Greek Myths: Supplemental Guide 9B | Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx 185- Show students Instructional Master 9B-1. Have students
describe what they see in the illustration. Have students share
about the characters in this myth. - Read the title line together “Oedipus and the Riddle of the
Sphinx.” Then have students write two or three sentences about
this myth. - Students may draw a picture about their sentences on the back
of the page. - Allow time for students to share their journal entries with a
partner or with their home-language peers.
Writing a Greek Myth: Edit (Instructional Masters 8B-2/Draft,
9B-2) 15 minutes
- Remind students that they have been listening to Greek myths, a
kind of fi ctional story. Ask students what a myth is. (A myth is a
fi ctional story from the ancient times that tries to explain events
or things in nature. A myth may also teach a lesson. A myth
usually has supernatural characters and supernatural events.) - Tell students that they are in the process of writing their own
myths. Remind students of the three steps in the writing
process: plan, draft, and edit. Tell students that today they will
edit their myths. - Explain that editing is what we do when we take a draft and try
to make it better. Explain that this means they are going to read
the story to check for any mistakes, and to make sure they have
said everything they wanted or needed to say. - Give each student a copy of their draft (Instructional Master
8B-2 or the lined paper) and a copy of the editing checklist
(Instructional Master 9B-2). This checklist includes the basic
items for students to review, such as using punctuation at the
end of each sentence, commas between items in a list, and
capital letters at the beginning of each sentence. In addition,
the checklist includes additional lines on which you may also
include specifi c writing concepts students are currently learning. - Students may wish to work individually or with their partner to
edit their myths. Students should make note of any mistakes