Name ________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________
Myth – Reading Small Groups
Write the name of the myth you read with your group: _____________________________________________________
After you read the myth, answer the following questions.
Name the main characters in your myth : ________________________________________________________________
The conflict is the main problem in a story. There are 4 different types of conflict that we will study in this class:
Internal Conflict
Man v Self
When the main character
is having an internal
conflict such as struggling
with a decision.
External Conflict
Man v Nature
Man v Man
When 2 characters are
having a conflict or
disagreement between
them
Man v Society
When a character finds
themselves at the mercy of a
natural act such as an
earthquake or a tsunami.
When a man is being
persecuted by an entire
group of people such as a city
or all the students in a school.
What type of conflict is in your myth?
Man v _____________________
or
________________________ v ________________________
(write the names of the characters)
Explain how the actions of the characters contribute to the conflict: ___________________________________________
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PS5 LT1
Explain how a
character
contributes to a
problem
Beginning
Attempt to name
characters, give conflict
and explain how
characters contributed.
Approaching
Name some characters, give a
conflict from the text and
attempt to explain how the
character contributed
Meeting
Name main characters, tell
the main conflict and how
the characters contribute to
the conflict
Exceeding
Name all the main characters,
clearly tell the main conflict and
explain how the characters
contributed to the conflict.
Setting is where and when the story takes place. Tell the setting.
Where: ______________________________________________ When: _______________________________________
How did the setting influence the behavior of the characters? ________________________________________________
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PS5 LT2
Tell how the
setting influences
character and
plot
Beginning
Attempts to identify
the setting and tell
how it impacts the
characters and plot.
Approaching
Partially identifies the setting
and tells how it impacts the
characters and plot
Meeting
Identifies the setting
and tells how it impacts
the characters and plot
Exceeding
Clearly and accurately with several details
identify the setting and correctly explains
how it impacts the character and plot
A plot diagram shows the events that contribute to the plot (story). Fill in the plot diagram with important events from
your myth.
5
4
6
Climax: Most exacting part of
the story. Tells when the
conflict comes to a head (5)
3
2
1
Exposition: Beginning of the
story that identifies the
characters and setting
PS5 LT3
Identify major actions that
define the plot
7
Falling Action:
Rising Action: Events that
Events after the
lead up to the climax (1-4)
Conflict: Fill in the conflict you climax and before
the Resolution (6-7)
have already determined (8)
Resolution: The
8
situation at the end
of the story (9).
9
Beginning
Attempts to identify
events from the plot
Approaching
Partially identify some
events from the plot
Meeting
Identify events that
define the plot
Exceeding
Identify the most important
events the define the plot
Tell how different characters viewed the conflict in the story.
Character 1
Character 2:
How did this
character view
the conflict?
(Why did it
happen?
Whose fault
was it? How
should it be
resolved?)
How did this
character view
the conflict?
(Why did it
happen?
Whose fault
was it? How
should it be
resolved?)
PS5 LT4
Compare/Contrast the same
conflict between the point of
view of two characters
Beginning
Attempts to tell how
each character
viewed the conflict
Approaching
Partially able to tell how
each character viewed
the conflict
Meeting
Able to give information
about how each character
viewed the conflict
Exceeding
Able to clearly and correctly
articulate how each character
viewed the conflict.
The theme in literature is the message or lesson the story gives us the reader. What is the theme of your myth? What
details show this is the theme?
Theme
Detail
from
text:
Detail
from
text:
PS7 LT1 & 2
Identify most important
conclusion from text and
support with details.
Beginning
Attempts to identify
conclusion and
support with details
Approaching
Partially identify
conclusion and supports
with details
Meeting
Identify conclusion from
text and supports with
details
Exceeding
Identify most important
conclusion from text and
supports with clear correct details
Listen carefully to the presentations from the other groups on their myth. Pay particular attention to the theme they
describe and the evidence they use to support their theme. Take notes in the space below on the information you hear
in the presentations.
Myth Title
Theme from the myth
Evidence to support theme
What are some similarities you see between all or several myths? ____________________________________________
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What text evidence supports these similarities in theme?____________________________________________________
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PS5 LT5
Identify common
recurring themes
Beginning
Attempts to identify
common themes and
supports with evidence
Approaching
Partially identify common
themes and supports with
evidence
Meeting
Identifies common themes
and supports using
evidence
Exceeding
Clearly and correctly identify
common themes and supports
using text evidence
Why do you think that you see common themes among several Greek myths? __________________________________
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PS10 LT1
Generalize
about
common
themes
Beginning
Attempts to tell why
common recurring themes
occur using text information
or other broader concepts
Approaching
Partially tells why common
recurring themes occur
using text information or
other broader concepts
Meeting
Tells why common
recurring themes occur
using text information or
other broader concepts
Exceeding
Gives a reasonable general answer
telling why common themes occur
using information from text or other
broader concepts
Myth Posters
On each poster, you much include the following
information:
1. Plot Diagram with all parts and illustrations as
you can fit them.
a. Main Characters
b. Setting
c. Rising Action
d. Conflict
e. Climax
f. Falling Action
g. Resolution
2. Theme of your story (with illustration)
Posters must be:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Neat
Colorful
Easy to read from far away (ie – large writing)
Complete
Poster Presentations
1. All members of the group must take part in the
presentation.
2. Rehearse with your group so you know which
group member will be speaking which parts.