Unit 4 ELA 6

Post date: Aug 3, 2015 3:05:13 PM

This unit explores Changes Over Time: Discovering Allusions to the Past

Essential Question:

• How can studying the past help us to make positive changes in our lives?
• How does the past influence the modern world?

Overview:

Students build on their knowledge from elementary school by reading myths and fables that explain many allusions in our everyday life. They will understand how changes have taken place over time; however, they will realize that there are many references to concepts we have learned in the past in our lives today. Students will understand how we learn from the past to make changes in our lives today. Students will read sections of the novel The Lightning Thief to identify Greek myths that they will explore. Students will research to understand the Greek and Roman mythological heroes and their influence in the modern world.