For Part A, I decided to read the stories of the Great Plains. I thought it would be interesting just because I know that parts of Oklahoma, like my hometown Lawton, for example, are considered "The Great Plains" and I thought I might encounter some stories that would have to do with it.
The following notes are for each of the stories I really liked, and what I liked about them. I might consider retelling one of these stories depending on what stories I read in Part B. I think these bullet points are a great way to remind myself later this week what I read, what I liked, and how I might use it in storytelling.
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Keith Weller (USDA) Source: Wikipedia)
- How important the Elk was in describing the way the world's workings came about
- Maybe use another animal as a storytelling style and see how that might change the story
- How much symbolism there was - that everything in the world had its own symbolic creation
- The Osages were the ones questioning creation
- Maybe make a new story regarding a different topic of creation and use different animals/groups to tell the story
- For example, if a child asks his mother and father where he/she came from.
Sacred Legend
- I like how there was progressive action
- Each new discovery built upon another
- You could use this "progressive" storytelling style in explaining any chronological historical event
- I'm not sure what story I could make out of this, but I do like how each paragraph builds on each other so that's something to keep in mind when storytelling.
The Legend of the Peace Pipes
- The meaning behind the peace pipes is understood by the end of the story
- I like the use of the different eagles to show why the particular spotted eagle was chosen as the one to make peace pipes
- I could do a storytelling that might involve a teen learning to make a peace pipe and understanding the legend in his journey to making a peace pipe
The Sacred Pole
- I like how one item becomes the sole focus of the story, and by the end, something that seemed so trivial at first becomes a major turning point in the story
- This style of writing could be used to retell any type of incident story that I try to retell
- Maybe retelling this story from a first-person perspective might be really interesting
Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
- I really like how this story explains the beliefs behind seasons and how that affects animals and agriculture
- This would be a fun story to retell in a way that could be found in a children's book to explain the reasons behind season changes, and why animals migrate
Bibliography: Judson's Great Plains Unit Reading Guide Part A
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