It’s All Greek to Me! Using Authentic Readings to Improve Knowledge of the English Language and Western Culture (Davenport)
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Using Authentic Readings to Improve Knowledge of the English Language and Western Culture. “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. This textbook also gives help for advanced level grammar and writing issues, using outside sources, and reading and vocabulary strategies.
- 2: Unit 1: Why Study Greek Mythology?
- 2.01: Article: Why Study Greek Mythology?
- 2.02: Story: Part 1: The Creation Story
- 2.03: Story: Part 2: The War of the Titans
- 2.04: Story: Part 3: The Olympian Pantheon
- 2.05: Article: The Olympics: Then and Now
- 2.06: Article: LEGOS in Space
- 2.07: Article: Greek Influence in US World’s Fairs
- 2.08: Article: American Neoclassicism
- 2.09: Unit 1 Writing Task: Putting it All Together
- 3: Unit 2: Hades and the Underworld
- 3.01: Story: Hades and the Underworld
- 3.02: Story: Sisyphus and Tantalus
- 3.03: Story: Prometheus and Pandora
- 3.04: Article: Opening Pandora’s Box
- 3.05: Article: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
- 3.06: Story: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
- 3.07: Article: Plato’s Allegory and “Fake News”
- 3.08: Unit 2: Writing Task: Putting it All Together
- 4: Unit 3: Adventure and The Hero’s Journey
- 4.01: Story: The Trojan War Part 1: The Apple of Discord
- 4.02: Story: The Trojan War Part 2: Achilles and Hector
- 4.03: Story: The Trojan War Part 3: The Wooden Horse
- 4.04: Article: Cassandra of Climate Change
- 4.05: Article: The Hero’s Journey
- 4.06: Story: Theseus and the Minotaur
- 4.07: Article: Procrustean Politics
- 4.08: Story: The Adventures of Hercules
- 4.09: Story: Cadmus and Europa
- 4.10: Story: Jason and the Argonauts
- 4.11: Story: Perseus and Medusa
- 4.12: Story: The Odyssey
- 4.13: Article: Resisting the Internet’s Grip
- 4.14: Unit 3 Writing Task: Putting It All Together
- 5: Unit 4: Hubris and Nemesis
- 5.01: Story: Oedipus the King
- 5.02: Article: My Son’s Oedipus Complex
- 5.03: Story: Daedalus and Icarus
- 5.04: Article: Businesses and the Icarus Paradox
- 5.05: Story: King Midas and the Golden Touch
- 5.06: Story: Phaethon
- 5.07: Story: Bellerophon
- 5.08: Article: The End of the Waitlist
- 5.09: Story: Arachne
- 5.10: Article: Hubristic Leaders
- 5.11: Article: Disasters Due to Hubris
- 5.12: Unit 4 Writing Task: Putting it All Together
- 6: Unit 5: Love and Metamorphosis
- 6.01: Story: Echo and Narcissus
- 6.02: Article: Selfies: Narcissism or Not?
- 6.03: Story: Cupid and Psyche
- 6.04: Article: When Cupid’s Arrow Strikes
- 6.05: Story: Pan and Syrinx
- 6.06: Story: Halcyone and Ceyx
- 6.07: Story: The Story of Io
- 6.08: Story: Pyramus and Thisbe
- 6.09: Story: Venus and Adonis
- 6.10: Unit 5 Writing Task: Putting it All Together