Description
What our Mythology: Athena lesson plan includes
Lesson Objectives and Overview: Mythology: Athena is a high-interest reading comprehension lesson plan. As such, students will practice various close reading and comprehension skills. In addition, they will compare characters, determine the central idea or theme, and summarize the plot of the story. This lesson is for students in 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade.
Classroom Procedure
Every lesson plan provides you with a classroom procedure page that outlines a step-by-step guide to follow. You do not have to follow the guide exactly. The guide helps you organize the lesson and details when to hand out worksheets. It also lists information in the yellow box that you might find useful. You will find the lesson objectives, state standards, and number of class sessions the lesson should take to complete in this area. In addition, it describes the supplies you will need as well as what and how you need to prepare beforehand.
Teacher Notes
The paragraph on this page provides a little more information or guidance on what to expect from the lesson. It explains that you can teach this lesson in a whole-class setting or as an independent, small-group activity. You can use the blank lines to record any thoughts or ideas you have as you prepare.
MYTHOLOGY: ATHENA LESSON PLAN CONTENT PAGES
The Mythology: Athena lesson plan contains two content pages. It tells the story of the goddess Athena and her love for her people. She and the god of the seas, Poseidon, both watched over the land. A great contest arose between the two deities over who would become the patron of a newly built city. Athena granted the city an olive tree that would provide shade and nourishment to all beneath it. She promised the city would have knowledge and peace under her watchful eye. Poseidon granted the city with a spring of water. He promised the city would become a thriving port that would bring wealth to the people. After much debate, and the deciding vote by the god of gods himself, Zeus, Athena won by her wisdom and grace.
MYTHOLOGY: ATHENA LESSON PLAN WORKSHEETS
The Mythology: Athena lesson plan includes two worksheets: an activity worksheet and a practice worksheet. Each one will help students solidify their grasp of the material they learned throughout the lesson. You can refer to the classroom procedure guidelines to know when to hand out each worksheet.
MOUNT OLYMPUS DEBATE ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
Students will imagine that they live in an ancient Greek city, and they have the power to choose a mighty god or wise goddess to protect and guide their homeland. They will become part of an epic debate to decide which deity will be the patron of their city. In groups, they will gather their best ideas and get ready to present a case so convincing that the gods themselves would applaud! Students will research their assigned deity in their groups and prepare a persuasive argument. Then they will participate in a debate with other groups.
MYTHOLOGY: ATHENA PRACTICE WORKSHEET
The practice worksheet requires students to answer a series of 10 questions. These questions all relate to the content pages, so students will need to refer to them often for the answers. In addition, each question provides which reading tool the question corresponds to, such as text feature, vocabulary, or comprehension.
Worksheet Answer Keys
At the end of the lesson plan document is an answer key for the practice worksheet. The correct answers are all in red to make it easier for you to compare them with students’ responses. If you choose to administer the lesson pages to your students via PDF, you will need to save a new file that omits these pages. Otherwise, you can simply print out the applicable pages and keep these as reference for yourself when grading assignments.
