Write about the following ideas in your notes to help get you ready to talk with your classmates–Please submit your notes to complete this assignment
Idea 1: Myth–not just superstition
Use clues from the novel to recreate Laguna Pueblo myth:
Stories that tell people who they are, where they’re from, how they arrived, and what their purpose is, etc.
Next, use clues from the novel and from your own experiences in the United States to recreate American myth:
Stories that tell people who they are, where they’re from, how they arrived, and what their purpose is, etc.
Idea 2: The land and the people are not separate–the health and wholeness of one is part of and inseparable from the other
Find clues in the book that help illustrate this point
Relate this point to the previous discussion on Myth–what stories in Laguna myth help show people this connection?
When it comes to American myth, what stories in our culture help to define the relationship between land and people?
Now, discuss with your group–Begin by going around the table to hear from each member of the group. Take notes as you listen.
As a group, develop a short presentation that you’ll deliver in class on Wednesday. The goal for your presentation is to help the class gain a deeper and more complex understanding of Ceremony and its relevance in our lives. Your group’s presentation should include:
Combined ideas so that all group members’ thoughts are included
At least 2 key quotations
At least 2 relevant images
Speaking roles for all group members
a list of works cited for all images you share and for any secondary sources that you refer to
the book is by Leslie Silko’s
