Building vocabulary: working with words about the key elements of mythology Unit 2 lesson 5

Learning targets • I can collaborate with my peers to create word models for key vocabulary in mythology. • I can explain the meaning of key vocabulary in mythology to my peers.

Do now: Clarifying questions vs. probing questions A clarifying question simply asks for more information, the answers to these are typically short and factual A probing question digs for a deeper response, the answer to these are typically longer and may have more than one answer- they may be opinion questions!

Examples of clarifying and probing questions Clarifying question: What kind of dance do you do? Probing question: What is your favorite kind of dance and why? Clarifying question: What kind of sport do you play? Probing question: What is your favorite kind of sport and why?

Do now: todaysmeet.com On the online forum give one example of a clarifying question and one example of a probing question

What is a glossary? A short dictionary that includes an alphabetical list of words that relate to a particular subject Example: textbooks have glossaries!

Vocabulary words for word models Archetype Supernatural Origins Separation Duality Fate Prophecy Struggle for power

Criteria for word models We will want to use them and look at them. They’ll need to be a size we can carry with us. The information will need to be clear so that we can use them in our reading, writing, and discussions. They will need to be organized and clear. They will need to present the meaning of the key word in different ways—a synonym and antonym, a sentence, a symbol, and a definition.

What to include in word models The word or concept Synonym: What it is Antonym: What it isn’t Symbol: non-linguistic representation A sentence containing the word or concept

Example of word model

Exit ticket Think-pair-type How has your understanding of this element of mythology been changed or clarified after working with the vocabulary words?”

homework Read Chapter 14 of The Lightning Thief. Purpose: What is the role of the supernatural in Chapter 14? Write 2 paragraphs using our paragraph writing format

Question Basket Each group will be assigned a question Groups will be given 5 minutes to discuss the question and find the evidence to back up their response The group leader will choose one person to submit the response online on todaysmeet.com

questions All scholars should have out The Lightning Thief and open to Chapter 14 Chapter 14 begins: “I’d love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera.” In this context, what does the word revelation mean? 2. If the word mortal means able to die, what does Percy mean when he says, “I came to terms with my own mortality?” on page 212? 3. On page 213, Percy says, “I could see where the fire on my clothes had been quenched. But when I touched my own shirt, it felt perfectly dry.” What is the meaning of the word quenched here? How is it the same or different from your thirst being quenched? 4. How does Percy’s fall from the Arch and descent to the bottom of the Mississippi River help to move the plot of the story forward?

Mortality: the condition of being mortal vocabulary Mortality: the condition of being mortal Mortuary, mortician Revelation: a realization of something previously unknown Quenched: to put out

Carousel of quotes Each group will be given a set of quotes, either from Chart 1, 2, 3 or 4. In their notes, the groups must write down 2 similarities and one different between the 2 quotes they are assigned After 8 mins, groups will share out

Carousel of quotes Chart 1: Cronus: “But Rhea mourned. Her five sisters, who had married the five other Titans, were surrounded by their Titan children, while she was all alone.” “The Key Elements of Mythology”: “Some of the characters in myths are often non-human even though they possess human qualities and emotions. These characters might include gods, goddesses, and supernatural beings.” Chart 2: Cronus: “But Cronus did not set his monstrous brothers free, and Mother Earth was angry with him and plotted his downfall.” “The Key Elements of Mythology”: “The struggle for power in a myth occurs between two opposing forces. This struggle for power may be between two supernatural forces, a supernatural force and a mortal, or two members of a single family and may be as a result of jealousy, for example.”

Carousel of quotes (con.) Chart 3: Cronus: “Cronus was now the lord of the universe. He sat on the highest mountain and ruled over heaven and earth with a firm hand.” “The Key Elements of Mythology”: “These non-human characters often possess super-human powers and use them to interact with our human world by, for example, controlling the weather. Gods and goddesses may also visit our world by disguising themselves in different forms.” Chart 4: Cronus: “But she knew that one of his sons would be stronger than he, just as Cronus had been stronger than his father. Cronus knew it too, so every time his Titaness-wife Rhea gave birth, he took the newborn god and swallowed it. With all of his offspring securely inside him, he had nothing to fear.” “The Key Elements of Mythology”: “The idea of fate, and its overwhelming power, is a central theme in many myths. Neither gods nor man seem able to escape fate, despite many attempts to do so. Making this theme even more prominent, many myths begin with a prophecy. This prophecy then shapes the actions and interactions of the various characters of the myth.”