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Greek Mythology
Assessment Guidance
Review students’ Close Reading note-catchers to ensure students understand how to determine a central idea.
Reviewstudents’LanguageDivenote-catchertoensurestudentsunderstandthestrategies introduced in the Language Dive for interpreting unknown vocabulary. Also, make sure that students are e ectively and correctly using the new vocabulary introduced in the Language Dive (e.g., follies, hubris) to complete the sentence frame of the Practice section and reflect on the guiding question, What makes a myth?
Down the Road
In the next lesson, students continue in their anchor text, reading from chapter 4 of The Lightning Thief, and continue to practice naming gist, identifying unfamiliar words, and examining point of view. Students also launch their independent research reading, so prepare these materials in advance.
In Advance
Prepare
– A x lists: Laminate them if possible, as students refer to them throughout the year.
Distribute them before students begin work on their entrance ticket.
– Sentence chunk strips for use during the Language Dive.
– Provide students with a Language Dive log inside a folder to track Language Dive sentences and structures, and collate Language Dive note-catchers.
Strategically group students into triads for the work during the close read, with at least one strong reader per triad.
PreviewtheCloseReadingGuide:“WhyAncientGreekMythologyIsStillRelevantToday” and Close Read: “Why Ancient Greek Mythology Is Still Relevant Today” note-catcher to become familiar with what is required of students.
PreviewtheLanguageDivematerialstobecomefamiliarwithwhatisrequiredofstudents.
Prepare copies of handouts for students, including entrance ticket (see Materials list).
Post the learning targets and applicable anchor charts (see Materials list).
Opening A: Use a brief, age-appropriate video to clarify the concept of a xes.
Work Time A: Students complete their close reading note-catchers in an online
word-processing tool such as http://eled.org/0158.
Closing and Assessment A: Students complete their Language Dive note- catchers in an online word-processing tool such as http://eled.org/0158.
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Unit 1: Lesson 5
