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It’s All Greek to Me
Subject: Language
Book Language: English
Audience: Advanced English as a Second Language learners
Book Cover: https://pressbooks.com/app/uploads/sites/66781/2018/12/IAGTM-350x453.png
Created date: December 4, 2019
Updated date: March 6, 2020
License:
- Attribution
- Non-Commercial
- Share Alike
Needs:
- Peer Reviewers
- Copyeditors
- Editors
Description:
“It’s All Greek to Me!” has everything—entertaining stories, academic articles in a variety of disciplines, vocabulary crossover in literary and academic readings, connections to local, American, and Western culture, and plenty of chances for critical thinking for advanced students of English as a Second Language (ESL). All readings are authentic with minimal adaptation from a variety of sources.
Short Description:
“It’s All Greek to Me!” has everything—entertaining stories, academic articles in a variety of disciplines, vocabulary crossover in literary and academic readings, connections to local, American, and Western culture, and plenty of chances for critical thinking for advanced students of English as a Second Language (ESL). All readings are authentic with minimal adaptation from a variety of sources.
Outline
Special thanks to…
Disclaimer
To the teacher…
Dear students…
Map of Places in the Stories
PDF Downloads and How to Buy Print Copy
Getting Started with Reading Skills
Unit 1: Why Study Greek Mythology?
Critical Reading
Annotating While You Read
Creating Discussion Questions
Learning Vocabulary in Context
Building Vocabulary with Suffixes
Unit 2: Hades and the Underworld
Story: Hades and the Underworld
Story: Sisyphus and Tantalus
Story: Prometheus and Pandora
Article: Opening Pandora’s Box
Article: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Unit 2: Writing Task: Putting it All Together
Story: Perseus and Medusa
Unit 3: Adventure and The Hero’s Journey
Story: The Trojan War Part 1: The Apple of Discord
Story: The Trojan War Part 2: Achilles and Hector
The Trojan War Part 3: The Wooden Horse
Article: Cassandra of Climate Change
Article: The Hero’s Journey
Story: Theseus and the Minotaur
Article: Procrustean Politics
Story: The Adventures of Hercules
Story: Cadmus and Europa
Story: Jason and the Argonauts
Story: The Odyssey
Article: Resisting the Internet’s Grip
Unit 3 Writing Task: Putting It All Together
Unit 4: Hubris and Nemesis
Unit 5: Love and Metamorphosis
Writing and Grammar Skills Appendix
Instructor’s Guide
Additional Materials for Instructors and Students
About the author
About the Book
References
Resources
Participants
