Reaching Olympus

by Hamby, Zachary

• ISBN13: 9780982704905
• ISBN10: 0982704909
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-23
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

The Reaching Olympus series uses classroom-tested Reader's Theater plays specifically designed for 6th-12th grade students to retell the great myths and legends of world mythology. Reader's Theater is an innovative and powerful teaching tool that allows students to break away from silent reading and actively participate in an "acting out" experience where words and myth come to life!Volume one of the Greek Myths in the Reaching Olympus series features nine classic myths in interactive-script form, including Perseus and the quest for Medusa's head, Atalanta the Female Warrior, Jason's legendary quest for the Golden Fleece, Narcissus and Echo, Oedipus Rex, Orpheus and Eurydice, Daedalus and Icarus, and the Inventor's Apprentice. Each play is prefaced by a 2-page teacher guide providing a synopsis of the myth, relevant background information and commentary on the myth, anticipatory questions for pre-play discussion, essential questions to help analyze the "big ideas" behind each myth, recall questions to check reading comprehension, and instructions for teaching commonly-tested terms and literary devices using each play. Supplemental materials include a temple-building game, a Find-It (Where's-Waldo-style) puzzle, a bonus myth (Bellerophon and Pegasus), a glossary of important characters, and a name pronunciation guide.