Name of Creature: Thunderbird

● DESCRIPTION: Notes: Citation(s):

Detailed description ● He was hawk like, massive, “He stole beautiful girls.
of creature (looks, strong, supernatural. Whenever he saw one, he
actions, home) -use ● He stole beautiful women, he would just swoop down, pick
imagery (5 senses) flaps his wings and thunder her up with his great green
and similes booms, shuts his eyes and claws, and carry her away to
(comparisons of two lightning comes. his secret home in the high
unlike things using ● Lived in secret home in the high mountains” (Mayo, Ray, 37-
“like” or “as”) mountains, where it was rocky. 38).
“He shuts and opens his
shiny eyes and lightning
zigzags down to earth”
(Mayo, Ray, 37).

● ORIGINS: Where Notes: Citation(s):

and how did the ● Native American “The meaning of the
idea of this creature ● Omen of War Thunderbird symbol was
begin? What does it ● He would cause lightning and viewed by some tribes as an
symbolize? thunder to come down on Earth. omen of war when the sound
of thunder was heard”
(Google definition).
“...Thunderbird of Native
American tradition”
(Wikipedia - Thunderbird).

● COMPARISON: Notes: Citation(s):

Compare and ● Thunderbird is like the phoenix “Different cultures have
contrast this ● Both birds their own interpretations of
creature to another ● Thunderbird is much larger the Phoenix— the bennu
legendary creature ● Phoenix came from many (Egypt), Feng Huang
OR explain how two different cultures. (Chinese), the Huma
authors have ● There was only one phoenix at a (Persian), the Garuda
contrasting views of time, and only one thunderbird. (Oriental), etc” (Thunderbird
this creature. vs Phoenix).

● CONNECTIONS: Notes: Citation(s):

How is this creature ● Thunderbird’s culture is native “He flaps his huge wings and
connected to a american thunder booms. He strikes
specific culture or ● The native americans didn’t trees and breaks them into
country? What know why the lightning and pieces” (Mayo, Ray, 37).
specific features of thunder came down so they said
this creature are the thunderbird.
 connected to its ● It also was a cause for other
cultural origins? things like it stole beautiful girls
● MODERN USE Notes: Citation(s):
TODAY: Where do ● Today many tribes use a totem “This Thunderbird animal
we see elements of pole to show respect to the totem also symbolizes
this creature today? great THUNDERBIRD! creation and destruction,
How is it used in and divides the heavens from
modern media or the earth” (Thunderbird
everyday life? animal totem)