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| Day 1: |
1. Print this article about Myths.
2. Highlight it as you see onscreen. Keep it with the other papers you will have from this unit.
3. Print this Vocabulary page. Use Dictionary.com to look up the words.
4. Print this lesson: Day 1 - Myths, Legends, Fables and Folktales.
Follow the directions on the worksheet.
Use these 2 websites to help you answer question on the worksheet:
> Nisqually Tribe Location > Nisqually Tribe Tradition
You will need your Elements of Literature book, also. |
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Assignment: Finish as homework anything above that you don't finish during class. |
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| Day 2: |
1. Print this lesson: Day 2 - American Indian Names.
2. Use these web sites to help you complete the worksheet.
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Assignment: Finish as homework anything above that you don't finish during class.
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| Day 3: |
1. Print this lesson: Day 3 - Critical Reading
2. Follow the directions on the worksheet. Use your Elements of Literature book to help you.
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Assignment: Finish as homework anything above that you don't finish during class. |
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| Day 4: |
1. Print this lesson: Day 4 - Historical Fiction
2. Use these web sites to help you find facts about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
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| Assignment: Finish as homework anything above that you don't finish during class. |
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| Day 5: |
1. Print this lesson: Day 5 - Creation Myths
2. Read the beginning article: "Common Elements in Creation Myths"
Notice the highlighted parts of the article.
This article may be found online (without highlighting). Click here.
3. Go to this web site: The Big Myth
4. Watch the introduction, then choose the Creation Myths for these cultures. Listen for the elements described in the article you read.
Egyption Creation Norse Creation Inca Creation
5. Fill out the 1st chart on your worksheet.
6. Choose and read 3 Creation Myths found among those listed on these web sites. Watch, as you read, for the elements of creation myths you read about previously.
Creation Myths - 1 Creation Myths - 2
7. Complete the 2nd chart on your worksheet.
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| Assignment: Finish as homework anything above that you don't finish during class. |
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| Day 6: |
Read myths, fables, legends, or folk tales from the web pages listed below.
Choose one to report on in class. Make a poster with details to help you with your presentation.
Look at this See a sample poster so you know what is expected to be on your poster.
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Assignment: Finish as homework anything above that you don't finish during class. |
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| Day 7: |
1. Print this lesson: Day 7 Aesop's Fables - Teaching a Lesson.
2. Choose 6 of these fables to read, then complete the chart on your Day 7 lesson sheet.
| The Ant and the Grasshopper |
The Boy Who Cried Wolf |
The Cat and the Mice |
| The Crow and the Pitcher |
The Deer without a Heart |
The Dog and the Bone |
| The Dog in the Manger |
The Farmer and the Stork |
The Farmer and the Viper |
| The Frog and the Ox |
The Frogs Who Desired a King |
The Fox and the Crow |
| The Fox and the Grapes |
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs |
The Lion and the Mouse |
| Lion's Share |
The Mice in Council |
The Mischievous Dog |
| The North Wind and the Sun |
The Tortoise and the Hare |
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse |
| The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing |
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Use any of these sites that feature collections of Aesop's Fables to help you find your 6 fables.
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| Assignment: Finish as homework anything above that you don't finish during class. |
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| Day 8 |
| Read "How Anansi Became a Spider" - Be ready to answer questions orally in class about this article. |
| Read "All Stories are Anansi's" - Be ready to answer questions orally in class about this story. |
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| If you have extra time... War of the Worlds: Fact or Fiction?? |
