The Iroquois Creation Myth: "The World on Turtle's Back" Writing a Creation Myth Active
Prompt
In this assignment you will be the creator and you will be creating your own myth. Creation myths explain how life came to
exist and how the world was formed. You have read an Iroquois creation myth and are now knowledgeable about how the
myth reflects Native American culture. It's your turn to describe how the world came into existence. You may create our
world in any way you like, but try to remember some of the traditional elements of the Native American creative myth and
incorporate those into your story.
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Which sentence accurately describes elements of historical fiction?

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

When you see information in brackets, these are dialogue stage directions setting actor names