The Man Who Changed the World of His People

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1. The Man Who Changed the World of His People
2. Named after Sequoia I have read the text
3. A Cherokee Indian Sequoia (Sequoyah, Sikwayi or
4. Talking Leaves Sequoia liked to look at
5. Cherokee Syllabary So, he tried to make an
6. An Important Invention Sequoia’s first pupil was
7. The Way to Literacy Later Cherokee Indians translated
8. A Great Invention Sequoia did much for his
9. Cherokee and Their Language Thanks to Sequoia his
10. Another Story about an Alphabet I
11. Someday I would like to go to
12. Bibliography1. Литературные сказки и легенды писателей Америки
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Named after Sequoia I have read the text about Sequoia trees. They are giant, old, trees in the USA. Sequoias are redwood trees of California. They were named after a man called

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Слайд 1The Man Who Changed the World of His People
Author: Kondratyeva

Мaria form 6 B
Teacher: Kuznetsova Galina Genrikhovna

Слайд 2Named after Sequoia
I have read the text about Sequoia trees.

They are giant, old, trees in the USA. Sequoias are

redwood trees of California. They were named after a man called Sequoia.

Named after Sequoia I have read the text about Sequoia trees. They are giant, old, trees in the

Слайд 3A Cherokee Indian
Sequoia (Sequoyah, Sikwayi or Seqwaia) was a

Cherokee Indian. He was a son of a an Indian

woman and a white man. The boy knew Cherokee traditions but could not read and write. He was illiterate as all his people.

A Cherokee Indian Sequoia (Sequoyah, Sikwayi or Seqwaia) was a Cherokee Indian. He was a son of

Слайд 4Talking Leaves
Sequoia liked to look at books of white

people and called them “talking leaves”. Later he was the

chief of the tribe. Sequoia was a clever man. He wanted to teach his people. He wanted to preserve Cherokee culture.

Talking Leaves Sequoia liked to look at books of white people and called them “talking leaves”. Later

Слайд 5Cherokee Syllabary
So, he tried to make an alphabet for his

people. It was not a usual ABC. Each symbol in

it stands for one syllable. Sequoia worked on his syllabus for 12 years. He created 85 symbols. Sequoia used some symbols of Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and even Arabic ABCs.

Cherokee Syllabary So, he tried to make an alphabet for his people. It was not a usual ABC.

Слайд 6An Important Invention

Sequoia’s first pupil was his daughter Ayoka.

Sequoia demonstrated his creation to the clever and important people

of his tribe. His people believed him and began to learn his syllabus. They began to open schools and teach their children.

An Important Invention Sequoia’s first pupil was his daughter Ayoka. Sequoia demonstrated his creation to the clever

Слайд 7The Way to Literacy
Later Cherokee Indians translated the Bible and

made their own paper «Cherokee Phoenix». Many Cherokee people became

literate and it helped them in life. They could read news and laws, understand the Bible. They could write the story of their tribe.

The Way to Literacy Later Cherokee Indians translated the Bible and made their own paper «Cherokee Phoenix». Many

Слайд 8A Great Invention
Sequoia did much for his people. It was

a great thing for an illiterate man. It is the

only fact in the history of ABC making when one illiterate man did everything himself.

A Great Invention Sequoia did much for his people. It was a great thing for an illiterate man.

Слайд 9Cherokee and Their Language

Thanks to Sequoia his tribe did not

die out. There are people of Cherokee tribe living in

America now. Cherokee people use their language.

Cherokee and Their Language Thanks to Sequoia his tribe did not die out. There are people of Cherokee

Слайд 10Another Story about an Alphabet
I have also read

Kipling’s tales in Russian and liked them very much. Someday

I will read them in English too. Most of all I liked «How the Alphabet Was Made». It also tells about making an alphabet for a tribe.

Another Story about an Alphabet I have also read Kipling’s tales in Russian and liked them

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Someday I would like to go to the USA and

visit the state of California. I would like to go

to the national park and look at sequoia trees. I would like to take photos there.

Someday I would like to go to the USA and visit the state of California. I would

Слайд 12Bibliography
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с. 147-254
2. Киплинг Р. Сказки
3. The New Encyclopedia

Britannica vol.10, pp.643-644 Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1994
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5. http://www.chayka.org/article.php?id=2517
6. http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/ruwiki/1142817
7. http://house-of-night.ru/index/cheroki/0-21
8. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110325/famous.htm