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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All tricksters have negative qualities of them that make them tricksters‚ not clever heroes. They would not be tricksters if they did not have negative qualities about them. In the story How Stories Came to Earth‚ on page 42‚ it states “Then Anansi came out of his hiding place‚ and said‚ “Fool‚ I have got you‚ and now I will take you to the sky-god to buy his stories once and for all.” Every time Anansi would catch the creature he was looking for in order to get the stories‚ he would insult them
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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‚ the
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contribute to the physical creation of the earth. On the other hand‚ the Celtic Creation story uses an odd number to separate everything‚ whereas Genesis has separations in pairs. The separation of parts can differ‚ but is still shared by most creation myths. The void is another archetypal element that is found in every creation story. If there were not a void‚ then there would be no creation. In the Celtic Creation Story‚ the void is not described in great detail‚ although it does produce Donn and Danu
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Vienna‚ Codex Bodley‚ and the Borgia Group manuscripts. They are major examples that we use today for historical research and enlightenment on a society that isn’t well known. I found the subject to be enticing because the stories told are creation myths and it feels like I am being included in something that is sacred to an ancient society that isn’t mine. Furthermore‚ the pictorial storytelling style makes these manuscripts open for meaningful analysis based on symbolism. This raises the question
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There are many accounts in the Bible that state God as the creator. Genesis 1 and 2 are both creation stories but slightly differ in their accounts; Genesis 1 is a day by day account of all the things God created in not so much detail whereas Genesis 2 explains the creation story in a way that focuses more on the creation of man and woman than just the lands. Having two accounts of the creation story means that it is easier to come up with your own conclusion as to how the earth was created. The
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serving as in the Royal Air Force‚ Hughes attended Cambridge‚ where he studied archeology and anthropology‚ taking a special interest in myths and legends. In 1956 he met and married the American poet Sylvia Plath‚ who encouraged him to submit his manuscript to a first book contest run by The Poetry Center. Ted Hughes was very passionate by animals‚ nature‚ myths and he used them in drawing different types human behavior. In 1970‚ he published Crow‚ a collection of exceptional poems that is a turn
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Liminality Kachinas Lists (be able to define these as well) Smart’s 4 virtues in studying religion 4 functions of rituals 3 kinds of rituals And‚ of course‚ be familiar with the content of the readings. Example content questions: In the Shinto creation myth‚ two deities perform a ritual that goes poorly the first time for what reason? The Osage‚ a Native American group‚ told a creation story in which what animal plays a prominent role? How to Study the Readings Primary sources: Know key figures as well
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to day lives. Without having a purpose or explanation for being here‚ some people would question the point. So to avoid this‚ fortunately there is a massive amount of myths that one can choose from to satisfy their beliefs. Some favorites I have found include the creation stories of the Enuma Elish‚ the Hebrew Bible‚ and Hittite Myths. Each starts the same‚ or about the same in a roundabout way and achieves the ultimate goal‚ a purpose in life. However‚ their approaches and pathways to eternity vary
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This paper will discuss how the word myth is used popularly to often describe a story that is considered a legend. In many cases‚ some people believe the legends to be factual‚ although it may not be true. Myths are passed down or described from person to person in different ways or based on individual or cultural beliefs of those who believe the legends to be true. Each myth is used to describe a legend or a widely exaggerated story that some may question the validity of the story or specific
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