Vocabulary Organizing Concept: Vivid Action Words hobble: limp or walk with difficulty (p. 19) thrust: push suddenly and forcefully (p. 30) spring: jump up quickly (p. 35) lumber: walk heavly and awkwardly (p. 42) pursue: chase (p. 42) pluck: pick a flower (p. 53) roar: shout loudly (p. 53) skim: move quickly over a surface (p. 53) graze: eat grass from a field (p. 62) slay: kill (p. 62) scurry: run quickly like a small animal (p. 67) sprout: send out new growth from a plant (p. 69) Scholastic Book Guides: Favorite Greek Myths Scholastic Teaching Resources
PREVIEW AND PREDICT Use Picture Clues: Have students skim through Favorite Greek Myths to examine the illustrations. How can you tell that these stories will not be completely realistic? What clues can you find that the genre is myth? What do the pictures suggest about the characters and the problems they will face in these stories? In what ways do you think that a story in which many of the main characters are gods will be different from other stories you have read? JOURNAL: Students may record their predictions and questions in their Journals. As they read, they can confirm or revise their predictions to see if the book is answering their questions. Meet the Author Author Mary Pope Osborne has led a life nearly as adventurous as a Greek myth. Her father was a U.S. Army colonel and she spent her childhood on different Army posts. After college, she spent a year traveling overland through Asia. Later she and her husband, Will Osborne, spent their honeymoon on a theater tour. Osborne has written other books about Greek myths and legends, including Pandora s Box, Jason and the Argonauts, and The Deadly Power of Medusa. She wrote these last two with her husband. Osborne s novel for young adults, Run, Run, as Fast as You Can won the Children s Choice Award from the International Reading Association and the Children s Book Council, among other honors. Last One Home was one of Child Study Association of America s Children s Books of the Year. Favorite Greek Myths was honored as a Notable Children s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. MORE MARY POPE OSBORNE A S S E S S M E N T As students read the book, notice how they: make connections with the theme that we use our imagination to explore and explain the world. use the key strategy of Summarizing. recognize how the reading strategies of Cause/Effect and Compare/Contrast can be used to help them understand these myths. Reading On Students who are reading the book independently may read at their own pace. Other students may go on to read pages 1-16 of the book. American Tall Tales illustrated by Michael McCurdy A beautiful, oversized book featuring the immensely entertaining hyperbolic exploits of nine American figures. Favorite Norse Myths illustrated by Troy Howell Osborne and Howell team up once again to bring to life the ancient tales of Odin, Thor, and the others of Havela. Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May- Apple illustrated by Victoria Chess This story features the humorous adventure of a detective moth and spider. Scholastic Book Guides: Favorite Greek Myths Scholastic Teaching Resources
This plan is divided into five sessions. Included are mini-lessons on Cause/Effect and Compare/ Contrast. Scholastic Book Guides: Favorite Greek Myths Scholastic Teaching Resources
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