“Narcissus” Myth: Central Message

Subject: ELA, Myth, Literary

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

• Participate in a series of engaging close reading lessons with many opportunities to develop vocabulary through oral language practice
• Ask and answer text dependent questions in order synthesize, summarize and infer the central message of the myth
• Write a brief summary to demonstrate their understanding

Materials Needed:

• Blank & lined pieces of paper
• Pencil & crayons/colored pencils
• Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources: Required:

• student copies of the the myth, "Narcissus" (1 per student)

Optional:

• "Exit Slips" as assessment component (1 per student)

CCSS: RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.4 & RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.4

File Type: PDF Document