The Lightning Thief Novel Study is designed to engage learners with a text they'll love. The Percy Jackson series has captured the imagination of students across the globe, engaging them into the world of Greek mythology in a way that no other novel series has done. The Lightning Thief is the first book of the series and is guaranteed to spur great discussion and keep your readers begging for more.
Foldable book study trifolds are aligned with Common Core Standards and TEKS to build essential reading comprehension in a book club format that can be done with your whole class, in small groups, or as an individual book study.
Designed as a four-week book study, your students will be deeply engaged in The Lightning Thief with each day's purposefully matched activity. Running book clubs in your classroom has never been easier!
Your download includes:
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• Teacher's Guide - helpful tips, unit plan, key academic vocabulary, and answer keys to help you use this resource
• The Lightning Thief Comprehension Trifolds & Cut-Paste Prompts - with each day focused on a standards-based comprehension skill (including commonly used graphic organizers)
• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Weekly Vocabulary Flipbooks - a target vocabulary word from each day's reading for students to study deeply
• Answer keys
Reading Comprehension Skills Addressed:
- Inferring & drawing conclusions
- Sequencing story events
- Identifying & using sensory details to visualize
- Point of view
- Main idea & summary
- Identifying and using text evidence to support opinions
- Making meaning using context clues
- Plot analysis including problem & solution, cause & effect, and character analysis
- Theme
- Critical Evaluation and analysis of text quotes
Benefits of Trifolds over Traditional Novel Units:
❑ Foldable format provides novelty and encourages student engagement
❑ Daily comprehension focus builds reading comprehension skills vs. plot recall
❑ Less overwhelming to reluctant readers and writers
❑ Requires deep analysis and application of text-based knowledge
❑ Encourages discussion about skills & strategies
