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Creation of the Animal People (Okanogan Legend Final Part)

6/2/2015

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Old One made people and animals into males and females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus all living things came from the earth. When we look around, we see part of our mother everywhere.

The difficulty with the early world was that most of the ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and there was much trouble among them. They were also very stupid in some ways. Though they knew they had to hunt in order to live, they did not know which creatures were deer and which were people, and sometimes they ate people by mistake. 

At last, Old One said, "There will soon be no more people if I let things go on like this." So he sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and other evil beings among the ancients and teach the Indians how to do things. 

And Coyote began to travel on the earth, teaching the Indians, making life easier and better for them, and performing many wonderful deeds. 

Match PowerPoint Pictures to Vocabulary
people
animals
multiply
male deer
female deer
Old One
earth
mother
selfish
monsters
hunt
coyote
teach
Indians
travel

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Matching Adjectives to Graph


Some


Many 


Most




Antonym Matching (Part 1)
male                                                           nowhere
multiply                                                     all of
living                                                           dead
part of                                                       divide
everywhere                                              female
difficult                                                      late
early                                                         little
much                                                        easy

Antonym Matching (Part 2)
stupid                                                     smart
mistake                                                  terrible
evil                                                          good
teach                                                      learn
better                                                    worse
many                                                      on purpose
wonderful                                            few
began                                                    finished

Introductory Discussion Questions
What kinds of animals multiply quickly? 
What are some examples of selfish behavior?
What are some examples of stupid behavior?
Do you enjoy hunting?
Do you think knowledge can be lost? Can you think of examples? 

Listening Fill in the Blank
Old One made people and animals into males _____ females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus _____ living things came from the earth. When we ______ around, we see part of our mother everywhere.

_____ difficulty with the early world was that most ____ the ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and _______ was much trouble among them. They were also ______ stupid in some ways. Though they knew they _____ to hunt in order to live, they did _____ know which creatures were deer and which were ________, and sometimes they ate people by mistake. 

At ______, Old One said, "There will soon be no more people ____ I let things go on like this." So ____ sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and _______ evil beings among the ancients and teach the Indians _____ to do things. 

And Coyote began to travel ____ the earth, teaching the Indians, making life ________ and better for them, and performing many wonderful deeds. 


Word Bank Fill in the Blank
Old One made people and animals 1.(   ) males and females so that they might breed and multiply. Thus all living things came 2.(   ) the earth. When we look around, we see part of our mother everywhere.

The difficulty with the early world was that most of 3.(   ) ancients were selfish and some were monsters, and there was  4. (   ) trouble among them. They were also very stupid in some ways. Though they knew they had 5. (   ) hunt in order to live, they did not know which creatures were deer and which were people, and sometimes they 6. (   ) people by mistake. 

At last, Old One 7. (   ), "There will soon be no more people if I let things go on like this." So he sent Coyote to kill all the monsters and other evil beings among the ancients and 8. (   ) the Indians how to do things. 

And Coyote began to travel on the earth, teaching the Indians, making life easier and better for them, and performing many 9. (   ) deeds. 

a. much
b. to
c. the
d. said
e. wonderful
f. into
g. teach
h. ate
i. from

Pair Work Discussion Questions
A: 
What does the word 'monster' make you think of? 
What kinds of behaviors could cause there to be no more people?
What knowledge was lost in this story?  
What makes a good teacher?
What is something you would like to learn how to do? 
B:
What do you think is the problem with the world today? 
What does the word 'stupid' make you think of? 
What kinds of knowledge could be lost today? 
Was Coyote a good teacher? Explain. 
What do you think would be 'wonderful deeds'?

Word Puzzle
Down
1. If a person is not good, he is ______.
2. A ________ can have children and be a mother. 
3. Learning Chinese is ___________. 
Across
1. The view from the top of a mountain is ___________. 
2. A ______ cannot have children. 
3. It is better to be _______ than late. 

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Key Vocabulary
male 男性
females 女性
breed 繁殖
multiply 乘
look 看
all 所有
mother 母亲
everywhere 到处
difficulty 难懂的事物
early world 早世界 ?
selfish 自私
monsters 魔鬼
most of the ancients 大多数古老的人
stupid 愚蠢的
had to hunt 得打猎
creatures 人和动物
deer 鹿
sometimes 有的时候
ate 吃了
mistake 错误
like this 象这样 
Coyote 郊狼
kill 杀
evil beings 恶的人和动物
teach 教
Indians 美国的印度人 
how to do things 怎么做事情 
travel 旅游
easier and better 容易的和较好的
performing 执行
wonderful deeds 精彩的事迹

Exercise Answers
Match PowerPoint Pictures to Vocabulary: people-->picture 5, animals-->7, multiply-->4, male deer-->13, female deer-->8, Old One-->3, earth-->15, mother-->6, selfish-->11, monsters-->2, hunt-->9, coyote-->14, teach-->1, Indians-->10,    travel-->12.
Matching Adjectives to Graph: some-->5%, many-->30%, most-->65%
Antonym Matching (Part 1): male-->female, multiply-->divide, living-->dead, part of-->all of, everywhere-->nowhere, difficult-->easy, early-->last, much-->little.
Antonym Matching (Part 2): stupid-->smart, mistake-->on purpose, evil-->good, teach-->learn, better-->worse,        many-->few, wonderful-->terrible, began-->finished. 
Listening Fill in the Blank: and, all, look, The, of, there, very, had, not, people, last, if, he, other, how, on, easier
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1. (f) into, 2. (i) from, 3. (c) the, 4. (a) much, 5. (b) to, 6. (h) ate, 7. (d) said, 8. (g) teach, 9. (e) wonderful. 
Word Puzzle: Down: 1. evil, 2. female, 3. difficult. Across: 1. wonderful, 2. male, 3. early. 
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The Animal People (Okanogan Legend Part 2)

5/18/2015

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The ancients were people, yet also animals. In form some looked human while some walked on all fours like animals. Some could fly like birds; others could swim like fishes. All had the gift of speech, as well as greater powers and cunning than either animals or people. But deer were never among the ancients; they were always animals, even as they are today. 


Picture Matching Game: 
Write the following words on the board. Divide the class into teams. Display the power point pictures. Teams call out the correct match and receive a point if correct. Teams can either play simultaneously or take turns. 

Ancient people
Human
Animals
A flying bird
A swimming fish
A cunning animal
Deer
A gift

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Introductory Discussion Questions
How are animals and humans different? Discuss.
How are animals and humans the same? Discuss.
If you could be an animal, what animal would you be? Why? 
Have you ever seen a deer? Where? 
Are there deer in your country? 

Vocabulary Puzzle
Across
1.       Yesterday, _______, tomorrow.
2.       The beings of the early world were the __________.
Down
1.       They walk on all fours. They are _________.
2.       Birds can _____.
3.       Fish can ______.
4.       The opposite of always is _______.
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Listening Blank Fill
The __________ were people, yet also animals. In form some looked human while some ________ on all fours like animals. Some could fly like ______; others could swim like fishes. All had the gift of speech, as well as greater powers and cunning than either _________ or people. But deer were never among the ancients; they were always animals, even as they are _______.

Word Bank Fill in the Blank
The ancients were people, yet also 1. (   ). In form some looked human while some 2. (   ) on all fours like animals. Some could fly like 3. (   ); others could swim like fishes. All had the gift of speech, 4. (   )well as greater powers and cunning than either animals or 5. (   ). But deer 6. (   ) never among the ancients; they were always animals, even as they 7. (   ) today.

a.       Birds
b.      Animals
c.       As
d.      Walked
e.      Are
f.        Were
g.       People

Pair Work Discussion Questions
A:
What did you think of this story?
How does this story describe animals?
How would you describe a bird?
How is language described in this story?
Are human languages and animal languages the same or different? Explain. 
B:
How would you describe an animal?
How would you describe a fish?
How does this story describe birds and fish?
Why do you think the writers of this story did not believe deer were people?
Are human languages and animal languages the same or different? Explain.

Writing: Compare and Contrast
Write about how animals and humans are the same (compare). Write about how animals and humans are different (contrast).
Writing Challenge
Or, compare and contrast human versus animal languages. 

Key Vocabulary
People 人
Animals  动物
Form 形状
Human 人 
Fly 飞
Birds 鸟
Swim 游泳
Fish 鱼
Gift  礼物
Speech 口语                                                                                                                                                                                                As well as 以及  
Powers  威力
Cunning   狡猾
Deer 鹿 
Never  从来没有
Among 其中
Always 总是
Today  今天
compare contrast 比较 对比

Exercise Answers 
Picture Matching Game: Ancient people-->picture 5, Human-->picture 3, Animals-->picture 4, A flying bird-->picture 8, A swimming fish-->picture 7, A cunning animal-->picture 2, Deer-->picture 6, A gift-->picture 1.
Listening Blank Fill: ancients, walked, birds, animals, today.
Word Bank Fill in the Blank: 1.b. animals, 2.d. walked, 3.a. birds, 4.c. as, 5.g. people, 6.f.were, 7.e. are.
Vocabulary Puzzle: Across: 1. Today. 2. Ancients. Down: 1. Animals. 2. Fly. 3. Swim. 4. Never. 
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Creation of the Animal People (Okanogan Legend)

4/22/2015

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The earth was once a human being: Old One made her out of a woman. “You will be the mother of all people,” he said.

Earth is alive yet, but she has been changed. The soil is her flesh, the rocks are her bones, the wind is her breath, trees and grass are her hair. She lives spread out, and we live on her. When she moves, we have an earthquake.

After taking the woman and changing her to earth, Old One gathered some of her flesh and rolled it into balls, as people do with mud or clay. He made the first group of these balls into the ancients, the beings of the early world.
                                                                      
                                                               Picture Matching

rocks

bones

wind

breath

grass

earthquake

clay

balls

ancients

hair





Introductory Discussion Questions

Where did the world come from or has it always been?

Where did the first people come from?

If the earth were a human being, would you live differently?

Have you ever been in an earthquake? Where? What did you do?

Synonym Matching

earth                                                                       skin

flesh                                                                      people

human beings                                                       mud

soil                                                                        world

early                                                                     bring together

gather                                                                   before


Creation of the Animal People (Okanogan)
Listening Fill in the Blank

The earth was once a _______ being: Old One made her out of a woman. “You will be the mother of all ________,” he said.

Earth is alive yet, but she has been _________. The soil is her flesh, the rocks are her bones, the wind is her ________, trees and grass are her hair. She lives spread out, and we live on her. When she moves, we ______ an earthquake.

After taking the woman and changing her to earth, Old One gathered some of her _______ and rolled it into balls, as people do with mud or ______. He made the first group of these balls into the ancients, the beings of _____ early world.

Word Bank Fill in the Blank

The earth was once a human being: Old One made her out of ___ woman. “You will be the mother of all ________,” he said.

Earth is alive yet, but she has been changed. The soil is her flesh, the _______ are her bones, the wind is her ________, trees and grass are her ______. She lives spread out, and we live on her. When she _______, we have an earthquake.

After taking the woman and changing her to earth, Old One gathered some of her flesh and ________ it into balls, as people do with mud or clay. He made the first group of these _______ into the ancients, the beings of _____ early world.

rocks
breath
moves
rolled
balls
the
a
people
hair

Pair Work Discussion Questions:
A:
  1. Was this story interesting? Why or why not?

  2. Do you think the earth is alive or dead? Why?

  3. How is this story similar to the story in the Pentateuch?

  4. Do you think the term “Mother Earth” comes from this story?
B:
  1. Why does the story say the earth is alive?

  2. How is this story different from the account in the Pentateuch?

  3. Do you think the earth is your mother? Why or why not?

  4. Have you ever used clay to make something? What did you make?

Key Vocabulary (I am still a learner of this language, so there may be some errors.)
ancients   古老的人 
balls     球
bones  骨骼
breath  呼吸之空气
clay     泥土
earth 世界
earthquake 地震
early     早期的
flesh   肉
gather  聚集
grass  草
hair  头发
human beings 人
late    迟的
mud   泥
people 人
rocks  岩
scatter  散开
skin  皮肤
soil  泥土
wind 风
world 地球

Answer Key
Synonym Matching: 
earth-->world, flesh-->skin, human beings-->people, soil-->mud, early-->before, gather-->bring together

Picture Matching:
rocks-->rocks, bones-->whale bone, , wind-->kite, breath-->buffalo breath, grass-->grass earthquake-->cracked road, clay-->clay figure, balls-->cue balls, ancients-->cave drawings,
hair-->woman's hair
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