> Pam writes: > I really enjoyed The Lightning Thief, so much so that I purchased the > sequel, The Sea of Monsters.? Having said that I enjoyed them, I'm not > sure how much the average 6th grader that I see will like them.? I'm > worried about their lack of background in Greek mythology.
A quick comment on The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters. One of my very reluctant-reading 7th grade boys was absolutely turned on to reading because of these books. He rarely had anything good to say about anything he read until Lightning Thief and he was absolutely enthusiastic about it. I don't think he has much Greek mythology background and yet it opened the door for him to venture into reading more "of his own free will." Maybe it will do the same for some of your kids. Ginny White Fernandina Beach Middle (FL) _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
