Curriculum / ELA / 4th Grade / Unit 3: Interpreting Perspectives: Greek Myths / Lesson 8
ELA
Unit 3
4th Grade
Lesson 8 of 20
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Compare the lesson that Arachne learns and how she learns it in two different versions of the myth.
Book: I am Arachne: Fifteen Greek and Roman Myths by Elizabeth Spires pp. 2 – 5
Book: Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths by Marilyn Singer — "Arachne and Athena"
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
In reflection, how does Arachne feel about her boasting? Why? (first-person perspective)
Read the sentence from page 4. "I should have apologized that very second, but foolishly I didn’t." What does this description show about Arachne? (first-person perspective)
What point of view is this story told in? What additional insights do we get about Arachne in this version? Why? (first-person perspective)
Who are the characters in this poem? (poem)
How does the speaker's perspective change from one poem to the next? (poem)
How does the theme of the poem change from one poem to the next? (poem)
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
vain
adj.
(p. 2)
too proud of your own appearance or qualities
boast
v.
to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements or abilities
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RL.4.2 — Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.4.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
RF.4.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.4.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RL.4.1 — Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.4.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
RL.4.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4—5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.4.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
W.4.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Lesson 7
Lesson 9
Summarize what happens in "Pandora’s Box."
RL.4.2
Analyze how the speaker’s point of view in "Pandora" influences how events are described.
RL.4.3 RL.4.6
Explain how the speaker’s perspective of Pandora changes from one poem to the next.
RL.4.5 RL.4.6 RL.4.7
Describe how the author uses structural elements of drama to retell what happens in "Pandora’s Box."
RL.4.2 RL.4.5 RL.4.7
Discussion & Writing
Explain how comparing different forms of a literary text helps build a deeper understanding of the text and its major themes. Analyze which author’s craft decisions or structures have the greatest influence on how events are described.
RL.4.5 RL.4.6 RL.4.7 RL.4.9 SL.4.1 SL.4.1.c SL.4.1.d W.4.1
Narrative Writing
Rewrite the myth from Epimetheus's point of view.
L.4.1.d L.4.3.a W.4.3.d
Summarize what happened in "Arachne."
RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.6
Explain how the author uses the structural elements of drama to retell the story of Arachne.
RL.4.5 RL.4.7
Explain how comparing different forms of a literary text helps build a deeper understanding of the text and which author’s craft decisions or structures have the greatest influence on how events are described.
RL.4.2 RL.4.5 RL.4.6 RL.4.7 RL.4.9 W.4.1
Rewrite the myth Arachne from Athena’s point of view.
RL.4.6 W.4.3.a W.4.3.b
Summarize "Echo and Narcissus."
RL.4.2 RL.4.3
Defend if Narcissus learns his lesson.
Identify and explain which parts of the story are highlighted in the drama.
RL.4.3 RL.4.5 RL.4.7
RL.4.2 RL.4.5 RL.4.6 RL.4.9 SL.4.1 W.4.1
Rewrite the myth Echo and Narcissus from Narcissus’s point of view.
Discussion
Analyze how a theme or topic is treated in each of the myths from the unit by comparing and contrasting the treatment of similar themes and topics.
RL.4.2 RL.4.9 SL.4.1 SL.4.1.c SL.4.1.d SL.4.3 W.4.1
Opinion Writing – 4 days
Defend how the theme from one of the Greek Myths is still relevant today using examples from students’ lives and the world around them.
L.4.2 SL.4.1 W.4.1 W.4.1.a W.4.1.b W.4.5
Assessment
Narrative Writing – 3 days
Revise and edit a narrative from earlier in the unit.
L.4.3.a W.4.3.a W.4.3.b W.4.3.d W.4.3.e
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