Introduction
In this webquest, you will be asked to asnwser questions and look for information on the internet.
Task
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_storytelling
1. Who are the people involved in storytelling?
2. How are they placed? Is it important?
3. Complete the sentence to explain the purpose of storytelling:
« Native American stories were always intended to either …............................ or …................................... »
http://www.teachercertification.org/generalteaching/storytelling-traditions-of-native-americans.
4. Native americans hunting equipment and animals.
Give examples of animals and weapons used to hunt them...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_Indians#Hunting
5. Native Americans different types of dwellings.
Complete the following grid...
6. What are the 5 key elements of Native American Oral Tradition?
http://nativeede.wix.com/wingedmessenger#!oral-tradition-in-native-america/c1kv6
7. The important themes in Native Americans oral tradition are ...
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2536601139.html
8. Read the legend and reorganize the story...
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/folklore/folktales/articles/white_buffalo_calf_woman.html
9. In picture writing, Native Americans used small drawn symbols that stood for ideas or words.
Picture writing was used to decorate their homes and often painted on buffalo hides to record important events of the life of the tribe.
Have a look at these symbols: