- Zoom in on Ute History
- Critique analytical annotation models in order to better understand project possibilities
A Ute Prayer
Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light.
Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young.
Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky.
Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall.
Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain.
Starter 1.29: How does this ideology compare with Western religious and spiritual tradition? What is the same about it? What is different?
Discuss yesterday's activity
1. What did we learn?
2. Driving forces behind poetry?
3. What are principle ideological differences that have emerged for you between indigenous culture and Anglo culture?
Some of your thoughts...
Extend our learning: PBS: "The Original Coloradans"
Let's talk about the possibilities for the annotation project...
Choosing a central text
- Can be an image, document, or artifact.
- Can be literary or historical.
- Must be primary source (unless you have an alternative idea, such as Hayden's). If you have questions about whether something qualifies, check with me. We can get creative with this.
Possibilities for Annotations
You Could…
- Uncover
something hidden
- Explore
a controversy
- Point
out the absurd
- Challenge
assumptions
- Make a
story personal
- Show a
new side to the story
- Compare
eras in history
- Look
beneath the surface
- Challenge
the dominant narrative
- Critique
something we take for granted
1. What is the author's perspective on the issue? If you had to craft a "thesis statement" for the work, what would it be?
2. Thinking about the list above, what type of annotation is this? What is its purpose? What is the tone?
3. Who do you think is intended audience of this piece? What does this author do to make this piece more interesting and engaging for the audience?
4. What makes this genre of analysis interesting and unique?
Tomorrow at Museum:
1. See you guys at 11.
2. If you don't take Chem, come with me on bus at 10:40. I will clear this with your teachers.
3. Bring lunch.
4. Open yourself to whatever lessons you may learn from the experience. Try to look beyond our own context to see artifacts as expressions of the human experience. Observe. Reflect. Question. Think about what you may want to investigate further.
(And....remember that it is possible that linear time is an illusion.)
Coyote Steals the Blanket