Book one in Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles series, "The Red Pyramid", follows two siblings as they travel the globe to save their father from the Egyptian god Set. In their travels, the brother and sister duo discover their family's link to a secret order of magicians that has existed since the time of the pharaohs. The class will use this book as inspiration to explore Egyptian pyramids, learn about hieroglyphics, be introduced to ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, conduct in depth map readings and discuss the fascinating culture which first invented scissors, wigs and much more!
     The class will be tailored to the interests and levels of the students that enroll. The students can read or listen to the book throughout the weeks of class or enroll as a Riordan fan that has already read the book or series. The class will be loosely organized as follows:

WEEK ONE: Pre-Reading Activities
-Read through chapter one and chart the story's initial setting of London
-Take a virtual tour of the Pyramids of Giza
-Complete an Egyptian character study

WEEK TWO: Chapters 2-8
-Become a hieroglyph master
-Discuss critical thinking questions from the reading
-Introduction of the main Egyptian gods and ancient Egyptian belief system

WEEK THREE: Chapters 9-16
-Discuss critical thinking questions from the story
-Learn about Egyptians as inventors and explore these artifacts with a virtual tour of The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt

WEEK FOUR: Chapters 17-24
-Learn the art of summarization as we create a summary of the story so far!
-Discussion questions
-Breakout groups for creation of your own Egyptian god/goddess

WEEK FIVE: Chapters 25-32
-Discussion questions
-Quest review game
- Learn about the Egyptian color wheel and it's special meaning for ancient Egyptians

WEEK SIX: Chapters 33-40
-Discussion questions/ debate
-Egyptian artifact trading cards activity
-Review game