Chapter 7: My Dinner Goes Up In Smoke - LT#9

As usual, the chapter activities are broken into 2 parts; writing and comprehension. . Naturally, the writing is to build anticipation for the chapters, however,

Intro Activity:

1. Journal questions for anticipatory discussion: Answer 1 of the 2 options.

a. You're having a dinner party and can have anything on the menu you want. What food and drink would you choose for you and your friends?
b. If you could go to summer camp year-round instead of attending school, would you do it? Why or why not? What if the trade-off was that you couldn't ever leave the camp?

Questions from the reading:

This is the author's vision of Annabeth

1. Who are Annabeth's parents?
2. What does it mean to be "undetermined"?
3. Why are some kids summer campers and others year-'rounders? Which would you rather be?
4. What do the beads mean on Annabeth's necklace?
5. Why is Annabeth frustrated when she and Percy talk about quests?
6. Why does Luke feel bitter?
7. Why does Percy ask for a blue Coke at dinner?
8. What does Percy wish for as he puts his dinner into the fire?
9. In what way does Percy feel different once he gets to the bonfire?

Chapter 6: I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom - LT#8

Now that Percy has a temporary home and our other key characters have been introduced, let's take a look at how Percy may feel initially about being at Camp Half-Blood.

Part 1

Warm-up Activities:
Blog questions for anticipatory discussion: Choose 1 of the two options to create a blog entry for. Title your post: LT#8

1. Have you ever been bullied or treated mean by someone older than you? In your school, do the upper grades ever pick on the lower grades? Give examples, or if you do not think this is the case, explain why.

2. Have you ever been the "new kid" in school? If so, how did it feel? If not, have you ever had a new kid come into your school? What it easy for them to fit in or not?

Part 2

Group-Teach on Hermes. You will be put into three groups and assigned a different story or description of the god Hermes. Here are three possibilities from the internet:
"Hermes," from Mythweb
"Hermes," from Winged Sandals
"Hermes," from Encyclopedia Mythica
Each group should read the article -- either silently (writing main ideas) or aloud (going around the circle, alternating paragraphs). You may take notes, either way. At the end of the reading, you will be responsible for telling the story to someone who has not read it, and you may not refer to the story, although you may refer to your notes. After each group has finished, you will be re-divided into trios, with one member from each of the three story groups. You will then take turns reporting your version of the story to the new team members. As one person tells the story, another student acts as scribe, and writes down main facts. The goal is to be the trio that comes up with the longest list of facts about Hermes. Obviously, some facts will overlap between versions, but each fact can only be listed once. Give a minimum -- perhaps ten facts. I would be really impressed if anybody gets twenty. A prize will be awarded for the trio that produces the most thorough list. This activity will be timed. At the end, you should know a lot about Hermes.

Part 3
As you read:
1. What does Percy noticed about the farm house as he walks away from it? What bothers him about the attic?
2. Why does Percy feel guilty about Grover getting in trouble?
3. Why do you think Percy asks Chiron about the Underworld? He says: "The beginnings of an idea – a tiny, hopeful fire – started forming in my mind." What does he mean?
4. Based on the description, what Greek god is cabin three dedicated to?
5. Why is Annabeth upset with Percy after they leave Cabin Eleven?
6. How does Annabeth know that Percy is "one of us"?
7. Percy says the big girl from the Ares cabin reminds him of Nancy Bobofit. Is Clarisse like Nancy? Why or why not?
8. Why doesn't Percy want Annabeth's help when he gets into the fight with Clarisse?
9. What happens to Clarisse and her friends in the bathroom?
10. How does this incident change Annabeth's attitude toward Percy?

Part 4 (Done as a class)

The 12 Olympian Gods + 2. This is a good point in the book to nail down the facts about the Olympian gods. Use the graphic organizer in your Google Docs to fill out information regarding the sphere of control and symbols belonging to the god and goddesses referred to in our novel. We will fill most of it out as a class in our various groups. I will provide much of the information, but you will be able to provide your own knowledge as we go along. This makes a fun and easy “quick reference” sheet for review. (Click on the word Google Docs to go the correct page)

Welcome To Camp Half-Blood

After finishing chapter 5, Percy realizes that he is a part of a different world within the world he is accustomed to. So, let's take a look at his new home to help us better understand the next events to take place.

Click on the gold seal on the right side of the page to go to Camp Half Blood and find this map. Then explore to help you answer the following questions.

1. Why are the two cabins at the top shown as a much larger size the the remaining cabins?

2. Why does Percy fit in Cabin 11?

3. Who's cabin would you go to if you were simply an angry person and always looking to pick on somebody?

4. Colonel Powell is the former Commander of the Military. He was a brilliant strategist and could device unmatched schemes for the armed forces to attack the enemies of the United States. What cabin do you think Colonel Powell would best fit in? Why?

5. Which Cabin would you like to stay in? Explain!

Chapter 5 - I Play Pinocle With A Horse - LT #7

I know, I know, Percy is going through a ton of dangerous activity in the last few months. I'm sure he is pondering why? Well, some of the answers will be revealed in the next couple of chapters. Chapter 5 however, introduces a few key characters that catapults our story in an exciting direction. As you read Chapter 5, answer the following questions as a blog post titled: As I Read Chapter 5



1. What does the blond girl ask Percy as she's feeding him pudding?
2. What is strange about the man who is guarding Percy as he sleeps?
3. Why does Grover say he retrieved the Minotaur horn?
4. How does Percy feel after he tries the strange drink?
5. As he's gazing out from the front porch, what surprises Percy about the summer camp?
6. Describe Mr. D. Anticipate: Will he be a hero or a villain? Why?
7. What does Percy find striking about Annabeth's appearance?
8. What clues help Percy guess Mr. D's identity?

9. What evidence does Chiron use to prove that the Greek gods are in America?
10. According to Chiron, what is the big question that everyone wants answered? Take a guess: what's the answer?

Enjoy!

1. Go to www.theoi.com and look up "centaurs." You can also use a standard encyclopedia or other reference book on Greek monsters. There are three different types described. Make a mind map with centaur as the middle bubble, then branch out in three directions for the three different types of centaur. Off of each type, list at least five attributes of that kind of centaur.

Chapter 4: My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting

Pre-Reading Activity

Choose 1 of the following writing prompts to respond to in a post. Title your post: Chapter 4 Intro and Response

1. Has someone ever protected you from danger? Have you ever protected someone else? Think of an incident and describe it.
2. Is there anyone you would sacrifice your life for? Explain who and why.

As you read: Cut and Paste the following questions in a blog post and respond to them after or while you read. Remember, leave a space in between questions and answers and italicize your responses to each question to show differentiation between the two. 


1. What does Percy say that insults Grover?

2. According to Grover, who is after Percy?

3. What happens to make the car crash?

4. What does Percy's mom tell him to do when they get out of the car and why does Percy disobey?

5. What does Percy find strange about the bull-man's appearance?

6. What happens to Percy's mother?

7. Why does Grover keep attracting the monster's attention?

8. After the monster disintegrates, what gets Percy moving when all he wants to do is collapse?

9. What's the last thing Percy remembers?

10. Take a guess: Who is the "familiar face" that Percy thinks he sees?

Chapter 3: Grover Unexpectantly Loses His Pants - LT#5

Part 1:

As before, prior to reading Chapter 3, complete a short entry from the following 3 questions. This time respond to 2 of the options.

1. “The best people get the worst luck.” Do you agree? Can you think of a
time when something terrible happened to a good person? Conversely, do
bad people have good things happen to them?

2. What is the place that you feel most at ease – a place you’d like to be more
than anywhere else?

3. Does your family have a favorite or traditional place to spend vacations?
If so, describe it. If not, where would you most like to take a vacation if
money was no object?


Part 2: 

What Do you think of the book so far? Leave a comment below telling me what your favorite part of the book is at this point. (Yes this is part of your grade!)

Part 3:

Cut and paste the following questions to your blog to answer while we read Chapter 3.

1. Why does Percy leave Grover at the bus station? What would you have done in
his place?


2. Why doesn’t Percy tell his mom the truth about Mrs. Dodds and the ladies at the
fruit stand?

3. How does Percy get even with Gabe as they’re loading up the Camaro?

4. Why is Montauk special to Percy’s mom?

5. Why does Percy’s mom eat blue food, and why does Percy love this about her?

6. What knew information does Percy learn about his dad as he and his mother are
roasting marshmallows?

7. Describe Percy’s dream. What do you think it means?

8. How does the title of the chapter, “Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants,” come
true?

Chapter 2: Three Old Ladies Knit The Socks of Death - LT#4

Part 1
Ready for chapter 2? After the exciting climax to chapter 1, I know you have anticipated the next scene with bated breath.


While following along with the reading, you can answer the following questions.

1. Why does Percy think the whole school is playing a trick on him?

2. Why does Percy decide to study for the Latin exam even though he’s given up on
his other subjects?

3. What leads Percy to believe that Grover and Mr. Brunner think he’s in danger?

4. After the Latin test, what do you think Mr. Brunner was trying to say to Percy?
Why does Percy react angrily to Mr. Brunner’s words?

5. How does Percy say he’s different than the other kids at Yancy Academy?

6. Why does Percy tell Grover he’s a really bad liar?

7. What responsibility does Grover claim to have, and why does this strike Percy as
strange?

8. How do Percy and Grover end up on the side of the highway?

9. How does Grover react when Percy tells him about the yarn-cutting?

10. What does Percy think the yarn-cutting means? Does Grover seem to agree or
not?

Remember you can cut and paste the question directly into your new post. Title your entry: Chapter 2 questions to ponder.

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!

I'm Related To Who.... LT #2

So, The Lightning Thief talks about Greek Mythology so we will discuss some of the mythical gods associated with the history. However, some of the gods frequently had children with mortals. What if you were the child of a god or goddess? Well that would be interesting... So, Research which god or goddess you would most likely be related to. For ideas,
visit the web site

http://www.mythweb.com

Create a blog entry that list three (3) possible choices of who your god or goddess parent might be and explain why you feel you are related to them.

This does not have to be a long post, just make sure you become familiar with at least three (3) of the gods or goddesses we will cover in our novel study.

Title your post: I'm Related To...

Start your post with a brief introduction such as: While studying Greek Mythology I found out that I may be related to at least 3 gods and goddesses.

The first god/goddess that I'm related to is.... (then explain why)

The next.... (and so on)


Happy Blogging!

The Lightning Thief Introduction

Welcome to my The Lightning Thief Blog. Here we will engage in an inquiry and discussion lesson covering the novel by Rick Riordan. This blog will be your hub for all assignments and discussion board questions. Please make sure you follow this blog to have the rss feeds come directly into your dashboard.

So, let's get started with an introductory activity:


Create your first post by responding to 4 of the 7 following prompts. Choose any 4 you like but only make one entry to answer all 4 questions. Make sure that you retype the question prior to answering; include the question number and then make sure there is a space between the question and your response.

Title your post: The Lightning Thief Introduction


Here are the questions:


1. Have you ever been treated unfairly by a teacher (or parent, or other adult)?

Describe the circumstances and why you considered the treatment unfair.


2. What do you know about learning disabilities such as ADHD or dyslexia? Do you

know anyone who has a learning disability? Do you think a person with a learning

disability should receive more time to complete tests or less homework than a

person without a learning disability? Explain your position.


3. In Ancient times, the Greeks had gods for many important forces in their lives --

the sea, thunderstorms, farming, music, medicine, poetry, archery, etc. Why do

you think they imagined many different gods rather than just one? Would this

make life more confusing or less confusing?


4. Young children often imagine that their parents aren’t really their parents. What

would it be like if you suddenly found out that you had a “real” father or mother

you never knew about? What if this person was extremely rich and powerful –

would you accept them as a parent?


5. Do you believe in anything that science can’t prove -- such as magic, or ghosts, or

creatures like the Loch Ness monster? Why or why not?


6. Have you ever been to summer camp? If so, describe what you did or did not like

about it. If not, imagine and describe what you think a typical summer camp

would be like – any impressions from television or movies?


7. You have been granted one magical item of your choice. What would this item be,

and what power would it have? Explain your choice.


Happy Blogging