Instructional objectives
Content objective: Students will continue to learn about Greek mythology by reading myths.
Language objective: Students will summarize Greek myths using an organizer.
State standards
1.3 Demonstrate an understanding of significant events and themes in world history.
2.1 Access and gather information from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
2.3 Create various forms of written work to demonstrate an understanding of history and social studies issues.
Initiation
-Highlight main aspects of day’s lesson
-We will read two myths and watch clips from Clash of the Titans
-Review previous class
-Run down the questions in the organizer for the three myths we read last time
-Where did the myth take place?
-Who and what are the characters?
-What happens in the myth?
-What is the purpose of the myth?
Procedures activities
-Read two more myths
-Work in pairs like last time
-Take turns reading
-Fill out myth organizer like we did last class
-Answer questions (which they are familiar with from last class)
-Watch clips from Clash of the Titans
-Put desks back as a transition
-Review guiding questions at the bottom of page
-BRIEFLY summarize the movie
-Play the movie and guide students through questions as you go
Closure
-Get students thinking about final assessment
-Myths answer questions. I want you to think about what kind of question you might like to answer in a myth of your own.
-Leave everything on desk with name on it for grading. Also leave previous day’s work
Assessment
-Collect past two days of work
-Grade it based on how many columns are filled out and…
-Make sure students understood the purposes for each myth
