Learning Agenda:

April 20, 2011Ms. S. Hines

ELA-6

Warm Up (all blocks)Have your binders on your desk.Remember ELA binders are YOUR responsibility and

should accompany you to class DAILY.Pass out graphic organizers (add them to your binders)Create a new entry in your ELA notebook.• Title: Journal entry (Should you live for the present or

the future?)• Date: 4/19/2011• Don’t forget to add this entry to your Table of

Contents (TOC).• Is it better to save for the future or enjoy yourself in

the present? Explain your answer. –Responses should be at least 3 paragraphs.

Essential Questions:

What is mythology?Why is important to find, explore, and compare similarities and differences in mythologies from different cultures?

Find, explore, and compare similarities and differences in mythologies from different cultures?ELA6R1.i-j

Complete my unit graphic organizer and keep it in my binder.

What is Mythology?

Mythos: “tale” or “story” my·thol·o·gy [mi-thol-uh-jee]–noun, plural -gies. 1. a body of myths, as that of a particular people

or that relating to a particular person: Greek mythology.

2. myths collectively. 3. the science or study of myths. 4. a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated

with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered: the fascist mythology of the interwar years.

Myths Legends

FolktalesFairyTales Fables

Tall Tales

Fairy Tales1.a simple children's story

about magical creatures 2.a false story that is meant

to trick people

Mini Lesson

Warm Up for B2 and B3

Read “The Ant and the Grasshopper” and

answer the five questions below the

fable. (Handout)

• Fables: teach us lessons about life.–Traditional vs. Modern fables•Traditional fables: often use animal characters to tell a story. It ends with a moral (clever, memorable statement of the fable’s message).•Modern fables: most likely to use human characters. It has a theme that readers have to determine on their own. Mini Lesson

Name: ______________________________________________ Block: ____ Ms. HinesUnit: Myths, Legends, Folktales, Fairy tale, Fable, and Tall Tales

Standards: ELA6R1.i-j (I will find, explore, and compare similarities and differences in mythologies from different cultures ).

“Ant and Grasshopper”Aesop

pp. 368-369

The Richer, the Poorer”Dorothy Westpp. 370-374

Key Traits(character’s personality)

Ant: hard -working; responsible; plans for the futureGrasshopper: lazy; plays too much; fun-loving; slacker

Lottie:

Bess:

Words and Actions

(what was said and done)

Ant: works all Summer and refuses to give food to the GrasshopperGrasshopper: plays all Summer and then has to ask the Ant for food

Lottie:

Bess:

Character’s Priority

(goals or focus)

Ant: save for the winter or hard timesGrasshopper: enjoy life and have fun by playing all day

Lottie:

Bess:

Moral or Theme(see p. 367)

Moral is “in good times prepare for when the bad times come”

Opening• Complete Warm Up (handout)• Mini Lesson: Fairy Tales and Fables • Read aloud and discuss–“Ant and Grasshopper” by Aesop

on pp. 368-369–“The Richer, the Poorer” by

Dorothy West on pp. 370-374

1. Finish your graphic organizer (comparing and contrasting the two fables)

a. When you finish, place it in the inbox2. In your notebook, create a new entry

a. Date: 4.20.11b. Title: Comparing fables (“Ant and Grasshopper”

and “The Richer, the Poorer”)c. Answer questions #4-6 on p. 375 (Literature

Book) 3. Add both fables to your Mythology Unit graphic

organizera. Hint: the one that we used for the two movies

Tonight’s Homework (Due: 4.21.11)“The Talking Skull”

Reader’s Journey pp. 238-243Complete #4 on p. 243

On a sheet of paper, you must be able to write the message that the author wants you to know and understand from reading the fable.

Illustrate the message. (Must be in color).

“Ant and Grasshopper” (fable)Aesop

Moral: In the good times prepare for when the bad times come.

“The Richer, the Poorer” (fable)Dorothy West

Theme: Money can’t buy happiness.

“The Talking Skull” (fable)

Message: