Language Arts A Navajo Thunder Song The song
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Language Arts A Navajo Thunder Song The song below is part of a Navajo chant for thunder, which brings rain. The Navajo sang the song during the Mountain Chant Ceremony. Twelfth Song of the Thunder from the Navajo (translated by Dr. Washington Matthews, 1887) The voice that beautifies the land! The voice above, The voice of the thunder. Within the dark cloud Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land! The voice below: The voice of the grasshopper. Among the plants Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land.
Language Arts A Navajo Thunder Song The song below is part of a Navajo chant for thunder, which brings rain. The Navajo sang the song during the Mountain Chant Ceremony. Twelfth Song of the Thunder from the Navajo (translated by Dr. Washington Matthews, 1887) The voice that beautifies the land! The voice above, The voice of the thunder. Within the dark cloud Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land! The voice below: The voice of the grasshopper. Among the plants Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land.
Language Arts Writing Assignment Write your own myth or legend. Myths and legends were written to explain natural phenomena before something was proven by science. Include Explanation of the setting The problem The failure to solve the problem The main character comes along He/She has a plan The solution is found Conclusion (usually a happy ending) W. 6. 3, W. 6. 4, W. 6. 5, L. 6. 1, L. 6. 2 a, b
Language Arts Navajo Code Talkers Navajo solders were used in WWII as what they call Code Talkers. They could talk in a code that couldn’t be broken. Using their own language as the base for the codes. I. III. IV. V. VI. In groups of four you will come up with your own code. On a piece of paper write A-Z Figure out a code for each letter Write at least three sentences in code about what a Rain Dance is. Each group will present their writen coded sentences and code to another group for decoding. Groups will present their findings to the class using the ELMO
Trail Of Tears Social Studies The Trail of Tears is a path that over 16, 000 Native Americans walked after the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. European settlers had always wanted to own Native American land, but when Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1829, he began to pass laws that forced Native Americans living east of the Mississippi to move west of the Mississippi so that he could use their land. It is called the “Trail of Tears” because many people became ill or injured and died attempting to walk the entire trail, which crosses nine different states and goes over several thousand miles of Vocabulary entitled: Has the right to do something. opponents: People who American Flag in 1822 under Andrew Jackson. disagree with a point Answer the question below on a separate piece of paper. Many of the opponents of the Indian Removal Act were also slave owners. Do you think they were entitled to speak about the unfair treatment of Native Americans when they took part in the unfair practice of slavery? Why or why not? Copyright 2011 -2012 Education. com www. education. com/worksheets
