Question

directions
complete the warm - up activity to spark your thinking for whats to come.

1. review the scenario below.

youve been chosen as one of the curators for a new virtual museum exhibit called \origins:
how stories shape the world.\ your team receives a box of mystery artifacts with no labels - just
a note that says \these items come from ancient stories told to explain the world.\
inside the box, you find:

• a carved figure of a man holding a lightning bolt
• a scroll with the line: \she pulled her cloak tighter and stared at the angry sky.\
• a wooden tablet showing a massive bird flying above mountains
• a note that reads: \this creature brought the first fire.\
• one visual representing the myth

youre told these are all part of something called \myths.\ your job? use your observational and
inferencing skills to figure out what these stories might mean - and why they were told in the first
place.
question 2
these artifacts are drawn from real myths - stories used by ancient cultures to explain
natural events, share life lessons, and reflect their values. many myths feature gods,
heroes, or creatures that play important roles in shaping the world. to figure out what
these myths reveal, youll need to make inferences based on details and what you
already know.
what do you wonder about these artifacts and the stories they might come from?
your response should be at least one complete sentence.

Explanation:

The question asks what one wonders about the artifacts and their stories. Since myths often explain natural events, values, etc., possible wonders could relate to the specific myth each artifact represents, the culture it's from, or the role of the depicted elements (like the lightning - bolt - holding figure, the bird, etc.) in the myth.

Answer:

I wonder which specific ancient culture these artifacts belong to and what natural event or value the story they come from was meant to explain.