Transcript Orphan Boy and Elk Dog

Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog
Blackfeet Legend
Goals
• Content Goal – To discover the lessons it
teaches and why it stands the test of time. To
summarize, contrast, and extend understanding
beyond the text.
• Language Goal – To support answers using
text-based, cited details (10.W.9) and to
determine word meanings using context and/or
word patterns (10.L.4)
• (+2)
Pre-teaching Vocabulary
For each word below, write it and a synonym (a word
that means the same thing) on your paper (+5)
1. refuse – anything thrown away as useless
2. surpassed – went beyond; did excellently
3. emanating – coming forth
4. relish – pleasure and enjoyment
5. stifle – hold back
Elk Dogs are horses.
Kingfishers are birds.
White buffalo are rare signs of fortune.
A travois is like a cart
without wheels.
Pre-reading
• How much courage does it take to do
something you know you might fail?
• Elaborate on courage in the face of failure in
ten or more sentences. Carefully select your
word choice. (+10)
Author & Literary Element
• Blackfeet- This myth was written through the
oral tradition of an entire culture. Write down
the most important details about the Blackfeet
from page 426. (+1)
• Myth- Write the definition of myth in your
own words (see page 427). (+1)
During Reading
Note 10 obstacles & success as you read. (+20)
Long Arrow’s Struggle
1. deaf
2. hungry
3. orphaned
4. …
How he overcomes struggle
1. …
2. …
These are examples,
finish the chart as
you read the story.
10.
10.
Assessment – CAT Questions
1. (LC02) Write a summary of tasks Good Running
says Long Arrow must do before seeking the Elk
Dog including three details from the story. (+3)
2. (LA06) What are two differences between the spirit
lodge and Long Arrow’s world? Include two
substantive from the story in your answer. (+3)
3. (LT10) What four pieces of advice would Long
Arrow give about being successful? Provide textbased details to support each piece of advice. (+3)
Post-Reading Analysis Prompt
Orpheus was the son of Apollo and Calliope. He married
Eurydice who soon died. He followed her into Hades
and begged Pluto to have her back. He said Orpheus
could have her back if he left Hades trusting that she
was right behind him. If he turned around to check that
she was, Eurydice would spend eternity in Hades, and
Orpheus couldn’t have her back. Of course, Orpheus
turned around to check on Eurydice so she died again,
and he lived unhappily ever after.
Comparative Literature- What are the similarities
between “Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog” and
“Orpheus & Eurydice,” the Greek legend? Write
your analysis in at least ten sentences and include
text-based details. (+10)