Module 1: Myths: Not Just Long Ago
Unit 1: Percy Jackson and The Hero's Journey
What is the hero’s journey? How does knowledge of the hero’s journey help to more deeply understand character? This unit is designed to build students’ background understanding of the archetype of the hero’s journey and its continuing significance in modern literature.
What is the hero’s journey? How does knowledge of the hero’s journey help to more deeply understand character? This unit is designed to build students’ background understanding of the archetype of the hero’s journey and its continuing significance in modern literature.
Unit 2: Elements of Theme & Mythology in The Lightening Thief
In this second unit of module 1, students will delve deeply into mythology: its purpose, elements, and themes that align with themes in The Lightning Thief. While they continue to read The Lightning Thief independently, students will closely read multiple myths.
In this second unit of module 1, students will delve deeply into mythology: its purpose, elements, and themes that align with themes in The Lightning Thief. While they continue to read The Lightning Thief independently, students will closely read multiple myths.
Unit 3: Culminating Project: My Hero's Journey Narrative
This short unit is the culmination of the study of the hero’s journey in Unit 1 and the elements and themes of mythology in Unit 2. Students write their own “hero’s journey” narrative that follows the stages of the archetypal hero’s journey and contains elements and a theme of classic mythology.
This short unit is the culmination of the study of the hero’s journey in Unit 1 and the elements and themes of mythology in Unit 2. Students write their own “hero’s journey” narrative that follows the stages of the archetypal hero’s journey and contains elements and a theme of classic mythology.
The Lightning Thief Audio Version