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Grade 4 Greek Mythology Unit

Pre-Unit Assessment
1) What do you know about mythology?

2) What do you want to know about mythology?

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Pick up to 4 words and write down everything you can think of about the word in
the space provided.
Beliefs-

Cultures-

Explain-

Goddesses-

Gods-

Greek-

Heroes-

Lesson-

Myth-

Mythology-

Phenomenon-

Quest-

Storytelling-

Value-

Zeus-

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 Notes

*As you progress through the modules, read the documents, and interact with
the texts. Take notes in the margins, highlight important information that will
help YOU understand more about myths. (This could be used to help you make
a class anchor chart should your group choose that option).
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 Essential Questions to Ask
How do the elements of myths differ from other forms of literature?

How are thinking strategies used to analyze and understand myths?

Why do authors use figurative language in myths?

How do myths cross all cultures?

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4th Grade Essential Questions: I can StatementsSomething to think about.
I canuse context clues to determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

I canuse mythology background knowledge to determine meaning of words and phrases.

I canwrite a narrative (myth) to develop an imagined experience.

I canwrite a myth explaining how something came to be.

I canidentify allusions found in mythology.

How are thinking strategies used to analyze and understand myths?

Why do authors use figurative language in myths?

How do myths cross all cultures?

How do the elements of myths differ from other forms of literature?

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Myth Characters Problem Solution Lesson Allusion

Example Achilles, Thetis His heel was Achilles died Everyone

Achilles (mom), Paris not dipped has a Someones
(Trojan prince) into the river weakness Weakness

The Golden
Touch

Pandoras Box

Trojan Horse

The Myth of the

Four Seasons

Narcissus and
Echo

Hercules

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 1) The Golden Touch
King Midas
What character traits would you use to describe King Midas? Use evidence from
the texts to support your answer.
Character Trait Evidence from the Text

Character Trait Evidence from the Text

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 The Golden Touch
What does the allusion the Midas touch or the golden touch mean?

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What is the theme of the story? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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2) Pandoras Box
Pandora
What character traits would you use to describe Pandora? Use evidence from the
texts to support your answer.
Character Trait Evidence from the Text

Character Trait Evidence from the Text

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 Pandoras Box
What is the theme of the story? (Use evidence from the text to support your
answer.

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What does the allusion opening Pandoras box mean?

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3) The Trojan Horse

Odysseus
What character traits would you use to describe Odysseus? Use evidence from the
texts to support your answer.
Character Trait Evidence from the Text

Character Trait Evidence from the Text

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 The Trojan Horse
Achilles
Why was Achilles heel vulnerable?

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What do you think the phrase Achilles heel means?

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4) The Four Seasons

Percephany / Hades
What character traits would you use to describe Perxephany/Hades/ or Demeter?
Use evidence from the texts to support your answer.
Character Trait Evidence from the Text

Character Trait Evidence from the Text

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 The Four Seasons
What do the four season represent?

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What is the theme of the story? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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5) Narcissus and Echo

Narcissus or Echo
What character traits would you use to describe Narcissus? Use evidence from the
texts to support your answer.
Character Trait Evidence from the Text

Character Trait Evidence from the Text

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 Narcissus and Echo
If someone is said to be narcissistic, what does that mean?

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What is the theme of the story? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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6) The Twelve Labors of Heracles

Hercules / Heracles
What character traits would you use to describe Heracles? Use evidence from the
texts to support your answer.
Character Trait Evidence from the Text

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 Character Trait Evidence from the Text

Hercules / Heracles
What is the theme of the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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What does the allusion Herculean or a Herculean task mean?

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Exit Ticket
What did you learn from this unit/ What surprised you/ What did you not know
before this unit?

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How well do you feel you contributed to your group? What role did you play?

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