Greek and Latin Roots
Root that means look or see
What is Spec?
This Latin teacher at Yancy Academy turns out to be a centaur in disguise
Who is Chiron?
Root word that means foot
What is Ped?
This term describes the way an author organizes information in a passage.
What is text structure?
What root word means hand?
Man/Manu
Word that means a two footed creature
What is Biped?
Percy first arrives at Camp Half-Blood after being attacked by this creature.
What is the Minotaur?
Word that means glasses that help someone see better
What is spectacles?
What text structure does this paragraph use?
Percy wakes up at Camp Half-Blood, eats nectar and ambrosia, and then meets several other campers. Later that day, he joins a game of capture the flag and discovers he can control water.
What is chronological order or sequence?
Word that means a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera
What is tripod?
Word that means a person who watches something, such as a sporting event
What is spectator?
Percy’s godly parent is revealed to be this Greek god.
Who is Poseidon?
Word that means something that stands in one's way; an obstacle
What text structure is used in this paragraph?
Because Percy is the son of Poseidon, monsters are constantly after him. As a result, he must stay alert and train hard at Camp Half-Blood to defend himself.
What is cause and effect?
Percy discovers his ability to control this natural element during a game of capture the flag.
What is water?
Word that means to make by hand or by machine
What is manufacture?
Before knowing who his father is, Percy stays in this overcrowded cabin.
What is Cabin Eleven (Hermes’s cabin)?
Word that means a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product
What is peddler?
What text structure is used in this paragraph?
Percy and Annabeth are both brave and loyal, but they show their courage in different ways. Percy often acts without thinking, while Annabeth plans carefully before she acts. Both of them, however, want to do what’s right.
What is compare and contrast?
What text structure is used in this paragraph?
When Percy first arrived at Camp Half-Blood, he didn’t know who his father was. This caused confusion and frustration for him. Later, he finally found out that his dad is Poseidon.
What is problem and solution?
Word that means the act of looking into one's own thoughts and feelings
What is Introspection?
Percy’s pre-algebra teacher, Mrs. Dodds, is actually this kind of monster.
What is a Fury?
Word that means looking back at past things
What is retrospective?
What text structure is used in this paragraph?
Camp Half-Blood sits in a valley surrounded by tall pine trees. The cabins are arranged in a semicircle, each designed for a different Greek god. The air smells like strawberries from the nearby fields.
What is description?
When an author describes a setting in detail and explains how it changes over time, they’re combining these two text structures.
What are description and cause and effect?