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6. Myths have been used for generations to explain natural phenomena like lightning, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Identify the element of nature this myth explains, the characters’ choices, and the lesson this myth teaches (theme).
Phenomenon
Character
Choices
Lesson
7. Work in a collaborative group to brainstorm other natural phenomenon you could explain in an original myth.
Language and Writer’s Craft: Pronouns and Antecedents
Skilled readers and writers should think about pronouns and their antecedents while reading and crafting texts.
To show that you are able to properly interpret pronoun–antecedent agreement, reread this passage, inserting a proper noun (Athene or Arachne) in the place of the pronoun. Possessive pronouns like “her” should be replaced with possessive proper nouns like “Athene’s” or “Arachne’s.”
“Never before had Arachne been matched against anyone whose skill was equal, or even nearly equal to her ( ) own. As she
( ) stole glances from time to time at Athene and saw the goddess working swiftly, calmly, and always a little faster than herself ( ), she ( ) became angry instead of frightened, and an evil thought came into her ( ) head. Thus as Athene stepped back a pace to watch Arachne finishing her work, she ( ) saw that the maiden had taken for her ( ) design a pattern of scenes which showed evil or unworthy actions of the gods, how they [the gods] had deceived fair maidens, resorted to trickery, and appeared on earth from time to time in the form of poor and humble people. When the goddess saw this insult glowing in bright colors on Arachne’s loom, she ( ) did not wait while the cloth was judged, but stepped forward, her ( ) grey eyes blazing with anger, and tore Arachne’s work across.”
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Pronouns and Antecedents
Pronouns, such as he, she, and it, take the place of nouns.
An antecedent is the object or person to which the pronoun refers.
My Notes
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