Exploring Ancient Greece

Lesson 6
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ELA

Alternate Unit 6

2nd Grade

Lesson 6 of 23

Objective


Argue which god or goddess is the most powerful by using details from the texts about their personality, actions, and relationship with others.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki 

  • Book: Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce  pp. 26 – 37

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Which god or goddess is the most powerful? Defend your thinking using details from the texts about their personality, actions, and relationship with others.

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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.
  • W.2.1 — Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.
  • W.2.8 — Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Supporting Standards

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RI.2.10
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