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ACTIVITY 3.4
Interacting in Meaningful ways: Academic Collaboration
Learning Targets
• Ask and answer questions about a narrative in conversations.
• Express and support opinions about a narrative in conversation.
• Demonstrate active listening.
• Read closely to explain ideas, make inferences, and draw conclusions.
Turn to your partner or small group to discuss each question about “Arachne.” After you have discussed a question, write notes about your answer before going on to the next question.
1. What is the main conflict that occurred in the story?
2. What inference can the reader make about Arachne based on her interaction with the old woman in paragraphs 4–6?
The reader can infer that .
4. Why was the scene that Arachne wove on her loom important? Cite text evidence from the myth to support your answer.
I think the main conflict of the story is .
3. Which event represents the climax of the story? How did this event change Arachne?
The climax happens when .
asking Questions
With your partner or small group, reread paragraph 9 near the end of the myth. Discuss what questions you have about the text. Write one question to share with the class.
The text evidence shows that .
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