Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Learning Objectives:
I can...

• read closely to identify visual imagery
• connect mythology to life
• recognize how myths explain natural elements

Opening:
1. In your journal, do a 5 minute quickwrite on one of the following prompts:

     A. While it is good to be proud of you accomplishments, what are the consequences of having too much pride?

     B. Describe someone you know who is arrogant and "full of themselves."  How does this person act, and how do others react to him or her?

     C. Describe your feelings about spiders.  What do you know about them?  What are positive and negative aspects of spiders?
2. Review what you know about Athena from Activity 1.19.  Did you know she is the goddess of wisdom, the arts, weaving and war?  Well, she is.

Work Period:
3. Read "Arachne".  While reading, pay attention to the adjectives used throughout the myth to create vivid visual details.

• Create THREE drawings in the "My Notes" section as you read.  Choose any three moments to sketch
• At the bottom of page 74, be sure to predict what you think will happen in the last section.

4. After reading, brainstorm a list of animals in your journal.  Choose one of these and write a brief explanation of how it came to be.  

• Imagine the animal never existed before, until the Greek gods got involved.
• What did the person do that caused one of the gods to transform them into this animal?

Closing:
5. Share your idea with your group.