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Greek Mythology
New Materials
Teacher
Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 3 (for teacher reference)
Greek God Research note-catcher (example for teacher reference)
Student
Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 3 (one per student)
Greek God Research note-catcher (one per student and one for display) Device connected to the internet (one per student)
Opening
A. Engage the Learner (5 minutes)
Repeated routine: Follow the same routine as previous lessons to distribute and review Entrance Ticket: Unit 3, Lesson 3.
InvitestudentstohelpcompileacompletelistofalltheGreekgodsandgoddessmentioned in the novel. Explain that students are to choose one of these for the focus of their research or choose another not yet mentioned.
Repeated routine: Follow the same routine as the previous lessons to review learning targets and the purpose of the lesson, reminding students of any learning targets that are similar or the same as previous lessons.
Explain that students will need to apply their close reading skills as they conduct their independent research on their Greek god or goddess. This research will be necessary to complete the End of Unit 3 Assessment and the performance task.
Turn and Talk:
“What do you think you will be doing in this lesson based on these learning targets?” (We will be researching our Greek god to gather the information we need to help us build our character.)
“Why are we doing this? How is it meaningful to you? How will it help you to be successful?” (Our research will also help us build knowledge about our topic in order to answer the guiding questions of the module and enable us to build our skills as readers and thinkers with new texts.)
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Unit 3: Lesson 3
