Step 6: Analysis: After reading the story of Demeter and Persephone, students determine what naturally occurring phenomena are explained. As they read, students continue to make predictions and confirm or reject those predictions. Step 5: Predictions: Students discuss the name of the mythological character and make predictions about the character in the myth. Students work with a partner to punctuate the conversation correctly and then compare their version with the original. Step 4: Punctuation Review: Students are presented with a conversation between two mythological characters from which all punctuation has been removed. Word maps contain definitions, synonyms, sentences using the word correctly, and illustrations. Step 3: Word Maps: Students plot word maps to help facilitate their understanding of new vocabulary encountered during the unit. nature, etc.) and how these conflicts are resolved. Step 2: Understanding Conflict and Resolution: Throughout the first two weeks, students read myths in class to determine the types of conflicts that occur (e.g., person vs. At the conclusion of the unit, students work in small groups to generate lists of new understandings about what they have learned.
Step 1: K-W-L: Use this activity at the beginning of the unit to assess how much students already know about mythology and to determine what they would be interested in learning.
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