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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What does King say the world floats on?
2. What does King say is “all we are”?
3. What happens in the beginning of the Indigenous creation story that King tells?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does the storyteller answer the girl’s question about how many turtles there are?
2. Why was King’s mother the target of discrimination at work?
3. What different kinds of worlds does King say the Christian and Indigenous creation stories describe?
Paired Resource
“Earth on Turtle’s Back” and “The World on the Turtle's Back" Oral Storytelling Clip
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Borders
Borders
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Green Grass, Running Water
Green Grass, Running Water
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Medicine River
Medicine River
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The Back of the Turtle
The Back of the Turtle
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The Inconvenient Indian
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
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Truth and Bright Water
Truth and Bright Water
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