1. God/Goddess Presentations
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Period 1
Friday 10/17
Tuesday 10/14
Morgan & Haley
Conner & Colby
Dylan & Cole
Eric & Jeff
Monday 10/20
Wednesday 10/15
Hanna, Lauren, & Lindsey
Jack & Chris
Safiya & Caitlin
Nicky & Nathan
Thursday 10/16
Neveah & Samantha
Riley & Andrew

2. God/Goddess Presentations
Period 3
Tuesday 10/14
Friday 10/17
Julia & Joy
Jack & Owen
Ben & Will
Matt & Luke
Wednesday 10/15
Monday 10/20
Kirsten & Louis
Matt, Sam, & Tommy
Allison & Paige
Justin & Emily
Thursday 10/16
Olivia & Josh
Sam & Nick
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3. God/Goddess Presentations
Period 5
Thursday 10/16
Tuesday 10/14
Hunter & Michael
Michaela & Chloe
Mckenna & Meghan
Colin, Dylan, and Eric
Friday 10/17
Wednesday 10/15
Hiley & Katie
Yasmina and Maddie
Paige & Gianna
John & Tom
Riley & Julia
Monday 10/20
Marlena and Ryleigh
Joel & Jared
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4. Arachne Arachnids= ____________________
A Nature Myth
Arachnids= ____________________
What predictions can you make about the subject and purpose of this myth?

5. Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex1Atx1tQPk
A Scottish woman demonstrates how to spin wool
A Safari Montage video of the Arachne myth (5 min.)

6. Key Vocabulary
Skeins
Loom
Shuttle

7. Key Vocabulary Obstinate Indignant stubborn headstrong uncooperative
inflexible
pigheaded
disgruntled
annoyed
offended
resentful
irritated
Obstinate
Indignant

8. Myth:
PURPOSE
A story with gods that teach a lesson or explain a natural or social phenomenon.
What lesson does this myth teach?
What phenomenon does this myth explain?
take reading notes on the text
THEME
Take reading notes on the text

9. Objective: Identify characteristics and actions of the main characters
Use these notes determine the theme of the text
What phenomenon does this myth explain?
What lesson does this myth teach?

10. How can we identify the theme?
Arachne Notes
-skilled weaver
-lives for praise -
In the end:
Athena Notes
-weaving skill comes from her -
In the end:
Take notes on the description and action of the protagonist
Take notes on the description and actions of the antagonist

11. How can we identify the theme?
Athena Notes
-weaving skill comes from her -
In the end:
Arachne Notes
-skilled weaver
-lives for praise -
In the end:
How can our notes on the protagonist and antagonist help us answer these questions?
What lesson does this myth teach?
What phenomenon does this myth explain?

12. Essential Questions
How does considering the author’s purpose help us understand theme?
How can we determine theme?
What are characteristics of nature myths?

13. Demeter
Goddess of Grain and Agriculture

14. Text Features: Footnote
What do you notice about this feature?
What is its purpose?
How can it help us as readers?

15. Text Features: Footnote
1. Definition: an ancillary (supplementary) piece of information printed at the bottom of a page.

16. Reading Strategy: Generating Questions
Directions:
When the buzzer rings, stop where you are, roll the die, and write a question related to the text that uses the corresponding question word.
Next, exchange questions with your partner.
Answer your partners question.
Continue reading.
Dice Key:
1. Who?
2. What?
3. Where?
4. When?
5. Why?
6. How?

17. Guiding Questions:
According to the myth, what is the reason for the existence of the seasons?
How does the myth explain the reason?
What is the organizational structure of the myth?
Compare and contrast this myth with the myth of Arachne: In what ways are they similar in content and structure? In what ways are they different?
Given the similarities, what can we say are characteristics of nature myths?