Exploring Ancient Greece

Lesson 4
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ELA

Alternate Unit 6

2nd Grade

Lesson 4 of 23

Objective


Describe two gods and what made them unique by identifying and explaining details the author includes to support the main points in a text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki  pp. 18 – 40 — selected gods

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Describe two of the gods you read about today and explain why they are unique. Include reasons from the text to support your thinking.

Sample Response

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Key Questions


  • What did the author want the reader to learn about Zeus? What was the same as yesterday’s text? What was different?

  • What did the author want the reader to learn about Hera? What was the same? Different?

    What traits best describe Hera? Are they similar or different to what we learned yesterday?

  • Spiral the questions above for Poseidon (p. 28), Aphrodite (p. 24), Athena (p. 30), and Apollo (p. 36).

Vocabulary


headstrong

adj.

 stubborn; determined to have your way

moody

adj.

having moods that change a lot

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.2.2 — Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
  • RI.2.6 — Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
  • RI.2.9 — Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

Supporting Standards

L.2.4.a
L.2.6
RF.2.3
RF.2.4
RI.2.7
RI.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
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