Build Background Knowledge: Greek Mythology
ELA Lessons
1 Discover Our Topic: Greek Mythology
2 Establish Reading Routines: The Lightning Thief, Chapter 1
3 Analyze Point of View: The Lightning Thief, Chapters 1–2
4 Analyze Point of View: The Lightning Thief, Chapter 3
5 Close Read: Informational Text: “Why Ancient Greek Mythology Is Still Relevant Today". (Alternate Text: Why Ancient Mythologies are Still Relevant Today?)
6 Launch Independent Research Reading
7 Analyze Figurative Language: The Lightning Thief, Ch 4 & 5
8 Analyze Point of View: The Lightning Thief, Chapter 6
9 Analyze Unfamiliar Words and Phrases: Lightning Thief, Ch 7
10 Analyze Word Choice and Point of View: Lightning Thief, Ch 8
11 Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Language and Point of View: The Lightning Thief, Ch 9
12 Introduce Themes in The Lightning Thief
14 Prepare for Text-Based Discussion: The Lightning Thief, Ch 1–12
15 End of Unit 1 Assessment: Text-Based Discussion: The Lightning Thief, Chapters 1–12 (Lessons 15-16)
Designated ELD Lessons for this Unit
These are DRAFT materials developed by OUSD teachers for OUSD teachers, not yet a complete core ELD program.
Consider beginning the school year with the Secondary Designated -ELD Unit Zero, an optional three-week unit that provides an introduction to Designated ELD.
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G6-M1-U1-L1 - Pictorial Language Development
G6-M1-U1-L3 - Wide Angle Reading
G6-M1-U1-L4 - Language Discovery
G6-M1-U1-L5 - L6 - Language Dive
G6-M1-U1-L8-L9 - Language Dive
G6-M1-U1-L11 -Access to Text and Discovery
G6-M1-U1-L12 -L13 - Sentence Puzzle - Joint Construction
Unit Description
Students begin Unit 1 by reading from The Lightning Thief. They analyze how the author develops the point of view of the narrator, and they strategize to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases, including figurative language. In the second half of Unit 1, students prepare for a Socratic Seminar discussion by analyzing how Percy, the main character in the novel, responds to challenges. They create discussion norms to have a productive text-based discourse about the novel. Theme is also introduced in the second half of the unit, in preparation for Unit 2.
Preparation and Materials
Prepare vocabulary logs and independent reading journals.
Ensure that families are aware of the sensitive content of The Lightning Thief, and prepare students who may be affected by this content in advance.
The following materials are introduced in this unit and referenced throughout both the module and the school year:
Academic word wall
Domain-specific word wall
Performance Task anchor chart
Module Guiding Questions anchor chart
Work to Become Ethical People anchor chart
Close Readers Do These Things anchor chart
Point of View anchor chart
Work to Become Effective Learners anchor chart
Strategies to Answer Selected Response Questions anchor chart
Discover Theme anchor chart
Discussion Norms anchor chart
Vocabulary logs
Track Progress folders
Equity sticks
Habits of Character/Social-Emotional Learning Focus
Central to the EL Education curriculum is a focus on "habits of character" and social-emotional learning. Students work to become effective learners, developing mindsets and skills for success in college, career, and life (e.g., initiative, responsibility, perseverance, collaboration); work to become ethical people, treating others well and standing up for what is right (e.g., empathy, integrity, respect, compassion); and work to contribute to a better world, putting their learning to use to improve communities (e.g., citizenship, service).
In this unit, students focus on respect, empathy, and collaboration as they respond to one another's ideas and skills in written work and in discussions. They also look for evidence of perseverance and integrity demonstrated by characters in the text and by themselves in the classroom.
Texts
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
one per student