2nd CKLA - Domain 4: Greek Myth - Lesson 4

​Where are we?

Multiple Choice

Where did the myths we have heard so far originate, or come from?

• Ancient India

• Ancient China

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

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Greek myths are​

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Fictional

from ancient times

explain things in nature

can teach a lesson

usually has gods/goddesses, humans, and creatures

only has humans

Nonfiction

explain things in space

​Who is this?

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​Based on the title and knowing that the myth is about a weaver named Arachne, what animal do you predict this myth might describe?

​Listen carefully to find out what animal an arachnid is and to find out what this myth explains about nature.

Audio Response

Imagine you are Arachne. How would you have felt if people always compared your work to Athena's? Would you have been flattered? Would you have been jealous, like Arachne?

Open Audio Recorder

​How does this story end?

Multiple Choice

How does this story end?

• Athena leaves Arachne alone

• Athena turns Arachne into a spider

• Athena makes Arachne a goddess

• Athena forgives Arachne

Multiple Choice

What in nature does this myth explain?

• How the first spider came to be

• How thunderstorms happen

• How the first human came to be

• How the first plant came to be

Multiple Choice

According to this myth, who created the very first spider in the world?

• Zeus

• Ares

• Aphrodite

• Athena

​Is there a lesson to learn from this myth? What do you think the lesson of this myth could be?

Multiple Choice

Why does Athena turn Arachne into a spider and not some other kind of animal?

• Arachne was a weaver and spiders weave webs

• Arachne was a hunter and can hunt insects

• Arachne liked spiders

• Arachne did not like to weave

​What lesson do you think Arachne learns in this story?
Write one to two sentences.

​_______ flattered me once when ________.

​How does the character feel in your drawing?
What is happening in your drawing?
Why did that even happen?