BUILDING VOCABUL ARY: WORKING WITH WORDS ABOUT THE KEY

ELEMENTS OF MYTHOLOGY

UNIT 2 LESSON 5

LEARNING TARGETS

• I can collaborate with my peers to create word models for key vocabulary in mythology. • I can explain the meaning of key vocabulary in mythology to my peers.

DO NOW: CLARIFYING QUESTIONS VS. PROBING QUESTIONS

• A clarifying question simply asks for more information, the answers to these are typically short and factual• A probing question digs for a deeper response, the answer to these are typically longer and may have more than one answer- they may be opinion questions!

EXAMPLES OF CLARIFYING AND PROBING QUESTIONS

• Clarifying question: What kind of dance do you do?• Probing question: What is your favorite kind of dance and why?

• Clarifying question: What kind of sport do you play?• Probing question: What is your favorite kind of sport and why?

DO NOW: TODAYSMEET.COM

•On the online forum give one example of a clarifying question and one example of a probing question

WHAT IS A GLOSSARY?

•A short dictionary that includes an alphabetical list of words that relate to a particular subject•Example: textbooks have glossaries!

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR WORD MODELS

• Archetype• Supernatural• Origins• Separation• Duality• Fate• Prophecy• Dual• Pivotal

POP QUIZDefine or write an informative sentence for 8 of the following:• Deceit• Divinity• Immortal• Allusion• Solemn• Origins• Fate• Prophecy• Dual• Pivotal

CRITERIA FOR WORD MODELS

• We will want to use them and look at them. • They’ll need to be a size we can carry with us. • The information will need to be clear so that we

can use them in our reading, writing, and discussions. • They will need to be organized and clear. • They will need to present the meaning of the key

word in different ways—a synonym and antonym, a sentence, a symbol, and a definition.

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN WORD MODELS

• The word or concept• Synonym: What it is• Antonym: What it isn’t• Symbol: non-linguistic representation (a picture!)• A sentence containing the word or concept

DO NOW: EXAMPLE OF WORD MODEL

EXIT TICKET

• Think-pair-type• Choose one element of mythology• Tension between Opposing Forces in the Universe, A

Struggle for Power, Origins of Life, Fate & Prophecy, Supernatural or Non-human Characters, A Quest or Completion of a Task• How has your understanding of this

element of mythology been changed or clarified after working with the vocabulary words?

HOMEWORK

Read Chapter 14 of The Lightning Thief. Purpose: What is the role of the supernatural in Chapter 14? • Write 2 paragraphs using our paragraph writing

format

QUESTION BASKET

• Each group will be assigned a question• Groups will be given 5 minutes to discuss the

question and find the evidence to back up their response• The group leader will choose one person to

submit the response online on todaysmeet.com

QUESTIONS• All scholars should have out The Lightning Thief and open to

Chapter 14

Chapter 14 begins: “I’d love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera.” In this context, what does the word revelation mean?

2. If the word mortal means able to die, what does Percy mean when he says, “I came to terms with my own mortality?” on page 212?

3. On page 213, Percy says, “I could see where the fire on my clothes had been quenched. But when I touched my own shirt, it felt perfectly dry.” What is the meaning of the word quenched here? How is it the same or different from your thirst being quenched?

4. How does Percy’s fall from the Arch and descent to the bottom of the Mississippi River help to move the plot of the story forward?

VOCABULARY

•Mortality: the condition of being mortal•Mortuary, mortician •Revelation: a realization of something previously unknown•Quenched: to put out

CAROUSEL OF QUOTES

1. At each chart, a member of your group should read the quotes aloud. You should take turns doing this.

2. Discuss with your group: * “How are these two quotes connected?” * “What element of mythology is present in the myth of Cronus?”

3. After discussing, use your triad’s marker to write your thinking on the chart.

CAROUSEL OF QUOTES• Chart 1: Cronus: “But Rhea mourned. Her five sisters, who had married the five other Titans, were surrounded by their Titan children, while she was all alone.”

“The Key Elements of Mythology”: “Some of the characters in myths are often non-human even though they possess human qualities and emotions. These characters might include gods, goddesses, and supernatural beings.”

• Chart 2: Cronus: “But Cronus did not set his monstrous brothers free, and Mother Earth was angry with him and plotted his downfall.”

“The Key Elements of Mythology”: “The struggle for power in a myth occurs between two opposing forces. This struggle for power may be between two supernatural forces, a supernatural force and a mortal, or two members of a single family and may be as a result of jealousy, for example.”

CAROUSEL OF QUOTES (CON.)• Chart 3: Cronus: “Cronus was now the lord of the universe. He sat on the highest mountain and ruled over heaven and earth with a firm hand.”

“The Key Elements of Mythology”: “These non-human characters often possess super-human powers and use them to interact with our human world by, for example, controlling the weather. Gods and goddesses may also visit our world by disguising themselves in different forms.”

• Chart 4: Cronus: “But she knew that one of his sons would be stronger than he, just as Cronus had been stronger than his father. Cronus knew it too, so every time his Titaness-wife Rhea gave birth, he took the newborn god and swallowed it. With all of his offspring securely inside him, he had nothing to fear.”

“The Key Elements of Mythology”: “The idea of fate, and its overwhelming power, is a central theme in many myths. Neither gods nor man seem able to escape fate, despite many attempts to do so. Making this theme even more prominent, many myths begin with a prophecy. This prophecy then shapes the actions and interactions of the various characters of the myth.”

HOMEWORK

• In Chapters 14-16, where do you see the author alluding to Greek Mythology? Pick out at least three quotes. • Remember to use quotation marks and

page numbers (citing!)

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT• Pick 3 of the following. What is the meaning of the italicized word in the context it is

used?• On page 222, Percy describes how ‘the music’s volume

decreased drastically.’ What does decreased mean? How has it been used in this context?

• On page 224, Percy described how the waitress ‘raised her eyebrow skeptically.’ What does skeptically mean? How do you raise an eyebrow skeptically?”

• At the top of page 227, Ares has a proposition for Percy. What is a proposition?

• On page 230, Ares’ girlfriend is described as ‘very temperamental.’ If someone is temperamental, what is he or she like? What does temperamental mean?

• On page 233, the boat is described as ‘Marooned at the bottom of the pool.’ What does marooned mean?