Point of View
What is the point of view used in The Lightning Thief?
What is the point of view of Percy is a 12 year old demigod who is a troubled kid experiencing unexpected events.
Summarize the main idea of Chapter 1 in one sentence.
What is Chapter 1 is about Percy is “troubled,” dyslexic, and a demigod. His math teacher turns into a winged monster and attacks him. His Latin teacher and a friend who saw the attack act as if nothing happened.
What does the word "demigod" mean in the context of the story?
"You should be grateful, Percy. Your stepfather smells so repulsively human he could mask the presence of any demigod"
What is half human and half god
What detail in Chapter 2 hints at Percy’s special abilities?
What is When Nancy Bobofit falls into the fountain
How does the narrator's point of view affect the story?
What is the narrator's point of view allows the reader to see things from the character's perspective.
What is the gist of Percy’s feelings about school?
What is Percy misses the school once he is expelled. He is a C student with ADHD and dyslexia. Mr. Brunner is his favorite teacher.
Define the word "prophecy" as used in The Lightning Thief.
Percy's first prophecy
"You shall go west, and face the god who has turned, You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned, You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend, And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end".
What is prophecy means a prediction.
Identify a quote from Chapter 3 that shows Percy’s relationship with his mother.
What is "My mother can make me feel good just by walking into the room. Her eyes sparkle and change color in the light. Her smile is as warm as a quilt".
Give an example of a situation in the book that shows the first-person point of view.
"But Mr. Brunner, our Latin teacher, was leading this trip, so I had hopes,” and ending at “. . . I wouldn’t get in trouble."
Describe the gist of Percy's visit to the museum.
What is Peercy's visit to the museum is when he finds out Ms. Dodds is a monster and Mr. Brunner helps him to strike her down. Also, Nancy Bobofit throws food at Grover, Percy's best friend.
Find a vocabulary word from Chapters 1-3 that describes Percy's feelings. What does it mean?
In The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson experiences a hallucination after his math teacher transforms into a Fury and attacks him during a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Why does Mr. Brunner tell Percy that leaving Yancy is “for the best”?
What is Mr. Brunner tells Percy that Yancy “isn't the right place for you.” He wants him to be safe.
Why is it important to understand the point of view in a story?
What is the point of view helps the reader to understand the character's motivation, interpretation and thoughts.
What important event happens at the end of Chapter 3 that contributes to the overall gist of the story?
What is the end of Chapter 3 contributes to the overall gist of the story by exposing Grover as a goat. Grover is his best friend who disguised himself as a student, but also talks to Mr. Brunner about protecting Percy, Ms. Dodds, and the summer solstice deadline.
What is the significance of the word "monster" in the story?
"Some crazy dream. I don't know. There was a monster. My mom was there. Well- well, you were there, too, but you were some weird hybrid, man-goat thing! Woah!"
Monster means creatures chasing Percy
What is happening with the weather? p17
What is Percy describes it as "freak weather" and mentions things like thunderstorms, "the biggest tornado ever spotted in the Hudson Valley," and planes going down in sudden squalls.
How would the story change if it were told from a different character's point of view?
What is someone will tell you about their feelings and thoughts about a situation and it can change the content and emotional impact of the story
Explain how the gist of Chapters 1-3 sets the stage for the rest of the book.
What is the gists for chapters 1-3 show Percy as a troubled kid that doesnt fit into society, because he has learning issues. Later, he begins to find out things are not what they seem.
Read vocabulary words in the sentences and explain the meanings.
"Zeus did indeed feed Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine, which made him disgorge his other five children...." Which words in this excerpt best help in understanding the meaning of disgorge? (RL.6.4, L.6.4a)
"Some of the guys were pelting pigeons with Lunchables crackers." Which words in this excerpt best help in understanding the meaning of pelting? (RL.6.4, L.6.4a)
"My lunch must have been contaminated with magic mushrooms or something." Which words in this excerpt best help in understanding the meaning of contaminated? (RL.6.4, L.6.4a)
4. "This 24/7 hallucination was more than I could handle." Which words in this excerpt best help in understanding the meaning of hallucination?
What is disgorge means to vomit
contaminated-dirty
pelting-throw repeatedly
hallucination means to see things that are not there
Why is the cabin in Montauk special to Percy's mom?
What is that Percy's mom met his dad there