Percy Jackson & Percy Jackson & the Olympiansthe Olympians

The Lightning ThiefThe Lightning Thief

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Rick RiordanRick Riordan

Rick RiordanRick Riordan

Chapter 1: I Accidentally Chapter 1: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Vaporize My Pre-Algebra

Teacher pp1-15Teacher pp1-15 Vocabulary: disgorge, scythe, dyslexia, Vocabulary: disgorge, scythe, dyslexia,

materialized, frieze, pulverizematerialized, frieze, pulverize Allusions: Kronos, Titans, Tartarus, Kindly OneAllusions: Kronos, Titans, Tartarus, Kindly One Response:Response:

Keep a character chart throughout the story. List both Keep a character chart throughout the story. List both physical and personality traits. physical and personality traits.

What type of a character is Percy? Is he like people you What type of a character is Percy? Is he like people you know? If so, how? Use evidence from the story to support know? If so, how? Use evidence from the story to support your thinking.your thinking.

Is Percy imagining things, or did the episode with Mrs. Dodds Is Percy imagining things, or did the episode with Mrs. Dodds actual occur?actual occur?

Keep a chart of Keep a chart of allusionsallusions mentioned in the story. Make a mentioned in the story. Make a connection between the story and the allusion. connection between the story and the allusion.

Also keep a list of Also keep a list of similessimiles and and metaphorsmetaphors used used throughout the story.throughout the story.

Chapter 2: Three Old Ladies Chapter 2: Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death Knit the Socks of Death

pp16-28pp16-28 Vocabulary: squall, confound, delinquentVocabulary: squall, confound, delinquent Allusions: Chiron, Charon, Polydictes, Allusions: Chiron, Charon, Polydictes,

PolydeucesPolydeuces Response:Response:

What do you think Grover and Mr. Brunner What do you think Grover and Mr. Brunner were discussing about Percy?were discussing about Percy?

Who were the three old ladies knitting at the Who were the three old ladies knitting at the roadside fruit stand? And, why does Grover get roadside fruit stand? And, why does Grover get so nervous about seeing them?so nervous about seeing them?

What do you think the significance is of sixth What do you think the significance is of sixth grade?grade?

Chapter 3: Grover Chapter 3: Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Unexpectedly Loses His

Pants pp29-43Pants pp29-43 Vocabulary: bellow, clovenVocabulary: bellow, cloven Allusions:Allusions: Response:Response:

Why do you think Percy’s mom, Sally Jackson, Why do you think Percy’s mom, Sally Jackson, tolerates the negative marriage with Gabe tolerates the negative marriage with Gabe Ugliano? Do you think he is the reason that Percy Ugliano? Do you think he is the reason that Percy is sent away to different boarding schools every is sent away to different boarding schools every year? Add Sally and Gabe to your character chart.year? Add Sally and Gabe to your character chart.

What does the coming storm symbolize?What does the coming storm symbolize? Who or what is Grover? Use evidence from the Who or what is Grover? Use evidence from the

story to support your thinking.story to support your thinking.

Chapter 4: My Mother Chapter 4: My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting Teaches Me Bullfighting

pp44-56pp44-56 Vocabulary: lanolin, bleat, minions, faltered, Vocabulary: lanolin, bleat, minions, faltered,

lumbering, chassis, pummeling, satyrlumbering, chassis, pummeling, satyr Allusions: Fates, PasiphaeAllusions: Fates, Pasiphae Response:Response:

Percy’s mom told Percy not to say the creature’s Percy’s mom told Percy not to say the creature’s name, that names have power. Make name, that names have power. Make connections to other books or movies that have connections to other books or movies that have a similar concept.a similar concept.

What attacked Percy?What attacked Percy? At the end of the chapter, who is the familiar At the end of the chapter, who is the familiar

looking bearded man? And, why does Annabeth looking bearded man? And, why does Annabeth say, “He’s the one. He must be,”?say, “He’s the one. He must be,”?

Chapter 5: I Play Pinochle Chapter 5: I Play Pinochle with a Horse pp57-74with a Horse pp57-74

Vocabulary: reverently, recoiled, wistful, Vocabulary: reverently, recoiled, wistful, gingerly, pseudonym, metaphysical, gingerly, pseudonym, metaphysical, incinerates, feigned, elongating, convergence, incinerates, feigned, elongating, convergence, obliterated, facades, sinew, centaurobliterated, facades, sinew, centaur

Allusions: Minotaur, Styx, Olympus, Zeus, Allusions: Minotaur, Styx, Olympus, Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Dionysus, Aphrodite, PrometheusHera, Apollo, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Prometheus

Response:Response: How would you be feeling if you had just lost your How would you be feeling if you had just lost your

mother, learned that Greek gods do exist, and mother, learned that Greek gods do exist, and discovered that your Latin teacher was a centaur? discovered that your Latin teacher was a centaur?

Add new characters to your character chart.Add new characters to your character chart.

Chapter 6: I Become Chapter 6: I Become Supreme Lord of the Supreme Lord of the Bathroom pp75-92Bathroom pp75-92

Vocabulary: gable, mausoleums, hewn, Vocabulary: gable, mausoleums, hewn, barbaric, caduceus, sullen, dispel, primal, barbaric, caduceus, sullen, dispel, primal, archetypes, ambrosia, sauntering, dousingarchetypes, ambrosia, sauntering, dousing

Allusions: Hercules, Hermes, Theseus, Allusions: Hercules, Hermes, Theseus, Fury, Hades, AresFury, Hades, Ares

Response:Response: Describe how Percy is feeling about being the Describe how Percy is feeling about being the

new kid at camp and discovering that he is a new kid at camp and discovering that he is a half-blood. Connect to your own experiences half-blood. Connect to your own experiences about being the new kid at some point in time about being the new kid at some point in time in your life.in your life.

Who do you think Percy’s dad might be? Use Who do you think Percy’s dad might be? Use evidence from the story to explain your evidence from the story to explain your thinking.thinking.

Chapter 7: My Dinner Goes Chapter 7: My Dinner Goes Up in Smoke pp93-106Up in Smoke pp93-106

Vocabulary: forging, demigods, marred, Vocabulary: forging, demigods, marred, prophecies, omen, brazierprophecies, omen, brazier

Allusions: Oracle, Naiads, Athena, Allusions: Oracle, Naiads, Athena, Aphrodite, Demeter, Poseidon, Garden of Aphrodite, Demeter, Poseidon, Garden of HeperidesHeperides

Response:Response: Add any new characters to your character Add any new characters to your character

chart.chart. Thus far in the story, what is the main conflict?Thus far in the story, what is the main conflict? What do you think the last sentence of this What do you think the last sentence of this

chapter foreshadows?chapter foreshadows?

Chapter 8: We Capture a Chapter 8: We Capture a FlagFlag

pp107-126pp107-126 Vocabulary: carnage, befriended, warily, Vocabulary: carnage, befriended, warily,

burly, maiming, liability, brandished, elated, burly, maiming, liability, brandished, elated, tridenttrident

Allusions: Homer, Hephaestus, Artemis, Allusions: Homer, Hephaestus, Artemis, Orpheus, Houdini, Nemesis, Fields of Orpheus, Houdini, Nemesis, Fields of PunishmentPunishment

Response:Response: Why do you think Percy is so interested in heroes Why do you think Percy is so interested in heroes

who have gone on quests to the Underworld?who have gone on quests to the Underworld? Why do you think Annabeth says that it is not good Why do you think Annabeth says that it is not good

that Percy is the son of Poseidon?that Percy is the son of Poseidon?

Chapter 9: I Am Offered a Chapter 9: I Am Offered a Quest pp127-148Quest pp127-148

Vocabulary: kowtow, celestial, usurp, Vocabulary: kowtow, celestial, usurp, proverbial, prevail, domainproverbial, prevail, domain

Allusions: Cyclopes, Mount Etna, Hestia, Allusions: Cyclopes, Mount Etna, Hestia, Ithaka, Circe’s Isle, Land of the Amazons, Ithaka, Circe’s Isle, Land of the Amazons, DelphiDelphi

Response:Response: How has the story changed?How has the story changed? Analyze what the Oracle said to Percy. What do Analyze what the Oracle said to Percy. What do

you think is going to transpire?you think is going to transpire? Would you have accepted the quest if you were Would you have accepted the quest if you were

Percy? Explain why or why not.Percy? Explain why or why not.

Chapter 10: I Ruin a Chapter 10: I Ruin a PerfectlyPerfectly

Good Bus pp149-167Good Bus pp149-167 Vocabulary: drachmas, misnomer, propaganda, Vocabulary: drachmas, misnomer, propaganda,

melancholy, careenedmelancholy, careened Allusions: Jason, River Lethe, Allusions: Jason, River Lethe, The IlliadThe Illiad, Argus, Argus Response:Response:

Do you think Annabeth and Grover suspect Percy’s Do you think Annabeth and Grover suspect Percy’s real reason for accepting the quest? Does it matter?real reason for accepting the quest? Does it matter?

What does Percy believe the Oracle is referring to What does Percy believe the Oracle is referring to when it said, “when it said, “You will fail to save what matters most You will fail to save what matters most in the end,in the end,”?”?

Why didn’t Percy save himself when he had the Why didn’t Percy save himself when he had the chance? What would you have done if you were in his chance? What would you have done if you were in his situation?situation?

Chapter 11: We Visit the Chapter 11: We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium Garden Gnome Emporium

pp168-187pp168-187 Vocabulary: emporium, curio, wistfully, Vocabulary: emporium, curio, wistfully,

chastised, writhing, modulated, menace, chastised, writhing, modulated, menace, convexity, petrify, impertinentconvexity, petrify, impertinent

Allusions: Medusa, Perseus, Red Baron, Allusions: Medusa, Perseus, Red Baron, gorgon, Persephonegorgon, Persephone

Response:Response: What clues in this chapter foreshadow danger?What clues in this chapter foreshadow danger? In this chapter, you are reminded that Percy is In this chapter, you are reminded that Percy is

still just a child, only twelve years old. Do you still just a child, only twelve years old. Do you think you could leave your life behind and go on a think you could leave your life behind and go on a quest at your age? Explain.quest at your age? Explain.

Chapter 12 We Get Advice Chapter 12 We Get Advice from a Poodle pp188-196from a Poodle pp188-196

Vocabulary: indignantly, pillaging, Vocabulary: indignantly, pillaging, compelled, chasmcompelled, chasm

Allusions: Pan, EphesosAllusions: Pan, Ephesos Response:Response:

What do you think Percy’s dream What do you think Percy’s dream represents?represents?

Chapter 13: I Plunge to My Chapter 13: I Plunge to My Death pp197-211Death pp197-211

Vocabulary: accosted, berths, rabid, maw, Vocabulary: accosted, berths, rabid, maw, plummetedplummeted

Allusions: Zephyr, Parthenon, Helm of Allusions: Zephyr, Parthenon, Helm of Darkness, Chimera, EchidnaDarkness, Chimera, Echidna

Response:Response: Why do you think Echidna challenged Percy to Why do you think Echidna challenged Percy to

jump into the Mississippi River far below to jump into the Mississippi River far below to prove his bloodline? Why did she say he had no prove his bloodline? Why did she say he had no faith? Do you think Percy has faith? Explain.faith? Do you think Percy has faith? Explain.

What clues foreshadowed Echidna’s and What clues foreshadowed Echidna’s and Chimera’s appearance?Chimera’s appearance?

Chapter 14: I Become a Chapter 14: I Become a Known Fugitive pp212-218Known Fugitive pp212-218

Vocabulary: trundledVocabulary: trundled Allusions:Allusions: Response:Response:

What do you think the river spirit meant What do you think the river spirit meant by by Do not trust the giftsDo not trust the gifts??

Do you think the gods are playing games Do you think the gods are playing games with Percy? Sometimes he seems to be with Percy? Sometimes he seems to be helped by them and other times they helped by them and other times they threaten his very existence. Couldn’t they threaten his very existence. Couldn’t they kill him if they really wanted to? So why kill him if they really wanted to? So why is he still alive?is he still alive?

Chapter 15: A God Buys Us Chapter 15: A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers pp219-241Cheeseburgers pp219-241

Vocabulary: temperamental, defunct, Vocabulary: temperamental, defunct, filament, dousing, capsizing, trajectory, filament, dousing, capsizing, trajectory, heftedhefted

Allusions: Iris, Sparta, Cupid, Romeo & Allusions: Iris, Sparta, Cupid, Romeo & JulietJuliet

Response:Response: Do you think Luke intended to implicate Do you think Luke intended to implicate

Annabeth of being invisible and stealing the Annabeth of being invisible and stealing the master bolt? What would be his reason for master bolt? What would be his reason for doing so? Does it fit with what the Oracle said?doing so? Does it fit with what the Oracle said?

Do you think Ares will help Percy now that he Do you think Ares will help Percy now that he has retrieved Ares’ shield? Explain.has retrieved Ares’ shield? Explain.

Chapter 16: We Take a Chapter 16: We Take a Zebra to Vegas pp242-265Zebra to Vegas pp242-265

Vocabulary: metamorphosis, trireme, dais, Vocabulary: metamorphosis, trireme, dais, vagrants vagrants

Allusions: ArachneAllusions: Arachne Response:Response:

What do you think the dream represents? Who What do you think the dream represents? Who is the servant in the dream? is the servant in the dream?

Who do you think created the Lotus Casino Who do you think created the Lotus Casino trap for the heroes? Explain.trap for the heroes? Explain.

Will the heroes be able to make it to Los Will the heroes be able to make it to Los Angeles before the solstice?Angeles before the solstice?

Chapter 17: We Shop for Chapter 17: We Shop for Water Beds pp266-282Water Beds pp266-282

Vocabulary: shoals. compendiumVocabulary: shoals. compendium Allusions: Nereid, ProcrustesAllusions: Nereid, Procrustes Response:Response:

What trait did Percy use to get himself What trait did Percy use to get himself and his friends out of trouble this time? and his friends out of trouble this time? Is this a common trait for a hero? Is this a common trait for a hero? Explain by making connections to other Explain by making connections to other hero quest stories.hero quest stories.

Chapter 18: Annabeth Does Chapter 18: Annabeth Does Obedience School pp283-Obedience School pp283-

299299 Vocabulary: barge, gilt, warbled, Vocabulary: barge, gilt, warbled,

portcullis, queued, baleful, dissipatedportcullis, queued, baleful, dissipated Allusions: Charon, Erebus, Cerberus, Allusions: Charon, Erebus, Cerberus,

Asphodel Fields, King Minos, Thomas Asphodel Fields, King Minos, Thomas Jefferson, Shakespeare, Fields of Jefferson, Shakespeare, Fields of ElysiumElysium

Response:Response: Do Annabeth and Percy have the right Do Annabeth and Percy have the right

idea that everyone, even monsters, need idea that everyone, even monsters, need a little attention once in awhile? Explain.a little attention once in awhile? Explain.

Chapter 19: We Find Out Chapter 19: We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of pp300-the Truth, Sort Of pp300-

319319 Vocabulary: impaled, obsidian, parapets, Vocabulary: impaled, obsidian, parapets,

chided, predicament, portico, entrez-vous, lithechided, predicament, portico, entrez-vous, lithe Allusions: Sisyphus, Isles of the BlestAllusions: Sisyphus, Isles of the Blest Response:Response:

Who do you think tricked Percy and why? Explain.Who do you think tricked Percy and why? Explain. Which “friend” betrayed Percy?Which “friend” betrayed Percy? Would you have left your mom behind in the Would you have left your mom behind in the

Underworld? Explain.Underworld? Explain. How will Percy get the master bolt back to Zeus in How will Percy get the master bolt back to Zeus in

time? And, who do you think took Hades’s helm?time? And, who do you think took Hades’s helm?

Chapter 20: I Battle My Chapter 20: I Battle My Jerk Relative pp320-333Jerk Relative pp320-333

Vocabulary: impeding, reconciliation, Vocabulary: impeding, reconciliation, recederecede

Allusions: IchorAllusions: Ichor Response:Response:

Why did Ares trick PercyWhy did Ares trick Percy What do Percy and Annabeth think is in the pit What do Percy and Annabeth think is in the pit

at the entrance to Tartarus?at the entrance to Tartarus? Who or what caused Ares to concede the fight to Who or what caused Ares to concede the fight to

Percy?Percy? Predict what will happen when Percy flies back Predict what will happen when Percy flies back

to New York.to New York.

Chapter 21: I Settle My TabChapter 21: I Settle My Tabpp334-353pp334-353

Vocabulary: odyssey, evade, decapitated, Vocabulary: odyssey, evade, decapitated, precariously, hippodrome, emanating, defers, precariously, hippodrome, emanating, defers, impudenceimpudence

Allusions: Golden Fleece, muses, Lemnos, Allusions: Golden Fleece, muses, Lemnos, OuranosOuranos

Response:Response: What range of emotions do you think Percy felt What range of emotions do you think Percy felt

meeting his father for the first time?meeting his father for the first time? Why didn’t Percy use Medusa’s head on Gabe? Would Why didn’t Percy use Medusa’s head on Gabe? Would

you have made the same decision? Explain.you have made the same decision? Explain. Why do you think Sally didn’t leave Smelly Gabe right Why do you think Sally didn’t leave Smelly Gabe right

there and then?there and then?

Chapter 22: The Prophecy Chapter 22: The Prophecy Comes True pp 354-375Comes True pp 354-375

Vocabulary: clamoring, constitutionVocabulary: clamoring, constitution Allusions: Nemean lion, George Washington, harpiesAllusions: Nemean lion, George Washington, harpies Response:Response:

In the prophecy it says In the prophecy it says “You shall be betrayed by one who “You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend.”calls you a friend.” Has the prophecy been fulfilled like Percy Has the prophecy been fulfilled like Percy thinks? Explain. How does Luke fit into the prophecy?thinks? Explain. How does Luke fit into the prophecy?

Annabeth once said, Annabeth once said, “The real world is where the monsters “The real world is where the monsters are. That’s where you learn whether you’re any good or not.” are. That’s where you learn whether you’re any good or not.” Does this message have a deeper meaning?Does this message have a deeper meaning?

Would you have stayed year round at camp, or would you Would you have stayed year round at camp, or would you have made the same decision as Percy? Explain.have made the same decision as Percy? Explain.

Look beyond the hero’s adventure quest. What themes were Look beyond the hero’s adventure quest. What themes were revealed throughout the story? Which theme do you think is revealed throughout the story? Which theme do you think is the most important and why?the most important and why?