A Modern Day Perseus: Sixth Grade Lesson for The Lightning Thief

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A Modern Day Perseus: Sixth Grade Lesson for The Lightning Thief

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In this lesson, students learn to define a hero, and compare the Greek god Perseus to Percy Jackson, the main character in Rick Riordan’s novel "The Lightning Thief".

Education Levels:

Subject:

Writing (composition), Reading, Process Skills, Literature

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

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Keywords:

Myths, Mythology, Riordan, Rick, Heroes

Mediator:

Middle school teachers

Publisher:

The Parthenon

Contributor:

DeeGee Lester

Is Part Of:

http://www.nashville.gov/parthenon/

Language:

English

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Essential Resources:

Copies of "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

9. Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

3. Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

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A Modern Day Perseus: Sixth Grade Lesson for The Lightning Thief

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