Sentences
Which of the following sentence parts is missing?
Percy Jackson a troubled kid.
verb
What is a minotaur?
half-man and half bull
Minerva only glared at the girl, as the nymphs, peeking behind the trees, cringed to watch such insolence.
What does insolence mean?
disrespectful
What is a demigod?
half-human and half-god
What is a setting?
where the story takes place
Which of the following sentence parts is missing?
narcissus found a pool of water and fell in love with the face in the ppol.
capitalization
Who are Percy Jackson's parents?
Poseidon and Sally Jackson
Minerva herself was furious when word got back to her about Arachne's conceit.
What does conceit mean?
arrogant and cocky
Who is the god of the sky and king of gods
Zeus
What is a theme?
The theme is the lesson, moral or message being taught.
What is the purpose of a preposition or prepositional phrase in a sentence?
provide more details
Why is Grover considered to be a wimp?
He cries alot and doesnt defend himself.
How can Arachne be described?
prideful and disrespectful
Who are the 3 powerful Olympian brothers?
Zeus, Poseidon and Hades
Name three character traits or characteristics.
answers may vary
Correct the following sentence
grover and percy jackson are best friends
Grover and Percy Jackson are best friends.
Why are people out to get Percy Jackson?
They think he is the lightning thief.
Which of the following could be a possible theme of The Weaving Contest? Choose 2.
a. People should keep their talents secret.
b. Always try your best.
c. Do your best but remain humble.
d. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
e. Arrogance can lead to a person's downfall.
C and E
Name the 3 characteristics of gods and goddesses.
see in the future
have supernatural powers
can live forever
Who is an opponent, rival, or obstacle to the protagonist?
the antagonist
Name the 5 parts that make a proper sentence.
subject
verb
punctuation
capitalization
makes sense
Provide a character trait and reasons to support it for the following:
Nancy
Mr. Brunner
Percy Jackson
answers can vary
What makes The Weaving Contest an example of a myth? 3 elements
-god or goddesses
-recurring theme
-mythological creatures
How are mortals and immortals alike? How are they different?
Humans grow old and have strength to move small things.
The gods live forever and have supernatural powers to control the world.
They both have emotions and feelings like love and anger.
In the story The Lightning Thief, what characters can be considered the protagonist and the antagonist?
Percy Jackson- protagonist
examples of monsters/ Luke- antagonist