Module 1: Myths: Just Not Long Ago
Module Focus: Becoming a close reader and writing to learn
Book (s) read for the Module: The Lightning Thief
Description: Students study the purposes and elements of mythology. Students read Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief with a focus on the archetypal hero’s journey and close reading of the many mythical allusions. They also read complex informational texts about the elements of mythology.
Vocabulary: All definitions can be found in the Reading Vocabulary Notebook
gist, prophecy, dread, fate, stunning, hallucinate, delinquents, inference, cite, irritable, evidence, conjugate, solstice, dyslexic, resent, stalk, broad, context clues, main idea, deceit, immortal, solemnity, theme
**Please make sure that you have done the required reading and any articles in your reading folder. Bring your reading folder and books for this Module with you for the Exam.
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Module 2: Voices of Adversity
Module Focus: Working with Evidence (Drama)
Book(s) read for the Module: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Description: Students explore the idea of adversity of people across time and place, and through multiple modes of writing. Students begin this module with a research-based unit on the Middle Ages. They break into expert groups to read closely about one demographic group in order to write an informational essay based on their research. Students then move on to read literature: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, in order to identify the various adversities faced by this cast of characters and to examine the author’s craft.
As a whole class, students will closely read several articles about the Middle Ages and then work in small groups to conduct their own research on the Middle Ages.
Vocabulary: All definitions can be found in the Reading Vocabulary Notebook
inference, adversity, adversities, manor, lords, peasants, livestock, famine, plague, crusade, martyred, atone, perished, serf, Middle Ages, landholding, fief, allegiance, alliance, feudal, artisan, peddler, merchant, summary, servitude, descendants, tithe, scarce, crude, furrow, gruel, rank, pillaging, self-sufficient, jousts, lady, tournaments, vestments, palisaded
**Please make sure that you have done the required reading and any articles in your reading folder. Bring your reading folder and books for this Module with you for the Exam.
