1. Using Details to Determine Theme: The Myth of Cronus UNIT 2 LESSON 3

2.  We will be utilizing the technology in the classroom  We will be using an online teacher-scholar chat room for Do Now activities Computer/Chat Room Norms:  All scholars MUST be on task!  This includes: ONLY visiting sites that the class is using for instruction  All scholars MUST be respectful!  This includes: ONLY using school and age-appropriate language  Agreeing and disagreeing without causing harm  All Scholars MUST BE MINDFUL  This includes: Submitting responses ON TIME  No eating or drinking during computer time DO NOW: TODAYSMEET.COM

3.  Directions:  Log on to your computers (password is Newgla1)  Open up a browser (Google Chrome or Internet Explorer)  Enter the web address: www.todaysmeet.com/spelmancollege TODAYSMEET.COM/SPELMANCOLLEGE

4.  How do you see Percy adapting to his new environment? What stage of The Hero’s Journey is most prevalent in recent chapters? What is one question you have from chapters 11-13?  REMEMBER TO TAG THE ANSWER  Turn the question into a statement  Answer the question  Give details and examples (Cite!) DO NOW

5.  I can answer questions about the myth of Cronus using evidence from the text.  I can use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words in the myth of Cronus.  I can collaborate with my peers to determine themes in the myth of Cronus.  I can explain how a theme in Cronus is connected to a theme in The Lightning Thief. LEARNING TARGETS

6.  What do each of these words mean in the context? Read the sentence where it is used and define the word  Prophecy  Deception  Dethroned REVIEWING KEY VOCABULARY FROM CRONUS

7.  A theme is a significant idea or lesson conveyed in a text. It is a message the author conveys through important details or events.  One of the reasons literature is so powerful is that through entertaining stories, readers are invited to think about those truths that make us human and our experiences universal. A universal theme is one that has meaning to people across time and cultures. WHAT IS A THEME?

8.  Thematic Statement:  A mother will put her love for her children above every other relationship. THEMATIC TOPIC: PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS

9.  A thematic statement is expressed in a complete sentence and conveys a complete idea about the topic  It is a statement or claim about the topic!  What idea or lesson does this story convey or communicate about the topic?”  What ideas does the Cronus myth convey about parent-child relationships WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THEMATIC STATEMENT & A THEMATIC TOPIC?

10.  Directions:  Partner 1 will read the first 6 statements one- by-one  Partner 2 will give a THUMBS UP if the words are a thematic statement OR a THUMBS DOWN if the words are a thematic topic  Partner 2 will then read the last 5 statements and Partner 1 will be responding with either a thumbs up or thumbs down TURN & TALK

11.  Log on to Todaysmeet.com/spelmancollege  In the lesson, you explored the idea of themes concerning parent-child relationships in the Cronus myth such as: “A mother will put her love for her children above every other relationship.”  Now, think of the parent-child relationships in The Lightning Thief. What is a theme around parent-child relationships in this story? What message about this topic does Rick Riordan convey through details? EXIT TICKET (PG. 12)

12.  Complete pages 10 and 14 in the packet HOMEWORK