Friday, October 4, 2013

Learning Objectives:
I can...

• recognize how myths explain natural elements
• utilize key elements of a short story
• recognize how myths explain origins of natural elements

Opening:

1. In your small groups, share the animal that you chose for your "transformation" story.

• Does it have the following:
• A LEAD that gets the story off the ground
• A Beginning, Middle and End
• Sensory Details (adjectives and adverbs, as well as Vivid Verbs)
• Dialogue between a human and a god
• A FRAILTY/WEAKNESS on the part of the human

2. Share aloud any that were particularly successful.

3. Journal Quickwrites:

• What common character trait do Arachne, Phaethon and Icarus all share??  What warning have all the story tellers given to humans?

• What warning did your story give to humans?

Work Period:

4. Examine the elements of nature on page 76.  

• With a partner from your group, explain how people in the distant past (before science) might have explained the origins of these natural phenomena. 

Closing:

Monday will be the beginning of the EA.  What natural phenomena will you explain?  Brainstorm on page 81 and 82 to get some ideas together for next week.