Grade 2 - Greek Myths

Greek Myths: Supplemental Guide 7B |Hercules 143

Note: Extensions may have activity options that exceed the time

allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain within the time

periods allocated for this portion of the lesson, you will need to

make conscious choices about which activities to include based

on the needs of your students.

Extensions 20 minutes

Character, Setting, Plot (Instructional Master 7B-1) 15 minutes

• Review with students some of the key elements of a fi ctional
  story in general and myths in particular.
  [Note: You may wish to focus on the characters, settings, and
  plot of one myth.]
  
  
  • characters (gods and goddesses, mortals, supernatural
    creature)
  
  
  • settings (Mount Olympus, Underworld, Earth, ocean, tower,
    Labyrinth)
  
  
  • plot (explaining something in nature like the changing
    seasons, how animals came to be, or teaching a lesson)
  
  
  
  


• Using Instructional Master 7B-1, have students fi ll in the chart
  with these story elements from today’s myth about Hercules:
  characters, setting, and plot. Tell students that they have
  only heard the beginning of Hercules’s story and to only fi ll
  in the Beginning box. Share with students that as they hear
  more about Hercules they will be able to fi ll in the Middle and
  End boxes as well as add new characters and settings to the
  Characters and Setting boxes.

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