Title of Text: Jason Quest for the Golden Fleece
Author/Illustrator: Jeff Limke/Tim Seeley GRL: S Series: Graphic Universe Genre: Fiction, Folklore, Graphic Novel Standard: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). Lesson Objectives: to read a piece of folklore to understand the genre, to analyze character interactions Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution Strategy: Inferencing Fluency: Intonation Academic Vocabulary: explain or research the meanings of the words below. Discuss the morphology of the words: suffixes, taking a root word and adding to it to change the meaning of the word. Have students talk about the meaning of each word, using antonyms, synonyms and situations where each word can be used correctly. a. whom b. lyre c. flattered d. scheme e. famine d. distraught Before Reading: ENGAGE! THINK! 1. Build Background Knowledge a. Let’s look at the front and back cover, what do you know about folklore? b. What would you like to learn about the main character, Jason? c. The back cover tells us that Uncle Pelias stole the throne and sent Jason away. Why would someone do this to a youngster? d. How does the author use language to tell the story? 2. Skill Introduction: a. Problem and Solution – we already know a problem for Jason from the back cover. He has been sent away. How do you think he deals with this and overcomes any bad feelings from it? 3. Strategy Introduction: a. Inferencing – from what we just talked about in the problem and solution, what can you start to infer about Jason’s character? b.
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Standard: There are going to be parts in this book without dialogue or anything for us to read but the illustrations. Why do you think the author did this? Fluency: Intonation – read page 12 and model how your voice changes with different punctuation Copyright © 2012 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. Lerner Digital™ and Lerner eSource™ are trademarks of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. www.lernerbooks.com During Reading: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late! Check for Understanding (Stop Midway Through the Book) 1.
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Tell me about a part you didn’t understand? Turn and Talk: how is using the strategy of helpful in your reading? 3.
Standard: How do the characters Phineus and Jason interact at the beginning of the book? How would you compare their personalities and strengths? Infer ‐ How do they feel about one another? Standard: How does the author use gods and goddesses to portray folklore? After Reading: EVALUATE! 1. What is the most important thing to remember from this book? What are the details that can help you remember this? 2. What did you learn about folklore? What are some characteristics of folklore? Standard: Compare and contrast the relationships between Phineus and Jason and that of Nephele and Ino. 3. Standard: How does the setting on a ship affect the plot and characters? How does Jason solve any problems 4. associated with being on a ship? Standard – read another Greek Myth. Compare and contrast the author’s approach to sharing the information and 6. the information given. 7. Academic Vocabulary: Distraught – go back into the book, find evidence that characters were distraught. 8. Theme/Tone: if bravery is one theme, what is another? How does the author help us understand the theme? What is the tone of the last part of the book compared to the first part? 9. Character Analysis: choose one character and analyze his/her character. Writing: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, Standard ‐ descriptive details, and clear event sequences. a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. c. Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. 4.
Task: Write you own Greek Myth. You can either create new characters or use those in Jason Quest for the Golden Fleece. Use the points above to develop your piece. IF/THEN: Problem and Solution – if a student is having trouble with skill, ask them to think about the problem of not having enough money to buy something they wanted, not needed. They wanted a new game. Ask them to list out the possible solutions to this. Who would they go to, would they go to their piggybank or bank account, could they pass on buying the game for awhile are some possibilities. Copyright © 2012 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. Lerner Digital™ and Lerner eSource™ are trademarks of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. www.lernerbooks.com