
Both poems protest about how they are prejudged about their true identies.
1- Comprehension Check:
How does the poet say she is viewed by Anglos, and by Mexicans?
The poem states, " viewed by Anglos as pherhaps exotic" meaing not native and by Mexicans as an alien or foriegn.
2-Think Critically:
How do you think the poet feels about being bilingual and bicultural?
- Her different or more than 1 identity is making her "crezy."
3-How do you interpret the title “Legal Alien?”
"Legal Alien' means an legal immigration being foreign.
4-What purpose does the hyphen serve in this poem?
Hyphen in this poem shows that she is an American but she's mixed with other identities, so she separated.
Yes, i have been Prejudged before about my true identy. Although I am a Pakistani American, My "History teacher" asked if i was an Egyptian.
-How are these poems a form of protest poetry? And what are they protesting?
Both poems protest about how they are prejudged about their true identies.
1- Comprehension Check:
How does the poet say she is viewed by Anglos, and by Mexicans?
The poem states, " viewed by Anglos as pherhaps exotic" meaing not native and by Mexicans as an alien or foriegn.
2-Think Critically:
How do you think the poet feels about being bilingual and bicultural?
- Her different or more than 1 identity is making her "crezy."
3-How do you interpret the title “Legal Alien?”
"Legal Alien' means an legal immigration being foreign.
4-What purpose does the hyphen serve in this poem?
Hyphen in this poem shows that she is an American but she's mixed with other identities, so she separated.
Do Now: February 27,2008
Do Now: Do you consider yourself as having a mixture of roots? Why or why not?
Yes, i think that everyone came from the same root. We are all mixed with different anestory. We belong to one family of ancestory in the past. i don't think there is one root per family, I think that we all have a mixture of roots.
1- What geographical regions can be identified in this poem?
Caribbean, Puerto Rican, america, new york, Manhattan, Bronx, california and Europe.
2- Describe the message within the following verses:
“History made me” and “I was born at the crossroads.”
Her background is form various places in the past and she came to be form many places.
3- Define Caribeña and Taíno.
A) Caribeña- A girl or a woman from teh Caribbean.
B) Taíno- Inhabitants.
4- How would you characterize the speaker’s racial and ethnic background?
The speakers racial and ethic background is that she is from many different areas. She describes herself as Caribbean, Puerto Rican, and an California Puerto Rican Jew.
Yes, i think that everyone came from the same root. We are all mixed with different anestory. We belong to one family of ancestory in the past. i don't think there is one root per family, I think that we all have a mixture of roots.
1- What geographical regions can be identified in this poem?
Caribbean, Puerto Rican, america, new york, Manhattan, Bronx, california and Europe.
2- Describe the message within the following verses:
“History made me” and “I was born at the crossroads.”
Her background is form various places in the past and she came to be form many places.
3- Define Caribeña and Taíno.
A) Caribeña- A girl or a woman from teh Caribbean.
B) Taíno- Inhabitants.
4- How would you characterize the speaker’s racial and ethnic background?
The speakers racial and ethic background is that she is from many different areas. She describes herself as Caribbean, Puerto Rican, and an California Puerto Rican Jew.
Do Now: February 26,2008
Do Now: Students will volunteer their research findings on the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement and other historical elements of Hispanics in American during the 1960s.
Do Now: February 25, 2008
Do Now: What do you know, or have noticed, or heard to be stereotypes of Chicano/Hispanic/Latino culture?
Different Latino cultures speak different languages. Most also practice different religions. Teh Hispanic people have traditions that they celebrate all over the world. They will never give up their culture which is what makes an Hispanic person a Hispanic person.
Chicanos and Mexicans:
Difference: Chicanos
1-Hispanics that are all spanish speakers.
2-Latino's who are related to Latin america. They imported from Mexico to the U.S.
3- Spanish, Portuguese and French is the Native Language.
Similarities:
1- Both refer to Mexicans.
Difference: Mexicans.
1-Many Mexicans became citizens of teh United States.
2- U.S. citizens.
Different Latino cultures speak different languages. Most also practice different religions. Teh Hispanic people have traditions that they celebrate all over the world. They will never give up their culture which is what makes an Hispanic person a Hispanic person.
Chicanos and Mexicans:
Difference: Chicanos
1-Hispanics that are all spanish speakers.
2-Latino's who are related to Latin america. They imported from Mexico to the U.S.
3- Spanish, Portuguese and French is the Native Language.
Similarities:
1- Both refer to Mexicans.
Difference: Mexicans.
1-Many Mexicans became citizens of teh United States.
2- U.S. citizens.
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