Peaches+and+Nina's+Showcase


 * __MYTHOLOGY REVEALED!__** This 6th grade unit is a rich mythology study for the end of the school year. The students will read myths, write myths, and create plays to showcase their myths. Students will have a chance to use blogs and wikis as they take the images and magic of mythology into the 21st century.
 * **Curriculum-Framing Questions ** ||
 * **Essential Question ** || How are myths important in today’s world? ||  ||
 * **Unit Questions ** ||< # How do myths answer questions that humans may have had about their environment?
 * 1) What magical elements are often found in myths and legends?
 * 2) What are some common falsities that earlier humans had about the earth?
 * 3) What are some facts that you learned in Earth Science this year that were confusing to you when you were little?
 * 4) In summary, how do myths explain the phenomenon of the real world while advancing the moral code of a given culture? ||   ||
 * **Content Questions ** || # Define the words in our vocabulary list.
 * 1) WWWWH of the myths and legends read together?
 * 2) What are the common elements of mythology?
 * 3) How are myths different from other genres? || [[image:http://s.wikispaces.com/s/rte/images/insert_table.gif align="center"]] ||