Greek Myths

BRAIN BOOK
January 5 January 8

Name: _______________________________

Name: __________________________________________

Date: _______________________________

Pandora
The Ancient Greeks believed in many ______________________.
The Greeks often told stories about how the gods and goddesses
possessed _________________ ______________________.

Myths have 2 purposes:

o Teach the main ____________________ a ________________________.

o Explain how the __________________________ was created or

why things are they way they are.

Todays text genre is:

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Our Thinking Jobs:
1) What is the literal meaning? (retell)
2) How does the author use craft and structure to convey
the meaning?
3) What is the deeper meaning or lesson?
4) What natural event or phenomenon does the myth
explain?

Understanding Greek Myths by Natalie Hyde p. 40 44

Question
1. What is special about Pandora?
Where did she come from?

Answer/Evidence

2. What did each god give her?

3. Why was the girl called Pandora?

4. Why did Zeus make Pandora?

A. He was bored
B. To punish men
C. To have a wife
D. So Prometheus had a friend
5. What gift did Zeus give Pandora?
What warning did he give?

What bothered Pandora the most?

How best can you describe Pandora?

A.
B.
C.
D.

perfect
upset
nervous
curious

What does Pandora do when

Epimetheus was away?

What was unleashed from the box?

What did Pandora try to do next?

Why?

What was left?

What natural phenomenon does the

story of Pandora explain?
A. It explains why people are curious.
B. It explains why theres bad in the world,
but why we need hope.
C. It explains how Zeus was able to punish
Prometheus.
D. It explains why Pandora was the first
woman.
What lesson does Pandora learn?

Name: __________________________________________

Date: _______________________________
5

Prompt:

Write a retell about the myth Pandora by Lise Larsen.

Criteria for Success
1 sentence includes the title of the
Details from the text are written in our
text
own words orcopied from the text.
st
1 sentence includes the author (if
Details chosen BEST support our
known)
answer.
1st sentence includes the genre
Written in our neatest handwriting.
st

1st sentence states what the author is

mostly teaching us.
Includes 3 or more details from the
text

Checked for correct capitalization and

punctuation.
No run-on sentences.

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Name: __________________________________________
Myth: Pandora

Date: _______________________________

Prompt:

The myth Pandora by Lise Larsen teaches us a valuable life lesson. Explain
the lesson that the author conveys as well as the natural event that
Pandora explains.

Answer

Cite
Evidence

1
3

Explanatio
n

1
3

Conventio
ns

Effort

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Socratic Seminar Notes

Why did this author write the text?

Notes from Discussion

What is the deeper meaning or lesson you can apply to your

life?

Notes from Discussion

What natural event does this myth explain?