What are the positive and negative consequences of conflict?
Communication - convey thoughts and ideas for a variety of purposes
Critical Thinking - view problems, looking for both “bigger picture” connections and more detailed distinctions, to gain insights that will inform solutions
Collaboration - Understanding that in the pursuit of solutions, we need to leverage the strengths and perspectives of others through teamwork
How can conflict lead to personal growth or understanding between individuals?
Can conflict within a story contribute to a character's development? Provide examples.
What are some strategies for resolving conflicts that minimize negative outcomes and promote positive results?
Students will identify the major conflict of a story and provide evidence to support their thinking.
Students will present findings regarding the development of literary characters through essays or presentations.
Identify the elements of mythology.
Make connections between mythology and current society and pop culture.
Students will identify the type of conflict in multiple stories, as well as major characters, setting, and major events.
Students will compare and contrast multiple versions of the same story through discussions and writing.
Students will understand the ways in which characters have similar and different perspectives in a story.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3: Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.4: Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Setting, character, conflict, major events, plot, plot elements, compare, contrast, perspective
A Treasury of Greek Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli
Egyptian Mythology
Chinese Mythology
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