UNIT X UNIT 5 | 171 Reading • Use a glossary Ask volunteers to identify the word in bold type on page 171. (admire) Then point out the glossary. Say: This word is in bold type. That is how we know it is in the glossary. Model how to refer to the glossary to learn a new term and then go back to reread the text to deepen understanding. Say: I learned that admire means to look at something with enjoyment. That must mean that everyone came to enjoy the weaving because they knew it would be beautiful. Pantomime to explain admire if needed. Remind students to use the glossary as they continue reading. • Understand expressions Point out the phrases We shall see and set to work in the text. Explain that see in this expression means find out or discover and set to means got started or began. Guide students to understand that We shall see is often used to show doubt, and the phrase set to work is used to show energy and determination. Say: This must mean that Athene doubts Arachne can win, and that Athene and Arachne were determined to win when they began weaving. • Connect to self Have pairs discuss other types of competitions they know about, for example for crafts or talent. List responses on the board. Ask: Have you ever participated in a competition or contest? What was it like? • Generate questions Remind students that generating questions is a strategy that good readers use to better understand text they are about to read. Have students generate questions about how the myth will end. Provide an example by thinking aloud. Say: Arachne speaks boldly. I wonder what she will say to Athene if she wins. • Check In Ask and answer text-based questions Have pairs ask each other the questions and reread pages 170–171 to find the answers. ANSWERS 1. Athene wants to prove that she is better at weaving than Arachne. Sample answer: 2. I think Arachne will win because even Athene thinks her weaving is beautiful. PRACTICE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Pair students who are developing reading fluency with those who are more fluent. Have more fluent readers read aloud a paragraph first. Then have developing readers imitate their peers’ pronunciation, intonation, and pace. Amplify Provide access to resources for students to learn more about the goddess Athene. Tell students Athene was also called Pallas and Minerva. Direct them to research her birth, what she ruled over, and how she dressed then report their findings to the class on a poster. GLOSSARY admire to look at something with enjoyment “Could you do better?” asked Arachne, boldly. “We shall see,” answered Athene. “We will have a competition, you and I, and then we shall see.” Athene and Arachne set to work at their looms, weaving away for days. They used the brightest threads and most unusual patterns. At last, the two pieces were finished. They took them off the looms and laid them down, side by side. Everyone came to admire them and try to decide which was best. CHECK IN 1. Cause and effect Why does Athene want to have a competition? 2. Predict Who do you think will win the competition? Why? 171 UNIT 5 The Story of Arachne UNIT 5 / READING
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