49 Thematic Chapter Example: Learning about Ancient Egyptian Mythology (43/19) -- Critical Literacy III

49 Thematic Chapter Example: Learning about Ancient Egyptian Mythology BY ISABELLA M. Vega In this chapter, you will be learning about Ancient Egyptian Mythology. Using the strategies and objectives to complete the task given. First on a piece of paper write down the essential questions with your answers- - What is my purpose for learning this task? - What are my goals? - What do I already know? - What skills do I already have? - What do I need to practice? - What strategies can I use? - How will I evaluate my learning skills? Directions for this Chapter- Use the strategies below to help you read the article on Ancient Egyptian Mythology. Write a summary or journal response (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) about what you learned about Ancient Egyptian Mythology. Find another scholarly article about Ancient Egyptian Mythology and compare and contrast the two articles on a different page in your journal response. Applicable Strategy: Ask Questions before reading Why am I reading this? What is the main purpose? What will I have to do after reading? What connections can I make? Do I know about this topic already? Has this affected you personally? If yes, How? What is this content about? What can you gather from the subheadings, underlines, or italics? What will you be finding at the end of the reading? How will I be able to complete the tasks asked of me? Can I jump to the end to the summary? Do I only read the first paragraph, the first and last sentence of each paragraph, and the last paragraph? Which parts seem most important to me? Annotate in the margins with key notes of the important information. Highlight words that could be used as vocab or words you do not know. Applicable Strategy: Reading Actively Read the article using the following prompts- Read to find the main ideas and supporting details. Answer any questions you may have. Make connections. Use titles and headings to infer what you are reading about. Define your vocabulary. Annotating- Determine how you will read your text Hard copy or online copy. Write in margins If you do not want to write in the margins of your hard copy book print off the pages of the online copy. Writing in the margins will not crowd up the page over the text you are reading. Highlight Highlighting is a good strategy if you do not know what to write for the annotations in the margins. Only highlight what is important to what your objectives are asking. Over highlighting may lead to confusion on what you are looking for. Underlining Underline in a bold color other than one that matches the color of the text. Only underline what is important to your objectives. Over underline may lead to confusion on what you are looking for. Like many things these strategies may take more than one time just to get down! Try them both if necessary! Let’s begin! Reading 1: Ancient Egyptian Mythology By Joshua J., mark Published on 17 January 2013 in Ancient History Encyclopedia Egyptian mythology was the belief structure and underlying form of