Arachne

Arachne

RL 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Open Ended

What is the conflict in Arachne?

7th Grade Standards

• Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 

• Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. 

• Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). 

Multiple Choice

Obscure

• well known

• not well known

• bright

• oblong

Open Ended

Explain why Arachne is so indignant.

Multiple Choice

What character trait does her indignity reveal about her?

• proud & overconfident

• ashamed & sorrowful

• shy & anxious

• scared & frantic

Multiple Choice

What does the old woman's advice suggest about the theme of the myth?

• Human beings should challenge the Gods.

• Human beings should not be overconfident.

• Human beings should always think very highly of themselves.

• Human beings are better than the Gods.

Open Ended

How is the conflict resolved?

Open Ended

What evidence is given in the text that humans should not be prideful and arrogant?