This week in Reading, we have been learning about legends and the author, Tomie dePaola. Legends were historically stories developed by native cultures to explain why certain things occurred in nature. In the dePaola books The Legend of Blue Bonnet and the Legend of Indian Paintbrush, dePaola weaves heartwarming stories about how these two wildflowers came to be named.
When Native Americans reached young adulthood and realized their talents, they received their true name which highlighted their best characteristic or talent. In the Legend of Blue Bonnet, a little girl receives the name "She-Who-Dearly-Loved-Her-People" when she sacrificed her beloved doll to bring rain to end the famine. In their writing journals, the children thoughtfully created a name and symbol which they felt best described their finest traits. Here are some of the "new" names in our class:
She-Who-Is-Creative
She-Who-Loves-To-Read
He-Who-Is-Helpful
He-Who-Is-Loyal
She-Who-Is-Responsible
He-Who-Is-Determined
and ...
She-Who-Is-Energetic !
1 comment:
I love how She-Who-Is-Alone sacrificed her doll so the drought would end, and also she was very respectful to her people.
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