DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR ECHO AND NARCISSUS

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR ECHO AND NARCISSUS

WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY?

1. WHAT CAUSES ECHO TO LOSE HER ABILITY TO SPEAK HER OWN THOUGHTS? a. her love of Narcissus b. her love of herself c. her trickery of Hera d. her hatred of Zeus What is the correct answer to the question above? How were you able to eliminate other answers? How did your use of the reading strategy help you?

2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DID NOT CAUSE NARCISSUS TO DIE YOUNG? a. He came to know himself. b. He spurned Echo and the other nymphs who loved him. c. He was excessively proud of his beauty. d. He realized how cruel he had been to Echo. What is the correct answer to the question above? How were you able to eliminate other answers? How did your use of the reading strategy help you?

ANSWER 3 OF THE FOLLOWING THOROUGHLY RECALL: GATHER FACTS 1a. With whom does Narcissus fall in love? Who caused this to happen? INTERPRET: FIND MEANING 1b. Why is Narcissus punished? ANALYZE: TAKE THINGS APART SYNTHESIZE: BRING THINGS TOGETHER 2a. What metamorphoses, or 2b. This story explains two transformations, occur in “Echo phenomena in nature. What are and Narcissus“? these phenomena, and how are PERSPECTIVE: LOOK AT OTHER VIEWS they explained? 3a. From the nymphs’ perspective, what is Narcissus’s crime? Explain whether you think Narcissus’s punishment is appropriate to the crime. EMPATHY: SEE FROM INSIDE 3b. Imagine you were Narcissus and everyone was instantly captivated by your exceptional good looks. Would you find this annoying? How would you react?

MNEMONIC DEVICES REMEMBERING MEANINGS AND SPELLINGS. Look through “Echo and Narcissus.“ Find five words whose meanings or spellings are unfamiliar or difficult. Write them on the lines below. Add mnemonic devices, or memory aids, behind each word that help you remember the meanings or spellings. Example: Malodorous means having a bad odor because mal means bad and the word odor is in the word.

THE STORY OF IO Explain how the Story of Io is mythological (according to the definition gained in today’s lesson).