Demigods Unite: A Percy Jackson Social Club

This club is to give students skills in communication as they discuss the Percy Jackson series. They will discuss the characters (demigods, Gods/Goddesses, e.t.c), the story's plot, the literary themes, and compare the original Greek myths to the modernized version during each session of the club.
All three series of the Percy Jackson world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and Trials of Apollo can and will be included in the club's discussions. It will be establish in each group whether we talk about the first series only or all three and I will help in keeping spoilers to a minimum when needed. Students are NOT required to have read all books to join the club. 

**IMPORTANT: Meetings do NOT build on each other to enable students to join or leave at anytime.**

Each meeting will include topics involving the characters, the story's plot, sharing fandom art, and playing games together. Every student is welcome to cosplay (whether official or DIY costumes) and share themed merchandise. This club is to help give friendship and a community for the love of Percy Jackson. Each group will be different as meetings are based on student-led discusses for that week. Once a group is established (usually after 3-4 weeks of meetings), then the group can other talk about other topics in the discussion (such as the Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase or other book recommendations). The club is only scheduled 3 months at a time; after 3 months, the club may continue for another 3 months if there's an interest. 

First month topic: Characters
This month will include questions centered around the characters of the Percy Jackson universe. This includes questions such as, but not limited to:
Week of September 4th, Topic: Who is your favorite character and why?; Who is your least favorite character and why? 
Week of September 11th, Topic: Which characters do you think are overrated or underrated?
Week of September 18th, Topic: How do the demigod/human antagonists (Luke, Octavian) compare to the mythological antagonists (Kronos/Gaea)
Week of September 25th, Topic: Which god/goddess would you chose as your godly parent?; Who do you think is the most powerful demigod and why
Activities for each week include: Character Guess Who, Character Ranking Tier list, Character Murder Mystery


Second month topic: Story Progression
This month will include questions about the story's plot and hypothetical possibilities to the series: 
Week of October 2th, Topic: How would the series have changed if Hazel didn't sacrifice herself to stop Alcyoneus?
Week of October 9th, Topic: How do the characters design their own fates while still fulfilling prophecies?
Week of October 16th, Topic: How do the Gods interaction with their children help or hinder shaping the narrative?  
Week of October 23rd, Topic: How does changing the sequence of events affect different outcomes to the series? 
Activities for each week include: Kahoot Trivia Games, Percy Jackson ABCs 

Third moth topic: Themes and Influences from Mythology
This month will include reading/reviewing several variations of the original myth stories and comparing them to how it's included/modernized in the series:
Week of October 30th, Topic:  Beginning with Gaea, Kronos, and birth of the Gods
Week of November 6th, Topic: Comparing Greek Gods vs Roman Gods
Week of November 13th, Topic: Heroes - Perseus, Jason, Hercules, Achilles
Week of November 2oth, Topic: Roman Heroes/Leaders - Lupa/Romulus/Remus, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony
Students are encouraged to be familiar with the myths before the next class for discussion
Activities for each week include: Pictionary, Apollo's Haikus, Identify the Greek/Roman Monster

Please know that the point of this class is to create a fun and inclusive community for learners to feel safe in expressing their thoughts and opinions, encourage them to ask questions, and help them learn social and critical thinking skills. The questions listed above are only a small amount of example questions that can be posed to the students about the series and there are a variety more that can be discussed. Meetings may start on one topic but then may change depending on what learners want to talk about. 

**IMPORTANT: Meetings do NOT build on each other to allow students to join or leave at anytime.**

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. 

**IMPORTANT: Please know that this is an ongoing class. That means that payment is a weekly subscription for each week that there is a meeting. Some sections are BI-weekly to allow more variety of schedules. Please be mindful of the dates for the section you sign up for. Learners are welcome to join or leave the group at any time.** 

2022 Schedule for sessions (sections will only be scheduled out until the 3rd month)
1st Session: September, October, November
December break 
2nd Session: January, February, March