6th Grade ELA Unit 2 Lesson 1 Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Do Now “I got the feeling there was a lot he wasn’t telling me about his prophecy, but I decided I couldn’t worry about that right now. After all, I was holding back information too.” The Lightning Thief, page 145 Write a sentence explaining one inference you can make about Percy from his words and actions in the excerpt. Your inferences must show evidence that you have read the chapter.

Daily Report Date September 13, 2017 Objectives Agenda Do Now Do Now Review Objective Review Myths and Legends Read Aloud Close Reading Closure Homework - Read Chp. 10 Objectives “I can make inferences about Percy based on details from the text.” “I can use the details in the text to determine the main ideas of ‘Myths and Legends.’” 3

Do Now Review “I got the feeling there was a lot he wasn’t telling me about his prophecy, but I decided I couldn’t worry about that right now. After all, I was holding back information too.” The Lightning Thief, page 145 Write a sentence explaining one inference you can make about Percy from his words and actions in the excerpt. Your inferences must show evidence that you have read the chapter. Think/Pair/Share * “What inference did you make about Percy?” * “How did you put the details in the text together to form this inference?”

Remember our Objective “I can make inferences about Percy based on details from the text.” “I can use the details in the text to determine the main ideas of ‘Myths and Legends.’”

Moving On… S L A N T

Close Read: “Myths and Legends” Over the next several days you will read and study several of the Greek myths that are alluded to in The Lightning Thief. Rick Riordan made many allusions to Greek myths in The Lightning Thief and knowing more about these allusions will help you understand Percy and his journey more deeply. Think of an allusion as one story “playing beside” another. Read along silently as Myths and Legends is read aloud. What do you think these words mean: deceit, immortal, divinities, solemnity? Use context clues. Use the Word Catcher on p. 49 to record new words you learn.

Close Read: Annotating the Text Re-read the text independently and make annotations about the main idea of each paragraph. Write the main idea of each paragraph in the space provided on page 50 “Myths and Legends”: Using Text Details to Determine the Main Idea. For example (P1): “In appearance, the gods were supposed to resemble mortals, but they were more beautiful, strong, and tall. They resembled human beings in their feelings and habits, marrying one another and having children, and needing daily nourishment and refreshing sleep.” The gods looked and acted like people but were bigger and stronger.

Close Read: Annotating the Text Group Discussion: Discuss your annotations of the main ideas of each paragraph with your groups. It is important for you to build upon each other’s ideas to identify the main idea that is conveyed in the complete text.

Exit Ticket What is the central idea of “Myths and Legends?”