Standards

The students will cite several pieces of text evidence to support analysis of what the text says. RL.7.1

The students will determine a theme from a myth. RL.7.1

The students will analyze how elements of a myth interact. RL.7.3

The students will analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters in a text. RL.7.6

The students will write explanatory texts to examine a topic. W.7.2

Monday, March 20, 2017

Bell work: Word of the Day

  1. The students will watch a short video clip of Greek Gods.
  2. The students will read “Demeter and Persephone” and “The Legend of the Seasons”.
  3. Mini-lesson on mythology, origin myths, and legends using “Demeter and Persephone.”
  4. The students will write a comparison/contrast essay using “Demeter and Persephone” and “The Legend of the Seasons”.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Bell work: 5 minute mystery

  1. Fresh text quiz
  2. The students will read “Three Tales of Echo.”
  3. The students will infer and list the objects that originate from the myth and provide text evidence for each object.
  4. The students will create a “wordless cartoon” to summarize the “Three Tales of Echo.”

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Bell work: Inference cartoon

  1. The students will read “Orpheus”.
  2. The students will write an outline for a summary in their reader/writer notebook.
  3. The students will write a summary question from the story in groups.
  4. The students will participate in a write around to review summary.
  5. Library Day.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Bell work: 5 minute mystery

  1. The students will watch a short film about the Greek temples.
  2. The students will read “Apollo’s Oracle at Delphi”.
  3. The students will read about the constructed Greek temples.
  4. The students will use information from the story, article, and video to create a travel brochure of the temple of Zeus.

Friday, March 24, 2017

Bell work: Study for vocabulary quiz

  1. Vocabulary quiz
  2. The students will read “Pandora’s Box”.
  3. The students will discuss why we use the expression “Pandora’s box” figuratively today using evidence from the story.
  4. The students will read various articles from Newsela that represent “Pandora’s box” in the present.
  5. The students will write about a present day “Pandora’s box.”

Reading Response: Based on the article you read, write an essay about a current day “Pandora’s box.” What relates the current day event to the myth? Use text evidence from the myth and the article to justify your answer.