LESSON 7
Subject: English Language Arts Grade: 6 Date: September 10, 2020
Lesson: Myth Writing Time: Library 12:18-1:05\\ 1:09-1:56
SLOs:
SLO 2.1f: monitor understanding by evaluating new ideas and information in relation to known
ideas and information
SLO 2.2m: discuss how detail is used to enhance a character, setting, actions and moods in oral,
print and other media texts
SLO 2.3a: identify key characteristics of a variety of forms or genres of oral, print and other
media texts
SLO 3.1a: distinguish among facts, supported inferences and opinions
SLO 4.3a: use various styles and forms of presentations, depending on content, audience and
purpose
SLO 4.3b: emphasize key ideas and information to enhance audience and understanding and
enjoyment
Instructional Objectives:
Knowledge/ Skill:
-Students will use new ideas (myths) to explain known information (natural phenomenons).
-Students will use detail to enhance character, setting, and actions in their myth.
-Students will identify characteristics of myths and their purpose.
-Students will identify the difference between facts (scientific explanation) and opinions (myths).
-Students will create a myth for the purpose of explaining a natural phenomenon.
Key Questions:
What can I learn from myths? What are the elements to genres such as myths?
Materials:
-Google Slides
-Jane Yolen’s Myth Writing Workshop (3 steps to myth writing in Google Slides)
-Chromebooks (research, dictionaries/thesaurus, typing)
Preparation:
-load Google Slides
-printed copy of Google Slides, “Mother Earth’s Son” and “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s
Ear” for those students who were absent
Done-give editing suggestions to those who are ahead and emailed a rough copy of myth
Done-write up instructions for those who were absent to catch up
Lesson Procedure:
Library 12:18-1:05
Hook: (5 min)
-Begin by saying, “You will need to put on your creative caps for class today!”
-SLIDE 1
-Ask students “What is the purpose of a myth? Why did people create myths?”
-Discuss the characteristics of myths and folktales discussed in previous classes (this will help
those who have been absent. Those who were absent will go into the shared learned space after
the instructions and copy notes from the slides print out and read “Mother Earth’s Son” and
“Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears”)
Activity: (37 min)
-SLIDE 2
-Ask students, “What are some examples of natural phenomenons?” Discuss the examples on the
board and brainstorm other examples.
-SLIDE 3
-Go through Jane Yolen’s Myth Writing Workshop and the various steps of creating a myth
(pick a natural phenomenon, learn more about it, write down key words, use creative
imagination)
-Explain my example: brainstorming how sand came to be
-SLIDE 4-5
-Read my example of “The Story of How Sand Came to Be”
-SLIDE 6
-Have students brainstorm their myth. Those students who have already written a rough copy
will need to write out their thought process they made as they created their myths. (Yesterday
they saw my example and created their own and did not go through the brainstorming process-
this part of the lesson will keep them in the same step as the others who are behind)
-Give students time to research, brainstorm, plan and write a myth
-SLIDE 7
-Those students who have completed a rough copy of their myths can revise (did I explain
everything clearly and in detail?), and edit (capitalization, punctuation, spelling)
-If students finish early, they can create a title page for their myth.
Closure: (2 min)
-Check in with each student to ensure they understand the assignment and are ready to finish
writing/ editing for a peer review in tomorrow’s class
Assessment:
Formative- Class participation
Summative- Writing Workshop: Myth writing
Lesson Reflection:
(on the back)
