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Unit 5: Transformation & Greek Mythology Influences on Modern Culture > Hero’s Journey Cycle? > environment and heritage? > society? Primary Text: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
 * Length of Unit: 2 weeks **
 * Unit 5 Big Question: **What can one individual do to transform themselves and an entire civilization?
 * Unit 5 Essential Questions: **
 * 1) What is the nature of a family, and what are the duties and responsibilities of a parent and a child?
 * 2) What is the definition of a hero?
 * 3) How does Percy transform into hero by going through the
 * 1) Is one’s destiny preordained, or can one overcome
 * 1) What qualities make a true friend?
 * 2) Does Classical mythology still have a role to serve in modern

Secondary Texts: Student-Created Chapter Summaries; Myth Cross References Text; and a Student-Created Reader’s Theater Individual Final Project: Choose a character from any movie, book, comic, or television show or series. Complete a Hero’s Journey Analysis of the character and their journey as it correlates to the Hero’s Journey Model. You will use Movie Maker to create a 3:00-5:00 analysis that uses (text, images, and video) from your chosen hero that demonstrates your knowledge of the hero cycle, the various character archetypes in the hero’s journey, and how the hero is transformed through the course of the hero’s journey. See Unit 5 Folder for Official Rubric.

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief Reading Schedule:
 * || Chapters & ChapterClass Discussion Due Dates ||  || 1 st Block || 3 rd & 4th Block ||
 * Ch. 1-3 || May 7, 2013 || May 6, 2013 ||
 * Ch. 4-6 || May 8, 2013 || May 9, 2013 ||
 * Ch. 7-10 || May 10, 2013 ||^  ||
 * Ch. 11-14 |||| May 13, 2013 ||
 * Ch. 15-18 |||| May 14, 2013 ||
 * Ch. 19-22 |||| May 15, 2013 ||
 * May 16, 2013 |||| Turn in Books! ||

__** Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief Assignment Description & Group Assignment Schedule **__ Beginning with Chapter 4, there will be 3 assignments that will be due on the same day as the DUE DATE listed for your Reading Schedule. Each Group will be responsible for up to TWO CHAPTERS. Each group can choose from 3 activities: Chapter Summary <span style="font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">: Create a <span style="font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">minimum 5-Slide PowerPoint (complete with images and/or video that gives a descriptive summary of the events your assigned chapter. One of your slides MUST also be a 4-question QUIZ (Multiple Choice/True- False). <span style="font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; font-size: 16pt;">Greek Mythology Influence: <span style="font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">How did Rick Riordan use Greek Mythology to propel Percy Jackson’s story? After researching your assigned chapter’s Greek Influence, complete a 1-page summary (min 150 words) of the Greek Mythology influence represented in your assigned Chapter. Your 1-page summary should include: > (using the information could also be to fight or escape). Your 1-page summary <span style="font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">MUST also have a properly done <span style="font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Works Cited Page. You must cite ALL of the sources you used (including images). Use www.easybib.com for assistance with this. Failure to have a PROPER WORKS CITED PAGE will result in an AUTOMATIC 30/F.
 * 1) The Greek Mythology Story presented in the chapter.
 * 2) 2 substantive images (MAX)
 * 3) How it correlates (relates) to The Lightning Thief
 * 4) How Percy uses the information to transform into a stronger demi-god


 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Calibri,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">UNIT 5: TRANSFOMRATION & GREEK MYTHOLOGY INFLUENCES ||  ||

See Titanomochy packet for samples. Helpful Sites: www.greekmythology.com
 * Chapter 4: Theseus and the Minotaur; Satyrs || Chapter 5: Dionysus; Chiron the Centaur || Chapter 6: Nymphs and Naiads; The Olympian Council; Ares; The Marriage of Zeus and Hera ||
 * Chapter 7: Athena; Hermes; The Garden of Hesperides || Chapter 8: Poseidon; The Division of the world by || Chapter 9: Apollo Slays the Python; The Oracle at Delphi ||
 * || Zeus, Poseidon and Hades ||  ||
 * Chapter 10: How the city of Athens got its name; The Gorgons || Chapter 11: Perseus and Medusa || Chapter 12: The god Pan ||
 * Chapter 13: The Nemean Lion; Typhon and Echidna; Bellerophon and the Chimera || Chapter 15: Arachne and the Weaving Contest; Ares and Aphrodite; The Marriage of Hephaestus and Aphrodite || Chapter 16: The Land of the Lotus Eaters (from The Odyssey) ||
 * Chapter 17: Theseus's journey to Athens (Procrustes the Stretcher) || Chapter 18: Orpheus; Hercules and Cerberus; Charon the Ferryman and the Gates of the Underworld || Chapter 19: The Underworld; Persephone ||

www.theoi.com http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com Mytholics.com www.easybib.com Wikipedia

Any other “cites” that Google may afford you.

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Reader Theater’s The Reader Theater’s is a highly creative way to visually see and perform the words that you are reading. Reader Theater must have enough parts for 5-10 performers. (You can have narrators) Your Reader Theater’s is essentially a visual summary performance of what happened. See the Chapter 1 “I Accidently Vaporized My Pre- Algebra Teacher” Reader’s Theater for a sample.