Lori-Ann Rapattoni EDER 309 October 31‚ 2012 “Woman Who Fell From the Sky” Lesson Plan This essay will present a cross-curricular lesson on a Native-American creation story/myth. It will be organized in four parts. These will include a detailed description of the topic‚ instructional objectives and learner goals‚ detailed content of the instruction and an art-based extension of the lesson. The lesson will comply with the learning areas of the Social Studies‚ Language Arts‚ and the
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Many stories have been created‚ told and passed down through generations about how the earth came to be. Some of these stories have not only differences‚ but also similarities. African and Iroquois cultures seem on the surface to have nothing in common‚ especially because they are from different parts of the world. However‚ they both share fundamental values. The myths “The Golden Chain” from Africa and “The World on the Turtle’s Back” from the Iroquois culture‚ are similar in the fact that they
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Christian and Jews alike serve the same one true and living God the Great I AM‚ the God who created the heavens and the earth‚ the God that breathed life into the nostrils of man. 2.1: The Account of Creation Scripture 1: “Genesis 1 verse 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2The earth was formless‚ and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.” (NLT‚ 2013) The first words in the bible state that the Lord not only
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The Iroquois myth‚ “The World on the Turtle’s Back‚” is a piece that has been passed down from one generation to the next since 1800. It introduces a story of the world; good and bad‚ male and female roles‚ a great god‚ the solar system‚ growth‚ etc. This text not only challenges stereotypical views of gender roles‚ but it also introduces a different perspective on superiority. As the male population is classically seen as dominant‚ fearless‚ and powerful souls; while the female population is seen
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1/28 The Iroquois Creation Story: (17) * The Good Mind and The Bad Mind are the two main characters who were twins born by a woman that inhabited the universe * The woman drops down into the lower earth and sits on a turtle to give birth * The turtle changes into an island with sparse vegetation before her birth * While the baby was in the womb‚ the evil twin came out from underneath the mother’s arm causing her to die‚ “the bad mind” * The Good Mind creates the sun and moon
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Kinship of the Iroquois Christine Garcia ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Prof. Benjamin Wright March 12‚ 2012 KINSHIP OF THE IROQUOIS Kinship can best be defined as a system of social relationships‚ or in simpler terms a system of family. According to our text‚ “kinship involves how people classify each other‚ the rules that affect people’s behavior‚ and people’s actual behavior.” (Nowak and Laird‚ 2010‚ 4:5) Kinship can be seen in our everyday lives within our own circle
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The Iroquois Nation was made up of five nations‚ all of whom believed that the Earth began with “one of the Ancient Ones.” The creation story continues to explain the existence of land‚ humans‚ and food. The Iroquois were a deeply spiritual people‚ and this spurned Mourning Wars. Their spirituality supported their belief that any member of their tribe that died a violent death‚ such as a warrior‚ could not be buried with their family‚ as their spirit was destined to wander the Earth in search of
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rendered. THE NATURAL WORLD God formed the natural world through his words as it is written in Genesis 1:1”In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth”. In this he spoke into existence the universe and everything and contained within. This is a belief we have through the faith of the biblical context in which we read and study. In Romans 1:20 it is said‚ “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen‚ being understood by the things that are made‚ even his eternal
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Title of work you are analyzing: The Iroquois Creation Story Author of the work: David Cusick 1. What is the purpose or function of the work? Why was it written? Explain. Be specific. Include thegenre as well as the reasons it was written. Even though Cusick considers his work history‚ it is a myth. The myth discusses the “foundation” and establishment of the Iroquois world and well as the constant struggle between good and evil. In the work Cusick describes how the land was formed as well
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universal with all cultures having a unique creation story. These ancient creation stories then became myths‚ in which whole cultures believed and followed. The cultures with many similarities and differences going to be discussed are the Greek creation story‚ the Christian creation story‚ the Apache creation story and the Australian Aboriginal creation story. The similarities and differences these myths have in common The connections between these stories are the nothingness or void at the start‚
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