March 31, 2008

Do Now: Can you recall a quote, speech, parable or lesson that inspired you, changed your perspective on life, or made you stop and think? Identify it and explain reasons why.
A quote that i had heard was that "Everything happens for a reason." This quote changed the way I think about life. I think that things happen to you in life that can be good or bad. But there is some reason why it happened to be you because bigger is coming your way. One way was that during the freshman year on Thursdays I will go to swimming but it ended because the programs ended. It lasted about 4 months. From sophomore til now I to a bike club that meets in the summer every week. In the fall and spring we meet once or twice a month. It is more fun, get to learn about bike safety in the streets of New York, I get to it with my siblings and my friends.


Listen to a speech and identify as many of the following: Take notes while you watch and listen. Who is giving the speech, where is the speech, who is the targeted audience, what is the message etc.
I listened to a speech by Ronald Reagan about the space shuttle "Challenger" tragedy address. Ronald Reagan delivered the speech on January 28, 1986 to the people of the United States. He began the speech by saying that he was planning to speak about the report on the state of the union but he decided to talk about the tragedy of the space shuttle Challenger. The tragedy that happened 19 years ago. He said that the country never lost people in flight but the Challenger tragedy lost 7 lives. The 7 people were daring and brave. They were hunger to explore the the universe. He continued by saying the the space program has been her for 25 years but were still pioneers. The space programs continues, for the men and women of NASA he is moved and impressed. He honors the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.

Link to Ronald Reagan's Speech
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganchallenger.htm

Treatment of Native Americans

Task: Assume the role of activists/protestors and research songs that would best depict your position on your assigned topic. Annotate then write a persuasive paragraph and include at least two of the rubric standards.

Healing Songs:
Prayer (from the Navajo healing ceremony called Night Chant)
Tségihi,House made of dawn.
House made of evening light.
House made of the dark cloud.
House made of male rain.
House made of dark mist.
House made of female rain.
House made of pollen.
made of grasshoppers.
Dark cloud is at the door. -->The Bluecoats are coming to the Native Americans.
The trail out of it is dark cloud.
The zigzag lightning stands high upon it.-->Tricked the Native Americans that they were good people.
Male deity!
Your offering I make. --
I have prepared a smoke for you. --
Restore my feet for me. --
Restore my legs for me. -->The Native Americans trusted the bluecoats and wanted help from
Restore my body for me. -- the bluecoats
Restore my mind for me. --
This very day take out your spell for me.
Your spell remove for me.
You have taken it away for me.
Far off it has gone.
Happily I recover.
Happily my interior becomes cool.
Happily I go forth.
My interior feeling cool, may I walk.
No longer sore, may I walk.
Impervious to pain, may I walk.
With lively feeling may I walk
.As it used to be long ago, may I walk.
Happily may I walk.
Happily, with abundant dark clouds, may I walk.
Happily, with abundant showers, may I walk.
Happily, with abundant plants, may I walk.
Happily, on a trail of pollen, may I walk.
Happily may I walk.
Being as it used to be long ago, may I walk.
May it be beautiful before me.
May it be beautiful behind me.
May it be beautiful below me.
May it be beautiful above me.
With it be beautiful all around me.
In beauty it is finished. --> When the blue coats were finished with there healing they left.
By: K. L. Nichols (http://members.cox.net/academia/songs.html)

The author believes that Native Americans know that the blue coats were coming and the blue coats tricked the Native Americans. The blue coats tricked the Native Americans by leading them to think that they are good people but they really are not. The Native American be Friend them and trust the blue coats. When the blue coats got what they needed they left and there friendship ended. The author trusted and befriended the blue coats. There were doing fine until the got what they needed and then the blue coats left. The blue coat left then the Native American had a hard time.

Excerpt from Chief Joseph’s Speech

How is the art of rhetoric evident in Chief Joseph’s speech?
Chief Joseph's speech is an art of rhetoric because the speech showed his feels toward the white men. He told his people that if your at peace with the white men and let them be on your land. They wouldn't treat them bad and they can be at peace with each other. They can be like friends.

Who is he addressing in this speech?
The speech is addressing the white men.

Who is he indicting and why?
He is indicting the white men because when the white men after came the were ok with each other. There was no problems between the two races until the white men became greedy and started to go after there land. This lead to them losing their land and many of their people.

Identify any heroic characteristics?
Chief Joseph had heroic charcteristics because he wanted his people to keep their land and live safe. But with the White men wanting them to go to the Reservation he needed to protect his people so they traveled north to be safe and free.

Why is this speech Protest Literature?
This speech is protest literature because Cheif Joseph and his father didn't want to get up there land and sign the treaty to give up there land.

Do Now and Questions from March 6 to March 14th.

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.
What is an oral tradition in your family or amongst your friends?
- There is no oral traditions in my family or friends.

March 7, 2008

Do Now: What is a myth? - A traditional typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the world view of a people as by exploring aspect of a people.
Do you know of any?-Adam and Eve, devils, demons, dwarfs, elves, giants, genies, heaven, hydra, El Dorado, Santa Claus, underworld, unicorn, vampires, werewolves, witches and wizards.
What is a Folklore? -The traditional beliefs, myths, and practices of a people transmitted orally. Can you recall a Folklore?
-Can't recall
What do you think is creation mythology?
-Explains how the universe earth, and life begins.

March 10, 2008

Do Now: Compare your folktale to the documentary we saw last week on Native Americans: How is your folktale representative of Native Americans?-The Folktale I chose represents Native Americans because the story was about a Cree warrior that lost his wife while he was traveling back home. This story was told though the generations near the Qu' Appelle River.
Does it represent a specific Native American tribe?
-Cree Tribe
What is mythological about your folktale?
-The Cree warrior can hear his believed calling his name as he goes down the river and the wind touching him like she does. On the Qu Appelle river you can still hear the warrior saying who calls and Qu' Appelle.
What literary terms did you identify in your folktale?
Repetition of "Who calls" and "Qu' Appelle".
Personification the wind touch like a human will.
Simile the wind rose softly and swirled through his hair, across his cheek... as gentle as a touch.


March 12,2008

Do Now: How can you connect man and nature from your researched folklores?
-Nature helped the warrior to realized that something happened to his wife. Nature can help man to surive in nature.
Recall: from your Global studies class what is imperialism. -Imperialism is when one powerful country takes control of a weaker Country. Now recall the documentary we viewed last week together with your notes and identify any system of imperialism as it pertains to Native Americans.
- When the Spanish came to America and made the Native Americans move to the west. The Native Americans were sent to camps to convert them to the American ways.
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, Cheirf Black Kettle, Tall Bear and Blue Coats. Point of view-3 rd Person
Conflicts- Women and child were kiled, Native Americans were being killed. The Conflicts were external because the Native Americans were being killed.
Setting- Sand Creek in Colardo Territory.
Historial References-?