Perseus Heroic Journey ELA Lesson

Starting from:

Perseus the Argive Hero | Engaging Mythology Series for Grades 8-11 ELA

Engage your English Language Arts class with the thrilling adventure of the heroic Perseus and his winged steed, Pegasus. This resource has been optimized for distance learning and includes Google Apps & PDF for use on Google Classroom and other learning management sites.

Three-Day English Language Arts Lesson

Our three-day English Language Arts Lesson is a Digital Download that uses classroom-tested resources. Your students will be eager to discuss the concept of a heroic journey, the role of divine intervention, heroism, conflict, and the creatures of ancient Greek mythology, like Medusa and the Gorgon.

This resource aligns well with the Common Core Standards, particularly the reading literature standard: “Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.”

Resource Features Include:

Teacher’s Notes and Three-day Lesson Calendar
Key Characters and Places Anchor Chart (with map activity)
Reading Cards of the Perseus Myth (3 pages)
1 Art + Literature Connection (with Visual Aids)
14 Reading Comprehension Questions
Frayer Model Vocabulary Template
Half-Sheet 3-2-1 Exit Ticket
Further Reading List (with ideas for research projects)
Answer Keys for all student-facing documents
Standards Alignment Chart
Bonus: Two Informational Texts on Perseus and Medusa in Art & Literature

This resource was crafted for middle and high school students. It’s ideal for an English Language Arts Mythology unit, any myth-related unit, or even as a stand-alone lesson. Pair it with a larger unit on Myth, Robert Graves’s Greek Myths, Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, or Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein.