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Lesson 1: What Makes a Myth?
California CCSS: Focus Standards
California CCSS: Supporting Standards
ELD Standards
In this lesson
Today you will
Cite textual evidence to explain what myths are and what purposes they serve across cultures.
Use evidence-based sentence frames with because and the academic verb reveals to explain how a text conveys cultural ideas.
Use the morpheme -logy to determine the meaning of mythology.
Essential Questions
Why do cultures tell stories about gods, monsters, journeys, and transformations?
How do stories from different cultures explore danger, courage, or the unknown?
Texts used in this lesson
Short-Form Text
What Are Myths?
Tanu Wakefield, Newsela staff
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