Unit 1:  Creation Story

You've completed your reading of the Iroquois's myth "The World on the Turtle's Back."  Choose one of the two options below.  

1.  The Iroquois emphasized the importance of living in harmony with the natural world.  Write your explanation of how the Iroquois myth expresses this relationship toward all living things.

2.  The twins in this myth represent "two ways of the world which are in all people" - the "straight mind" and the "crooked mind."  Write your reflection  in which you agree or disagree with this view of human character.  Support your opinion with examples.