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When Grizzlies Walked Upright
Directions: Based on your first reading, what is this mostly about? What questions do you have of the text?
Directions: Answer the following questions using evidence from the text. Don’t forget to cite your evidence.
Question
Answer
Evidence
LA: How do the opening words of this
story help to identify it as an origin
myth? Where is this occurring?
What did the Chief of the Sky Spirit
do when he grew tired of the Above
World?
What happened when he touched an
area? What was used to create
animals?
How did the Sky Spirit react upon the
creation of the grizzly bears?
What did the Wind Spirit do to bother
the Sky Spirit? How did the Sky Spirit
respond?
Who finds the red-haired daughter of
the Sky Spirit? What happens with
her through her life?
What does the Sky Spirit do when he
sees what has happened with his
daughter?
What did the piles of stones
represent? How did they get there?
ENG III When Grizzlies Walked Upright
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In a short summary, how did life begin according to the Modoc people?
Question
Answer
Evidence
What does the Sky Spirit’s reaction to
his daughter and grandchildren
suggest about Modoc attitudes
toward obedience?
What archetypes are present in this text?
What themes are suggested by this text?
ENG III When Grizzlies Walked Upright