Day #4 - 9/8/14 - Unit 1 Lesson 1 Part II

Good Morning 6th Graders,
       I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today is a D day so we will go to gym this morning. Please remember to order your lunch and sharpen your pencils. You may select any seat you’d like for now. I will let you know where your assigned seat will be after special area.
       On a piece of loose leaf paper in your binder, please write today’s date (9/8/14) and write a response to the “Point to Ponder" question. Your response should be a paragraph with several sentences. When you are done, you may do some independent reading quietly at your seat. Be prepared to share the title and the ‘gist’ of the book you are reading. 
                                           Thank you
                                           Mrs. Sargent & Mr. Trumble
Point to Ponder:
Respect means different things to different people. What does the word “Respect” mean to you and how do you show respect at school?

For Lesson 1 - Part II

I can collaborate effectively with my peers.

I can get the gist of the text “Shrouded in Myth."

I can identify unfamiliar vocabulary in “Shrouded in myth.”



Quote:

When Perseus grew up, Polydectes gave him a series of

challenging tasks to complete. Armed with a sword made by the 

god Hermes, winged sandals, and a shiny bronze shield given to

him by the goddess Athena, Perseus slew the dreaded monster 

Medusa. This hideous creature had writhing snakes for hair, 

elephant-like tusks for teeth, and blood-red eyes. Whoever looked 

at her was instantly turned to stone.

Where do you think this quote came from? Why do you think 
this?

How is this picture of a sculpture connected to the quote? What details made you think this?

A long, long, long time ago, even before Perseus was born, his grandfather, Acrisios, the king of Argos, was given a prophecy that he would someday be killed by his grandson. To protect himself from this fate, the terrified king imprisoned his only daughter, Danae, in an underground dungeon so that she could never marry or have children. Certain that he would never be a grandfather, Acrisios relaxed. But Zeus, the great father of the gods, had other plans.

Zeus had been watching Danae and thought she was stunning—too beautiful to resist. He turned himself into golden rain and poured through the bronze bars in the roof of her elaborate dungeon. As the rain fell upon Danae, its magical powers caused a child to begin growing within her. Nine months later, she gave birth to a son and named him Perseus.

Outraged as well as frightened when he learned of a grandson's birth, Acrisios enclosed mother and son in a chest, which he flung into the sea. After drifting about for a long time, the chest finally washed up on a distant island. A fisherman found it and brought it to his brother, King Polydectes, who took Perseus and his mother into his palace.

When Perseus grew up, Polydectes gave him a series of challenging tasks to complete. Armed with a sword made by the god Hermes, winged sandals, and a shiny bronze shield given to him by the goddess Athena, Perseus slew the dreaded monster Medusa. This hideous creature had writhing snakes for hair, elephant-like tusks for teeth, and blood-red eyes. Whoever looked at her was instantly turned to stone.

As success followed success, Perseus began to think about the stories he had heard about his grandfather, Acrisios. So, after a brief visit to his mother, the young hero set sail for Argos. Before he reached it, however, Acrisios got word that his long-lost grandson was coming and fled the city, for he still feared the prophecy.

While waiting for Acrisios to return, Perseus attended festival games being held in a neighboring town. A skilled athlete, Perseus entered the discus contest. As he prepared to throw it, he lost control and the heavy disk went hurtling into the crowd, striking a man and killing him. Alas, the tragic prophecy had proved true—the dead spectator was Acrisios. Perseus was so troubled about the accident that he chose to leave Argos and build his own city—the legendary Mycenae.