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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods: An Insider's View With Sarcasm and Attitude
Phyllis Bixler - Just Help Me Learn, LLC
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(336)
In this ongoing class students will explore the Greek Gods and mythology through the lens of witty, sarcastic teen demigod, Percy Jackson.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
As a demigod, Percy Jackson has a unique perspective of the Greek gods and goddesses. Each week students will read and learn about his dysfunctional family and their lying, stealing, backstabbing and cannibalism. We will shake Percy's family tree and discover their misdeeds in a new myth each week. This book and class are a twist on classic mythology loaded with Percy's sarcasm and a 21st century perspective. Students will read the myth(s) in advance of class, participate in a discussion...
Students will: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis or primary and secondary sources. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone)
Homework Offered
Read the myth or myths prior to class. Approximately 10 to 25 pages per week.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Informal assessment during discussion, participation during interactive activities, question and answer period.Grades Offered
1 file available upon enrollmentStudents will need Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan, available for approximately $8.00 at: https://amzn.to/3krilEl Paper and a writing instrument will be helpful, as well as printed copies of PDFs and handouts provided in the classroom for each week. For US students with a processing or other reading challenges, I encourage you to use the following link to submit an application with the National Library Service and Library of Congress to acquire free resources which may be helpful for this class: https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/eligibility-for-nls-services/talking-books-reading-disabilities/ Another free and valuable resource for students who learn differently is: https://www.bookshare.org/cms/promo/adwords/audiobooks-learning-disabilities
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan Available at this link: https://amzn.to/2IzfcEG ReadWriteThink Scholastic
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(336)
Just Help Me Learn empower and educates learners from around the globe with a focus on English literature, writing and grammar, study skills and history. However the variety of classes will grow as our organization evolves, with the intention to...
Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 50 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-10 learners per class
