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When do differences become conflicts? What do readers learn when they study and analyze the conflicts presented in literary works? How does that help us with our own conflicts?
This unit offers a wide variety of literature for your students to explore these questions while also exploring texts in the unit’s genre focus, fiction. The classic short story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, an excerpt from the graphic novel Nimona, and the contemporary classic “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto serve as examples of the genre focus. Selections such as the poem “Mad” by Naomi Shihab Nye and the teleplay The Monsters are Due on Maple Street allow students to read across genres.
Novel Study #1: The Lightning Thief
Novel Study #1: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of school… again.
And that’s the least of his problems. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of his Greek mythology textbook and into his life. When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen, Percy becomes the prime suspect. Now, he has ten days to find and return it before a war breaks out among the gods.
With the help of his friends—a satyr and a daughter of Athena—Percy must journey across the United States to catch the true thief and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves.
This fast-paced adventure combines Greek mythology with modern-day action, humor, and heart—perfect for fans of fantasy and adventure!
StudySync Content
StudySync Content
Quarter 1 Short Stories and Texts
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Fiction)
The Wise Old Woman (Fiction)
Woodsong (Informational Text)
Nimona (Fiction)
Stargirl (Fiction)
Seventh Grade (Fiction)
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street (Drama)
The Skin I’m In (Fiction)
Mad (Poetry)
In the Year 1974 (Informational Text)
Thank You, M’am (Fiction)
Quarter 1 Assignments and Close reads
Quarter 1 Assignments and Close reads
Quarter 1 standards in use
Quarter 1 standards in use
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