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The Lightning Thief: Problematic Situation Strategy ActivityThe Lightning Thief: Problematic Situation Strategy Activity
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Novelinks
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4th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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2009
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The Lightning Thief: Problematic Situation Strategy

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In the novel, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Percy is faced with a major decision. After reading, chapter 19, discuss the decision-making process Percy took, what he decided to do, and what your learners would do in that situation. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

perspectives, problem solving strategies, making decisions, novels, studying literature, responding to reading, responding to literature, freewriting, greek gods, greek mythology

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Respond to the questions by attaching a piece of paper or assign a typed essay for neater writing and easy grading 
  • Invite scholars to share tough decisions they've made and the process they took to make them

Classroom Considerations

  • Preview the context in which scholars need to make a decision to confirm that it is appropriate for the age group you teach
  • This activity was created by a student teacher as part of a novel study unit for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Pros

  • This activity is thought-provoking and enables dialogue 

Cons

  • The student worksheet does not have lines to write
  • Some sections of the activity description are incomplete, but the essential parts are there to assist you in completing the acitivty 

Common Core

RL.4.3 RL.5.3 W.4.4 W.5.4 SL.4.1.a SL.4.1.c SL.4.1.d SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.c SL.5.1.d RL.6.3 RL.7.3 RL.8.3 W.6.4 W.7.4 W.8.4 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d SL.7.1.a SL.7.1.c SL.7.1.d SL.8.1.a SL.8.1.c SL.8.1.d

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