Essay Questions to Outline for “Meeting of the Cultures” and from The Iroquois
Constitution
Name ____________________________________________________ Date ________
Directions: Create an outline on the back of this paper to answer one of the
following questions.
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Your outline must be in key words or phrases only.
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The only sentences you may use are direct quotations that you are using to
support your position.
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Make sure that your outline includes a section for the introduction, the body, and
the conclusion of your essay.
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No other information other than the outline (such as vocabulary definitions) may
be on this paper.
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1. Thinking about the Essential Question: What is the relationship between
literature and place, write a brief essay about how the Iroquois Indians use
elements from the natural world to symbolize the workings of a good government.
2. Write a brief essay to explain whether the Onondaga saw animals as positive
forces or negative forces in their lives, based on the events in the myth "The Earth
on Turtle's Back." Give evidence from the myth to support your answer.
3. Thinking about the Essential Question: What is the relationship between
literature and place, choose either “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” or “The
Navajo Origin Legend.” Write a brief essay about how the first people or the first
husband and wife, came to be. Explain what the origin myth reveals about the
culture of either the Modoc or the Navajo tribes.