What is lost/gained
as cultural identity
evolves?
Finding the cross-cultural unifying
factors.
Review
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Using your notes, answer yesterday’s EQ.
You may do this through prose, poetry or
artwork, but you must be able to explain
your response in great detail in other
words, if you can’t get up and speak about
your response for at least 3 minutes, you
haven’t put enough effort into it
How do internal/external
influences force cultural
evolution?
What external factors affect the
Native American culture?
Homework
How do generational perceptions
empower one to see cultural
transformations a type of evolution?
What is evolution?
What is a cultural transformation?
Susan Power: How does the author’s
background affect her perception of
cultural artifacts?
Susan
Power
Tell stories
Body image
Lives
Cultural
expectations
Similarities Susan
Power’s
Mother
Satire
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A form of social protest.
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Fact or opinion? Explain.
Dora The Conquistador
• Parody of…
• Irony…
• Sarcasm…
• Ridicule…
• Exaggeration…
Victim of "Dora the
Conquistador" Doll
Exploration
Narratives
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
Think of a time when you explored something.
This can be a new place, a new school, a new
store, a purse, a subject, anything that you
explored. What did you explore? Where were
you? What was the purpose of your
exploration? Did you learn anything new?
What are some of the details of your
exploration?
A narrative can encompass any
type of exploration!
Narrative Accounts
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Tell the story of real-life events.
LITERARY & HISTORICAL!
Historians and Researchers
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Use narrative accounts as PRIMARY
SOURCES
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Firsthand accounts: they lived through it
Reflect a personal slant
Often biased: one sided perspective
SECONDARY SOURCES
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Secondhand account: researched the experience
Lose immediacy/accuracy
Types of Narratives
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Journals/Diaries
Letters
Original Documents
Explorers can be seen in
different ways
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Heroes (Positive)
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Villains (Negative)
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
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“A Journey Through Texas” exploration narrative
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Second in command during the journey through FL
Shipwrecked and Cabeza de Vaca and a crew of about 60
men survived—Galveston, TX.
15 lived through the winter
3 survived to the end (18 months of wandering)
Journey sparked exploration of Texas.
Always encouraged others to explore America
Page 43
Based on the readings…
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Would you say the explorers are heroes or
villains? Explain your response using at
least one specific quote from the text. Put
the citation in MLA at the end of your quote.
(Author’s last name page#).
PBS Account of Cabeza de Vaca
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Biased?
Does this change your opinion? Explain.
Analyze the satire in this cartoon. What issue is
it trying to expose? What techniques does the
author use? Is it effective?
Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
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Best known for being first European to see
the Grand Canyon
Traveled with Coronado—Cibola
Page 47
Read the exploration
narrative then…
Complete the chart on page 7 using
your notes from Friday to help you!
Based on the readings…
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Would you say the explorers are heroes or
villains? Explain your response using at
least one specific quote from the text. Put
the citation in MLA at the end of your quote.
(Author’s last name page#).
Bias
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an inclination of temperament or outlook;
especially : a personal and sometimes
unreasoned judgment : prejudice
How are narratives biased?
PBS on Coronado—de Cardenas’
pal.
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How do your associates/friends affect your
character?
Does Coronado’s association with de
Cardenas affect your perception of the
explorer? Explain.
Why is bias dangerous?
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Stereotyping
Historical record fallacy
“Missing” Sherman Alexie
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Known for: The Lone Ranger and Tonto
Fistfight in Heaven; Smoke Signals; and
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian
Spokane Tribe
What did the American Indians lose when
the Explorers came? List everything you
can think of.
How is this a
reaction to forced
cultural change?
What are other ways people react?
Jana Mashonee
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She is Lumbee and Tuscarora, originally
from Robeson County, North Carolina,
One Tribe Music Video
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How does this song answer the EQ: What
are the effects of internal/external
influences forcing cultural evolution?