Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Chapter 1: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher - LT#3

I know you are extremely excited to get started reading The Lightning Thief, you have show great anticipation in your prior assignment. However, before we get started with chapter 1, let us begin with a Pre-Chapter Post warm-up. Each pre-chapter post is expected to only be a short post; a few sentences, but clear and concise enough to answer the question thoroughly. Please, no more than 1 paragraph unless otherwise noted. So, let's get into the first post.

Part 1
Choose one(1) of the following to create a new entry and title your post: LT#3 Chapter 1


a. Brainstorm as many school field trips as you can remember. What’s the

best (or worst) experience you’ve ever had on a school field trip?


b. Have you ever learned something in school you were absolutely sure you

would never use in your life? Explain.

*You will begin your post by typing Intro Activity: Then paste which option you are going to answer.


After completing your entry, please get with a partner within your group to complete the following assignment. You do not have to submit a post for this activity.


Part 2
Take a virtual field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan.

(http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp). Go to “Collection” and choose “Greek Mythology” in the search window. Explore the collection and fill out the following information for at least five different objects: (make a Stele one of your options)


Art Object Analysis


What kind of object is it?


What is it made out of?


Does it have a use, other than art? If so, what?


When was it created?


Where is it from?


Describe what it looks like:


Does it have illustrations from the Greek myths? If so, what?

Part 3
Once you finish this portion you will be ready to begin chapter 1. Therefore, copy and paste the following questions to the same post, but label this section: As I read Chapter 1


1. What kind of school is Yancy Academy ?

2. What bad experiences has Percy had on past field trips?

3. Why can’t Percy get back at Nancy when she starts teasing Grover on the bus?

4. Why doesn’t Percy get along with Mrs. Dodds?

5. When do you first suspect that something may be unusual/supernatural about Mrs.

Dodds?

6. In the story about the gods and titans, who was Kronos and what happened to him

after the gods defeated him?

7. Why does Percy get angry at Mr. Brunner? How would you have felt in his

position?

8. What do you learn about Percy’s home life as he’s watching the taxis on Fifth

Avenue?

9. How does Percy get in trouble with Mrs. Dodds? Do you think it’s his fault?

10. How have things changed when Percy returns to the front steps of the museum?


As we read, you may complete this entry by answering the questions. Please be sure to use the text to validate your response.

Part 4
After reading chapter the first section to chapter 1, leave a comment letting me know what you think of the beginning of the book so far.

Happy Blogging!

10 comments:

  1. I love it, thank Mr.Smith

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  2. it's a very good book and it is very interesting.I hope we read all of the book!

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  3. I think the book was awesome I didn't know that he was cut Mrs.Dodds

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  4. I want to read the rest of the book because its so good and I wish I could get the book so I can take it home.

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  5. I love the book and I'm going to read half of it at home.

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  6. what I think about the book so far is that I think it is really good I would love to keep on reading this wonderful book all over again but first we half to read all of it before I read it again well back to what I was saying ummmmmmmmmmm I think the book is great for now I hope it is good for the rest of the book too.














    WWELL COOL

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  7. I think the first chapter of the book is AWSOME

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  8. Exciting,cool,and interesting.

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  9. I think the book is interesting and I think it will be a good book just by reading the first chapter

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  10. I loved that 2 chapter I think it was better than the first one

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