th ELA 6 Grade Week Four: Intro to Myths and Legends Unit *** Remember to READ 30 minutes every day! *** Dear parents/guardians/students, For this new unit, ELA and Social Studies will be merging our content to streamline student work and assist parents/guardians. This unit will be 5 weeks long. The aim is to help students apply their learning to both subjects. In Social Studies, you will be learning about the people, places, and historical events of ancient Rome. You will be creating your own mythological world map, rules of society, and face an imaginary scenario. In ELA, you will write three short stories about your world: a creation myth, gods/humans interaction myth, and face a secondary imaginary scenario. More information will be coming out throughout the weeks, but the 6th grade Humanities team wanted to give you a heads up! Thanks for your continued support as we navigate this difficult time. Sincerely, Ms. Plas, Mr. Stringham, and Mrs. Daoud Monday, April 20 Tuesday, April 21 Rome’s Mythological Origin Story Intro to Myths, Legends, Fables, and Fairy Tales 1. Read the story about Remus and Romulus (p.4). 1. Watch the video or read the attached article (p.2) 2. Based on your reading, create a comic that to learn difference between myths, legends, fables illustrates the 6 main parts of the mythology. Don’t and fairy tales. worry, this isn’t art class. Do your best and have fun 2. Complete the Myths vs Legends Chart (p.3). (p.5)! Wednesday, April 22 Thursday, April 23 Be a Grammar God or Goddess! Write Your Mythological World’s Creation Story 1. Complete the Grammar Detective Sheet (p.6) Begin your Mythical World Project by writing your world’s 2. Complete the Subject/Verb agreement worksheet. creation myth. Make sure to follow the writing directions (p.7) (p.8). Friday, April 24 Need Help? Contact Us Edit + Revise Mythological Creation Story Ms. Plas 1. Finish Origin Story for Mythological World. [email protected] 2. Proof-read your story. Read it aloud! Hours M-F, 12-5 3. Complete Weekly Reading Log Questions (p.8). ZOOM Meeting ID: 669332500, Code 224566 Weekly Boredom Busters Mon/Wed 1PM-2PM Visit a musem virtually! Link here. Mrs. Daoud [email protected] Color the attached coloring sheet. Hours M-F, 10-3 Remember that this time will not last forever. And ZOOM Meeting ID: 491 306 3842, Code 31424 you are loved and missed! Tues/Thurs 11AM-12PM 1 Full Name __________________ Teacher ________________ Gr ___ Route # __________ Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Fables! Link to Video https://www.mometrix.com/academy/myth-legend-and-tall-tale/ Myths, Fables, Legends, and Fairy Tales are all considered types of stories. Though they are all types of stories, they have some key differences. A lot of you have probably grown up with your parents reading you books or watching movies with you. Well, chances are, most of what they read to you was a Myth, Fable, Legend, or fairy tale. A myth is a story that was made up by people who wanted to explain how or why our world works, how it came to be, how we should treat each other, why hurricanes happen, and so on. Myths were sort of like our ancient ancestors’ version of science. Myths explained how natural events occurred and are set in really ancient times; before history even began. These myths are generally passed on from parents to kids, and when those kids grew up to be parents, they would tell their kids, and so on. The word “Myth” comes from the Greek word “mythos” meaning “word of mouth.” Myths were shared by groups of people all throughout the world and became a big part of their community. Greek mythology is one of the most popular examples of this. Their myths generally centered around various gods and goddesses. Sometimes days were even set apart to have big celebrations because of these myths. Legends! Legends are stories that people made up as well. However, legends are about real-life people and what they did. Legends always have an important purpose, but the facts are always a little exaggerated to make them more interesting and exciting! Generally, some of the facts are dramatically altered and the person the legend is about never really did what the story says. Now, a fable is also a story that is passed down. A fable’s overall purpose is to teach a lesson. However, all the characters in a fable are things that can’t normally talk. A fable is about animals, plants, or forces of nature that can talk and act like humans. Fairy tales are probably one of the most popular today. Fairy tales are specifically for kids, and often have a lot to do with magic, like a fairy godmother, elves, or any supernatural character. Animals can also be characters in a fairy tale. Fairy tales always have good characters and evil characters. A lot of times fairy tales begin by saying “once upon a time.” So, let’s do a quick review: Myths- are stories that are passed down about how or why something came to be. Legends- are designed to teach a lesson about a real person in History, with a few facts dramatically changed. Fables- are stories that are passed down, with a good lesson to be learned, and are about animals, plants, or forces of nature that are humanlike. Fairy tales- are stories that are specifically for kids, involve magical characters, have good and evil characters, and generally start with “once upon a time.” 2 Full Name __________________ Teacher ________________ Gr ___ Route # __________ Myth, Legend, Fable or Fairy Tale? Directions: Fill out the following the chart below with information gathered from the reading and/or video. Write at least 3 characteristics for each. Use full sentences. Myth Legend ❖ A myth is a story from ancient times. ❖ The main character is/was a real person. Fairy Tales Fables ❖ Fairy tales include magical creatures. ❖ These are stories that involve animals, plants, or things in nature that are humanlike. 3 The Myth of Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus are the mythological twin brothers who founded the city of Rome. Here is their story. Twins are Born Romulus and Remus were twin boys born to a princess named Rhea Silvia. Their father was the fierce Roman god of war, Mars. The king where the boys lived was scared that someday Romulus and Remus would overthrow him and take his throne. So he had the boys left in a basket on the Tiber River. He figured they would soon die. Raised by a Wolf The boys were found by a she-wolf. The wolf cared for them and protected them from other wild animals. A friendly woodpecker helped to find them food. Eventually some shepherds happened across the twins. One shepherd took the boys home and raised them as his own children. Growing Up As the boys grew older, they became natural leaders. One day Remus was captured and taken to the king. He discovered his identity. Romulus gathered some shepherds to rescue his brother. They ended up killing the king. When the city learned who the boys were, they offered to crown them as joint kings. They could be rulers of their homeland. However, they turned down the crowns because they wanted to found their own city. The twins left and set out to find the perfect spot for their city. Founding a New City The twins eventually came to the place where Rome is located today. They both liked the general area, but each wanted to place the city on a different hill. Romulus wanted the city to be on top of Palatine Hill while Remus preferred Aventine Hill. They agreed to wait for a sign from the gods, called an augury, to determine which hill to use. Remus saw the sign of six vultures first, but Romulus saw twelve. Each claimed to have won. Remus is Killed Romulus went ahead and started building a wall around Palatine Hill. However, Remus was jealous and began to make fun of Romulus' wall. At one point, Remus jumped over the wall to show how easy it was to cross. Romulus became angry and killed Remus. Rome is Founded With Remus dead, Romulus continued to work on his city. He officially founded the city on April 21, 753 BC, making himself king, and naming it Rome after himself. From there he began to organize the city. He divided his army into legions of 3,300 men. He called his 100 most noble men the Patricians and the elders of Rome the Senate. The city grew and prospered. For over 1,000 years Rome would be one of the most powerful cities in the world. 4 Illustrate Your Reading: Romulus and Remus Directions: In the following chart, illustrate the 6 main scenes of the myth of Romulus and Remus. In 1-2 complete sentences describe the scene you’re illustrating. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 5 Full Name ____________________ Teacher _______________ Gr, ___ Route # __________ Be the Detective Directions: Fill in the blanks with a past form of to be (was, were, wasn’t or weren’t). A thief stole a computer and printer from an office on campus Saturday at 10:00. Sandy _________ in the parking lot across from the office, standing next to her car. She saw him for only a few minutes, but she __________ sure she could identify him. The police officers __________ happy to have a witness, but they _____________ sure how much Sandy saw from the parking lot.