1. MYTHOLOGY
Greek Gods & Goddesses

2. Know
Want to Know
Learned

3. Video Clips The Lightening Thief and The Olympians:
Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters

4. Quickwrite
If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?
At the top of your page write the following title:
______________________, god/goddess of _____________________
Mrs. Christein, goddess of grammar (Grammgod)
Then start to write!

5. History Channel Video
 Directions: Listen carefully to the video from the History Channel and fill in the answers below for section one only. You do not need to write in complete sentences.
Greek Gods and Goddesses

6. “What is a Myth?” #1. Annotation
What are good strategies for annotating a text?
Why annotate?
What worked? What will you do differently next time?
#2. Discussion
As we discuss the reading, consider how you might answer these two questions:
What is a Myth?
Why do we study Myths/Mythology?

7. What is a myth? Why study mythology?
Directions: On your post-it note, write your answer to one of these two questions. Then, put your post-it up on the board.
What is a myth?
Why study mythology?

8. As you watch this cartoon on each of the Greek gods/goddesses, briefly write down a word to describe what the god represents and what object is most often associated with the god. Video

9. Creation of the Titans and Gods reading
In your groups, please complete the following tasks:
List particular events or specific times in peoples’ lives when they are more likely to seek meaning or explanation? What events might cause a person to ask Big Questions like: Why did this happen? What is the reasoning behind this event?
Discuss WHY you think humans seek explanations for seemingly naturally occurring, sometimes random events.