Curriculum / ELA / 6th Grade / Unit 10: The Lightning Thief & Greek Mythology (2020) / Lesson 14
ELA
Unit 10
6th Grade
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Identify and explain character motivation.
Book: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan — Ch. 10
Myth: Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths pp. 647 – 651
Visual: Prometheus by Jan Cossiers
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In this chapter, Percy accepts a dangerous quest to retrieve Zeus’s lightning bolt. What really motivates him?
Which detail best supports the answer to Part A?
What motivates Prometheus to take such a dangerous risk and defy Zeus? Make sure to use details from the myth and “Background to Myths” in your response.
Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
Questions from “Prometheus” retold by Bernard Evslin:
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
Hercules and Jason (152), cyclops (154), illusion (154), melancholy (156), rivals (157), aura (159), repulsively (159), the Furies (161), impulsive (164, 173), eternal (165), hubris
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This lesson connects with a unit test and essential question.
RL.6.3 — Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Lesson 13
Lesson 15
Complete a family tree of the Greek gods based on the myths "The Titans" and "Zeus and His Family."
Explain the purpose of mythology in Ancient Greece.
RL.6.3
Project
Connect to prior knowledge about the Greek Gods.
Research details about the Greek Gods.
RI.6.7 W.6.7 W.6.8
Project – 3 days
Use research to write a narrative from first-person point of view from the perspective of a god or goddess.
Present narratives aloud to class, focusing on tone and volume.
SL.6.4 W.6.3
Make inferences about Percy as a character.
Analyze how the author develops the narrator’s point of view.
RL.6.3 RL.6.6
Determine the meaning of an unknown word using context clues.
L.6.4 RL.6.6
Make inferences about Percy based on his inner thoughts.
Analyze how the author uses first person point of view and dialogue to characterize Percy.
RL.6.6
Make inferences based on character’s response to challenge.
Build background information on the archetypal hero.
Explain the relationship between Percy Jackson and The Hero’s Journey.
RI.6.2 RL.6.9
Make inferences on Percy’s character based on his interactions with other characters, response to challenges and inner thoughts.
Explain that Percy is on the hero’s journey based on evidence from The Lightning Thief and "The Hero’s Journey."
RL.6.9
Determine the meaning of an unknown word using contextual clues.
L.6.4
Explain the clues Rick Riordan gives the readers to determine Percy’s father before he does.
RL.6.5
Identify and explain the main external conflict in chapter 9.
Explain author’s purpose in describing the setting in such detail.
Explain how hubris can have consequences in Greek mythology.
RL.6.2 RL.6.5
Explain the author’s use of italics when depicting the evil use.
L.6.2
Analyze how characters are motivated by their relationships with their fathers.
Identify and analyze the mood when Percy is underwater in the river.
RL.6.4
Analyze how the mood in Waterland contributes to the plot.
RL.6.3 RL.6.4
Analyze the impact of words on mood.
Explain the meaning of an unknown word using contextual clues.
Analyze how the Greek gods use violence to maintain their power.
Explain how the setting helps to create the mood.
Explain how particular sentences contribute to the plot.
Explain how the ancient Greeks understood the origin of winter.
Analyze how the author slows down time and stretches out the story’s conflict using small, pressure-filled moments.
Analyze how Percy’s relationship with his father has changed over time.
Explain Luke’s motivation for stealing the master bolt.
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