U6L8

UNIT 6:

THE

VIKING AGE

LESSON 8

“THE DEATH OF BALDER”

TODAY YOU WILL. . .

• describe a character from a Norse myth. [RL.3.3]
• answer questions about a text and explicitly cite the text as a basis for their answers. [RL.3.1]

• complete a paragraph describing a character from a Norse myth. [W.3.2]
• choose words with the correct suffix. [L.3.4b]

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Unit 6 Essential Question:

Lessons 6-11 Guiding Question:

How did the people of the Viking Age imagine what the universe looked like?

What lessons about people and humanity
can we learn from stories about the Norse
gods?

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VOCABULARY

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despair - a feeling of being hopeless or
extremely sad

steed - a horse

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mourn - to feel or show
sadness after a death or
loss

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Reading: Chapter 7

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Write down three words or phrases you could
use to describe Balder.

Read pages 66-69 to find out what Loki convinced Hod to do.

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Multiple Choice

What did Loki convince Hod to do?

• He convinced Hod to make a plan with him to attack Balder.

• He convinced Hod to play along like the others and shoot an arrow with mistletoe at Balder.

• He convinced Hod to talk with the objects around the world that Frigga had talked to.

• He convinced Hod to work with him in injuring Balder.

Multiple Choice

What happened when Hod shot the arrow?

• It bounced off.

• He never shot the arrow.

• Balder yelled because it hurt.

• Balder fell to the ground and died.

Read pages 70-73 to find out what Hel said had to happen for the gods to have Balder back.

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Dropdown

Hel said all things had to ​

Select answer

for Balder, and then the gods could have him back.

Multiple Choice

Did this plan work?

• yes

• no

Open Ended

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Chapter

Characters Setting

Plot

“Sif’s Golden
Hair”

Odin, Thor, Sif,
assembly of gods, Loki Asgard

Sif’s hair has been cut off, and the assembly of
gods told Loki he must restore Sif’s hair.

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“Loki & the
Dwarves”

Loki, dwarves

Nidavellir

Loki went to visit the dwarves to ask them to
make golden hair for Sif. He also asked them to
make a spear and a boat.

“Stolen
Thunder”

Thor, Loki, Odin, the
gods, Thrym, Freya

Asgard,
Jotunheim

Thor discovered that his hammer was missing. He
suspected Loki took it, but it was Thrym who took it.
Thrym told Loki he would give the hammer back if
Freya married him. The gods didn’t know how to get the
hammer back.

Chapter

Characters Setting

Plot

“A Plan is Made”

the gods, Odin, Loki,
Thor, Frigga, Freya, TyrAsgard

Loki suggested Thor dress up as Freya and
pretend to marry Thrym to get the hammer
back. Finally, Thor agreed, and the gods
dressed him as Freya. Loki and Thor set off
for the land of the giants.

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“The Wedding
Feast”

Loki, Thor, Thrym

Jotunheim

Everyone sat down for the wedding feast.
‘Freya’s’ behavior was odd and Thrym asked
questions, which Loki answered. When Thrym
brought the hammer out, Thor burst out of his
disguise and used his hammer to kill Thrym and
the servants.

Chapter

Characters Setting

Plot

“Balder, the
Beautiful”

Balder, Frigga, Odin,
Loki

Asgard, all
over the
world

Balder had a dream about death. When he told
Frigga, she found out that Hel was preparing to
receive one of the gods. She talked to everything,
except mistletoe, and made them promise not to
harm Balder.

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Your Turn:

Activity Page

8.1

“The Death of
Balder”

Loki, Hod, Balder,
Frigga, Odin, Tyr

Asgard, all
over the
world

Loki tricked Hod into shooting an arrow with
mistletoe at Balder. The arrow did not
bounce off but instead killed Balder. Because
Loki refused to mourn for Balder, the gods
could not have him back from the dead.

Writing: Describe A Character

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Examples:

bright
angry
antisocial
cooperative
calm
reactive
caring
cruel
depressed
considerate

harsh
mature
trustworthy
courageous
anxious
brave
concerned
ambitious
energetic
lazy

funny
simple
noisy
uninterested
bossy
dishonest
sweet
thoughtful
gloomy
lonely

Writing: Guess My Character

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•Read your paragraph and do not reveal the character
you are describing.
•We should listen closely to the description and guess
the character.

Review Spelling Words with /s/ sound

•scent

•kindness

•mince

•central

•response

•whistle

•assembly

•sunshine

•princess

•universe

•advice

•listen

•subtle

•civil

•promise

•glance

•address

•fascinate

•during

•want

•scoundrel

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