"By the Waters of Babylon" Anticipatory Guide

"By the Waters of Babylon"

Anticipatory Guide

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Multiple Choice

What does this allude to? "Chocolate is my Achilles' heel!"

• literature

• the Bible

• historical figure

• Greek mythology

Multiple Choice

What does this allude to? "He studies all the time and is a regular Einstein!"

• literature

• the Bible

• historical figure

• Greek mythology

ALLUSION IN THE TITLE

"By the Waters of Babylon"

Psalm 137

“By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Zion.”

Multiple Choice

INFER: What do the words "we" and "Zion" from the Bible verse refer to?

• the Babylonian people

• the Egyptian people

• the Hebrew people

Multiple Choice

Does BABYLON exist TODAY, in MODERN times?

• YES, it is a MODERN empire

• NO, it is an ANCIENT empire

Multiple Choice

If our story is an ALLUSION to Babylon, will we be reading about Babylon itself, the ancient city, in our story?

• YES

• NO

TONE

INFER: Based on the lyrics to the song "By the Waters of Babylon", what TONE do you think the story will have?

Now watch 2 videos of this song to see if the tone you chose matches.

Open Ended

PREDICTION: What do you think we are going to see in this story?