RECIPROCAL READING OF "THE CREATION'

1. Predicting - What will happen next?
After looking at the pictures and reading the headings in bold, how do you think Greeks might have explained the beginning of the world?[Possible prompts: 1. What kind of life might evolve from "chaos?" 2. Who are the two beings in the pictures and what are they doing?]

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2. Questioning - Read through the first side and list 3 thought-provoking questions that begin with how or why that you hope will be answered by the end of your reading or that you have about what you have already read. [Idea: 3. Why did Uranus treat the first offspring badly?]

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3. CLARIFYING - Answering key questions after reading story.

1. What were the two major causes of conflict in this creation story?

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2. How did Mother Earth work to solve her conflict?

 

3. How did Rhea work to solve her conflict?

 

4. What did Cronus do to solve his conflict?

 

5. What did Zeus do to solve his conflict?

 

6. Give 2 historical or current examples of vengeance in the world

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4. SUMMARIZING

1. Summarize how the leading characters worked to solve their conflicts in one complete sentence.

 

 

 

2. Retell the story in 4 brief complete sentences or less.