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6.1 Prehistory
6.2 Mesopotamia/Egypt
6.3 Ancient Israel/Hebrews
6.4 Ancient Greece
6.5 Ancient India
6.6 Ancient China
6.7 Ancient Rome
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Standard 3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
Story:
Ta-Na-E-Ka
Focus: Standard 3.2 Conflict and
Resolution
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Chapter 2
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Standards (Hover cursor on bear for
info)
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Vocabulary
encounter |
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grimaced
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ordeals
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participate
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spat
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victorious
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Summary: Ta-Na-E-Ka is a ritual of
adulthood for the members of the Kaw tribe. It is very important
to
the adults, but the children of the new generation, including Mary,
don't value it very much. Mary finds a conniving way to avoid the
hardships. Though disappointed at her deceptive ways, her
grandfather
comes to see that she had developed ways to survive in the changing,
modern adult world.
Focus: Conflict and Resolution .
Consider
the following Plot Elements
Setting:
On a Kaw reservation in the early to mid 20th century
Characters:
Mary, Roger, Ernie, Grandfather
Conflict:
Mary needs to survive Ta-Na-E-Ka
Climax:
Mary has to admit to grandfather how she survived
Resolution:
Mary has shown she is able to survive in the modern world, just as
grandfather had done in his youth
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Question
Preview:
- Ta-Na-E-Ka is a Kaw ritual for both _______ and
________
- Mary chose the river side of the woods because
she plans to _______________
- How does Mary feel about Ta-Na-E-Ka? She
has __ about it as she is very frightened
about it.
- In order to have money to help her survive,
Mary borrows $5 from her ________
- This story is about a survival test for Kaw
boys and girls called __ __ _ __
- Why is Mary angry when Ernie says that
Ta-Na-E-Ka is silly? _______________
- When Mary returns from her Ta-Na-E-Ka,
Grandfather says that--___________
- Mary's ability to survive Ta-Na-E-Ka in her own
way shows--_______________
- Which term describes Mary's
character? cowardly/lazy/resourceful
- After Mary returns from her Ta-Na-E-Ka, what
shocks her about herself when she speaks to her grandfather?
______________
- Grandfather says what about Mary?
_____________
- What hidden character trait in Grandpa is
revealed during his conversation with Mary and helps lead to the
resolution of the conflict? He revealed that he had a sense of
______
- Roger's willingness to let Mary choose which
direction she'll go is important to the plot because it sets the stage
for Mary to end up at ________________
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