Tuesday, September 14, 2010

WEDNESDAY September 15

Objective: Students will be able to explain how a single story changes when passed down over the years.

Journal: Why do stories tend to change when told by different people? Why is one person’s version of a story always different from another’s? Why would someone change certain events in his/her version of a story?

Agenda: 1) Vocabulary Practice Quiz

2) Introduction to Word Study Organizers

3) Game: Whisper Down the Lane

4) Comparing Flood Myths: “King James/Noah Story” vs. “The Great Flood”

a) Reading “The Great Flood” pp. 7-9 in the World Literature book
b) Completing “Elements of Mythology” graphic organizer
c) Reading “King James Version of the Noah Story” (hand-out)
d) Completing VENN diagram comparing/contrasting “The Great Flood” and “King James Version of the Noah Story”

Homework: Word Study Organizers: Fill out two organizers for two vocabulary words you got wrong on the practice quiz or two words you are struggling to remember.

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