American Literature
Warm Ups
Native American Unit
3 September 2015
Please date the top of your entry and respond to the following
questions briefly and using complete sentences. You do not need
to rewrite the question:
1. What traditions are important to you and your family, and
how are they passed down through the generations?
2. What stories are told in your family? What stories will you tell
your grandchildren?
3. Do you prefer to read stories in print or hear them told to
you? Why?
4 September 2015
Respond to two of the three following questions using complete
sentences. Include the corresponding vocabulary word in your
sentences.
1.
To what forces or temptations do you often give in? Why do
you think this is?
Example: I often succumb to__________ because __________.
2. With whom do you frequently argue? Is it your parents, your
best friend, your siblings, etc.? Why is your relationship so
quarrelsome?
3. Describe a time when you were mischievous. Did you get
caught?
8 September 2015
Below are questions worded similarly to those on the ACT. For
each number, choose the correct sentence structure for each
colored section; then, rewrite the whole passage correctly.
The
fellthrough
(b) through
the hole,
butcaught
she was
caught
by
Thesky
sky woman
woman fell
the hole,
she was
by birds.
They
birds. They placed her on (c) the back of a turtle, which is where
placed her on the back of a turtle. Which is where the earth began to
the earth began to grow.
grow.
1.
through the hole, she was caught by birds.
a. through the hole she was caught by birds
b. through the hole, but she was caught by birds
c. through the hole because she was caught by birds
d. NO CHANGE
2. the back of a turtle. Which is where
a. the back of a turtle which is where
b. the back of a turtle; which is where
c. the back of a turtle, which is where
d. NO CHANGE
9 September 2015
Use at least three of the vocabulary words from The World on
the Turtle’s Back to write about your summer. Try to use the
words in different forms (ex. Contend= Contentiously).
Underline the words as you use them.
Mrs. Carlson’s example:
I spent most of my summer with my daughter. In
previous summers, I have been quite bored, but she has filled a
void in my life. Every day, we ritually walked the dog, took care
of the chickens and cats, read stories, and played in the yard.
She started testing me with some devious behavior, and it has
been difficult not succumbing to her irresistibly adorable face.
10 September 2015
Below are questions worded similarly to those on the ACT. For each number, choose
the correct sentence structure for each colored section; then, rewrite the whole
passage correctly.
There
many
songs
of early
(d) Native
American
culture.culture.
Each song
has many
Thereare
are
many
songs
of early
Native
American
Each
song has
examples of metaphor (a) and repetition, which were used for different reasons.
many examples of metaphor and repetition; used for different reasons.
1.
Native American culture. Each song
a. Native American culture, each song
b. Native American culture each song
c. Native American culture and each song
d. NO CHANGE
2. and repetition; used for different
a. and repetition, which were used for different
b. and repetition. Used for different
c. and repetition used for different
d. NO CHANGE
14 September 2015
Describe a foolish mistake a friend or
family member made that, in turn,
taught you a lesson. What did you
learn from his/her error?
15 September 2015 (ACT Practice)
You do not need to
rewrite the passage for
this warm-up. Please
number 1,2, & 3 on your
paper, and write out the
correct answers.
1. The best placement for the underlined portion
would be:
a) where it is now.
b) after the word escape.
c) before the word escape.
d) after the word death.
In Coyote and the
Buffalo, the trickster
Coyote successfully tries
to escape an untimely
death by winning over
the buffalo who is
threatening him. His
victory is short-lived,
however, as his
subsequent poor
decisions affect him
negatively later on in the
tale.
2. Which of the following words or phrases is LEAST
necessary and could, therefore, be deleted?
a) by winning over
b) him
c) an untimely
d) tries to
3. Which of the following alternatives to the
underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a) , otherwise, as his
b) , unfortunately, as his
c) , as his
d) , nevertheless, as his
16 September 2015
Simply write the number and the vocabulary words that accurately replace the words
in bold.
1. His outburst in the courtroom was deviant behavior.
2. His comment about the meal was unnecessary and hurtful.
3. He remained pleased to leave such criminal havoc in the hands
of the police.
4. The home was covered in clay and straw aggregate.
5. The neighboring community was rich with culture.
6. The couple strolled along the path in the wooded covert while
holding hands.
7. Because of his differing beliefs, he was deemed a heathen and
ousted from society.
Word Bank: grove, pueblo, adobe, pagan, perverse, remark, content
18 September 2015
Read the brief background of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and fill in the blanks below.
1.
___________________________________ appointed Cabeza de Vaca to colonize the
territory north and east of the Gulf of Mexico.
2.
The trip was one of the most ______________________________expeditions in the
history of the Spanish conquests.
3.
Cabeza de Vaca began the voyage with ______, but by the time they washed up on
_______________________, only _______ men remained.
4.
The conquistador spent six years living with ________________________________ as a
captive, a trader, and ___________________________________.
5.
After achieving his goal of reaching Mexico, Cabeza de Vaca wrote _________________
for the king of Spain.
6.
Upon reentry into society, his _______________________________________________
may have cost him his job as governor of a South American Colony.
21 September 2015
Respond to the following questions using complete sentences.
Include the corresponding vocabulary word in your sentences in
place of the underlined synonyms. Answer all parts.
1. For what do you often beg your parents to buy or do for
you? Do they obey?
2. How do you win over your teachers? Does it work?
3. What quality or trait do you feel best represents your
personality? How do you represent this characteristic??
22 September 2015
Write the vocabulary word that is closest in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each sentence. You do not need to copy the whole
sentence.
1. The Indians learned to burn a wound to make it stop bleeding.
2. Starvation caused illness among many of the conquistadors.
3. Huge waves threatened to flood the barges and capsize them.
4. Why did the navigator beg Cabeza de Vaca to take control of the barge?
5. Cabeza de Vaca did not expect the Indians to express sorrow for the
conquistadors’ predicament.
6. The conquistadors learned not to sneer at the Indians’ healing methods.
7. Cabeza de Vaca seems to personify many positive qualities.
8. When Cabeza de Vaca gave an order, his men had no choice but to obey.
9. How did the conquistadors calm the Indians who were carrying bows?
10. The conquistadors gave away bells and beads to gain favor for
themselves with the Indians.