Cause and Effect Relationships in Myths

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Cause and Effect Relationships in Myths

Description:

In this lesson, students explore the genre of myths, and how such stories were created to explain things in nature. Students will listen to and read myths, and explain the cause-and-effect relationships in these tales.

Education Levels:

4

Subject:

Writing (composition), Vocabulary, Reading, Process Skills, Literature, Listening Comprehension

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students, English as a second language (ESL) students

Online provider:

ReadWorks

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Keywords:

Myths, Cause-and-effect relationships

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

ReadWorks

Is Part Of:

http://www.readworks.org/lessons/grade4

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

"Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale" retold by Verna Aardema; Chart paper; Markers

Learning Time:

50 minutes

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Required Learning:

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Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Craft and Structure

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4—5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards: Foundational Skills

Fluency

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Language Standards

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).

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