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Speaking Engagements

 

 

Student Assemblies

  • Fully-aligned learning experiences that meet your Common Core requirements.
  • People-centered passion that breathes life into these ancient stories.
  • Customized to three different levels: elementary, middle, and high school.
  • A passion for the subject you won’t find anywhere else.

 

Nearly all students are intrigued by mythology. The success of The Hunger Games (based on Theseus and the Minotaur) and the Percy Jackson stories are proof that students love these ancient themes. But many find the hodge-podge of disconnected stories confusing.

 

D. C. delivers character-driven experiences that “connects the dots” of these over-arching epics, turning disparate fables into the soulful stories that the ancient poets knew them to be.

 

  • Analyzing myths from several different cultures.
  • Exploring mythological influences in both Eastern and Western philosophies.
  • Highlighting allusions from mythology and powerful themes we still use today.
  • Comparing point-of-view techniques used throughout history.

 

These opportunities are more than just an informational speech. They’re events that are remembered for many years to come, with solid follow-up that impacts young people of all walks of life.

 

 

Professional Development Workshops

  • Hassle free lesson plans.
  • Comprehensive, free flowing resources that make you the expert.
  • Guides to all the mythological characters and allusions your students need to know.

 

Common Core requirements taught by D. C. Belton, presented in three different levels to three different customers.

 

Elementary School

 

People-centered focus on Greek mythological characters. Comparison of similar mythological themes across the globe. Analysis of point-of-view techniques used in story telling, as well as allusions we continue to use today. Scientific discussion of constellations and how they relate to Greek and Chinese mythology.

 

3rd Grade Reading Literacy Standards:

  • ELACC3RL2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths, from diverse cultures.

 

4th Grade Reading Literacy Standards:

  • Understand “allusions to significant characters found in mythology.” ELACC4RL4
  • “Compare different points of view including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.” ELACC4RL6
  • “Compare and contrast similar themes and topics in myths from different cultures.” ELACC4RL9

 

Middle School

 

Customized emphasis on Greek mythological families and how they interact with each other. Exploration of the rise and fall of classic civilizations and the archetypal plot structure of the hero’s quest. Analysis of different genres and how myth is accurately (and inaccurately) portrayed in modern popular culture.

 

6th Grade Reading Literacy and Writing Standards:

  • Analyze “what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.” ELACC6RL1
  • “Explain how an author develops points of view.” ELACC6RL6
  • “Compare different forms or genres (e.g. historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes.” ELACC6RL9
  • “Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literature (e.g. “Compare different forms or genres [e.g. historical novels and fantasy stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes.)” ELACC6W9

 

7th Grade Reading Literacy Standards:

  • Analyze “what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.” ELACC7RL1
  • “Interpret figures of speech (eg. literary, biblical, mythological allusions) in context.” ELACC7L5
  • “Explain how an author develops point of view.” ELACC7RL6
  • “Compare a fictional portrayal of time, pace, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.” ELACC7RL9

 

8th Grade Reading Literacy Standards:

  • Analyze “what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.” ELACC8RL1
  • “Determine a theme and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to characters, setting, and plot.” ELACC8RL2
  • “Analyze how a particular line of dialogue propels the action or provokes decision.” ELACC8RL3
  • “Analyze how differences in points of view create effects of suspense or humor.” ELACC8RL6
  • “Analyze the extent to which a film stays faithful to or departs from the text, evaluating the choices made by the director.” ELACC8RL7
  • “Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns, or events or characters from myths, including how the material is rendered new.” ELACC8RL9

 

High School

 

Sophisticated analysis of worldwide influences of Greek and Roman mythology. Exploration of commonalities of mythological themes across the globe, as well as their effect on history. Analysis of how myth still affects both Eastern and Western cultural experiences.

 

9th-10th Grade Reading Literacy and Reading Informational Standards:

  • Analyze “what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Analyze the influence of mythic, traditional, or classic literature on works of world literature.” ELACC9RL1
  • Determine a theme and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to characters, setting, and plot.” ELACC9-10RL2
  • “Analyze a particular point of view of cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature. Include foundational knowledge of Greek and Roman mythology in instruction. Acquire background knowledge of mythology from world culture and find commonalities.” ELACC9-10RL6
  • “Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g. mythology.) Provide allusions and examples of well-known literary treatments such Oh Brother, Where Art Thou taken from The Odyssey.” ELACC9-10RL9
  • “Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, using knowledge of world mythologies to understand the meanings of words.” ELACC9-10RI4