Weather ChangesSB 2.15 (Level 1)

FocusWhat do you already know about Greek myths? List

what you remember about the following:Names of gods and goddesses and their area of controlWhere the gods and goddesses live and what their lives

are likeThe kinds of things gods and goddesses do.

Family Tree

MythMyth

a traditional storythat explains the actions of gods or

heroes or the origins of the elements of

nature,

PictureExample/

Non-example

During ReadingUse metacognitive markers to guide your later discussion.Write (?) next to parts where you have a

question, You may want to write a brief phrase to remind

you of the question or circle something in the text

(!) next to parts to which you want to share a reaction, I like to draw emotion icons for these, like

and (*) next to parts where you might make a comment. I always write what I want to say because I might

forget.

Chronos – TimeLike “The Gathering of the Wild Animals,” the Greek myth you have read explains the origin of the seasons. Imagine that you are a reporter covering this story. Begin by numbering these important events in chronological order.

Number Events

Zeus agrees to let Persephone return to her mother.

Demeter allows the crops to wither and fail.

The world experiences different seasons.

Persephone returns to her mother.

Demeter finds out that Hades has kidnapped her daughter.

Hades kidnaps Persephone and takes her to the underworld.

Persephone eats some pomegranate seeds.

After Reading

ExtensionIn your role as a reporter, imagine that

you have learned from a reliable source that Persephone has been found and will be returned to her mother. Since she accepted food from Hades, she will have to return to the underworld for several months each year. During her time in the underworld, everything in the living world will wither. Why is this an important story to share with the rest of the world? How might people react to this change in their world?

Digging for FactsReporters try to get answers to a series of questions known

as the five “Ws” and one “H.” Answer these questions.

Questions Response

Who is involved in Persephone’s return? Who made the decision regarding Persephone’s return?

What is the decision regarding Persephone’s return?

When was the decision made?

Where was the decision made? Where are the people involved in the story?

Why was the decision made?

How was the decision made?

HeadlinesThe headline for a news story has the

important job of catching the reader’s interest, getting him or her to read the article or watch the story. What have you noticed about real news headlines?

Use your notes about headlines and about the story to help you write a headline for the news story about Persephone’s return.

OpinionsYou have practiced writing an interview

report using open-ended questions. In “Persephone,” the various gods and goddesses have different opinions about the decision to let Persephone go back to her mother. Rank the opinions of these characters and write their names in the appropriate category on the scale: Zeus, Hades, Demeter, Persephone, Helios, and Hermes.

Least in Favor

Neutral Most in Favor

Asking a Character’s OpinionChoose one of the characters who would be

in favor of allowing Persephone to return to the living world. What would you ask to find out his or her reaction to the news? How would he or she answer?

Write at least three questions and answers.

Questions ResponseCharacter: ___________

Asking a Character’s OpinionA good reporter will try to get a balanced story; that is,

he or she will try to present both sides of an issue. With that in mind, choose a character who would not be in favor of allowing Persephone to return to the living world. Write at least three questions and answers for that character. Write at least three questions and answers.

Questions ResponseCharacter: ___________

Visually SpeakingIf you were presenting the story of Persephone’s return to

the world of the living on a TV newscast, what graphic would you use to accompany the headline you wrote in Question 6? Write your headline, and then sketch a graphic to go with the story.

Headline: ___________

Sketch