Brother Bear

 

Can Man Exist Without Stories?

 

This is a story from long ago when the great mammoths still roamed our lands. It’s the story of my two brothers and me. When we were young we were taught that the world is full of magic. The source of this magic is the ever-changing lights that dance across the sky. The shaman women of our village told us that these lights are the spirits of our ancestors and they have power to make changes in our world. Small things become big and winter turns to spring. One thing always changes into another. But the greatest change I ever saw was that of my brother, a boy who desperately wanted to be a man.

Natural Elements                           What is a Spirit?                What is the role of a Shaman?        

(meaning)                                    (who, where, when)                                                                        

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Characters

 

Point of View

 

Plot

 

Conflict

 

Symbols

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Read the passage below and correct mistakes if necessary.

The Inuit lived in an area comprising a large part of northern Earth, including Northern Canada. Parts of the Yukon, NWT, Nunavut, Quebec and Labrador were settled by the first peoples of the Canadian Arctic.

Religion The Inuit believed in animism: all living and non-living things had a spirit. That included people, animals, inanimate objects, and forces of nature. When a spirit died, it continued living in a different world- the spirit world. The only people who had enough power to control the spirits were the powerful religious leaders called the Shamans or 'Angakoks'. Shamans used charms and dances as a means to communicate with the spirit world. Shamans also wore carved masks-mostly representing animals- while performing their rituals. It was believed that masks had powers that enabled them to communicate with the spirits. To appease the spirits the Shamans would make recommendations. They would suggest offering gifts to the spirits, moving away, and sometimes would fine the person for breaking the rules and angering the spirits. Shamans used their rattles to summon up the spirits

 

Journal Entry

Describe the picture shown above. Imagine you are an Inuit. How would you survive? 

Housing  

Food&Water

Transportation
Education  

Defense   

Entertainment  

Religion

What Is A Brother?  

1. Describe the characters

2. What do the brothers do together? How do they show that they love one another?

3. What does Kenai have to do to become a man?

4. What is a Totem?

5. ELEMENTS OF FICTION: Character description, Themes, Symbols
 

     Journal EntryCreate your own Totem name and picture and describe why you picked it.