Lessons tagged with "myth"
Determine Plots of Myths
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on comprehending plots of myths. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use the characteristics of fairy tales (the made-up story that explains something, gods and goddesses, etc.) to comprehend the plot of myths. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Compare Myths and Fables
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on describing structural differences between myths and fables. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a passage and identify characteristics of either a myth (humans, gods & goddesses, etc.) or a fable (animal characters, moral, etc.). Then, they determine if the passage is a myth or a fable. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.