Characters
He is the main character in The Lightning Thief. He's currently on a quest to find and return his dad's lightning bolt.
Who is Percy Jackson?
The kids go to a car wash and use the spray from the hose to do this.
What is to call Camp Half Blood and try to talk with Chiron?
Fresh clothes, 20 bucks in cash, a bag full of drachmas, and some Double Stuffed oreos
What are the contents of the backpack Ares gives Percy?
This character in Greek Mythology had a rocky relationship with his dad AND his own kids. He overthrew his dad and gobbled up his own children.
Who is Cronus?
This is a subject or idea that is touched on in the story.
What is a topic?
Who is Grover?
The kids are hungry and go to a diner. They meet this character there.
Who is Ares?
This person was taken away from the minotaur before she could die and was turned into a shower of gold. She's being kept as a hostage to control someone.
Who is Percy's mom?
This is a key element of mythology that involves thinks like light v dark or good v evil.
What is tension between opposing forces?
This is the big message or the moral of the story.
What is the theme?
She is the daughter of Athena. She is currently accompanying Percy on his quest.
Who is Annabeth?
Ares wants Percy to go to retrieve this from Waterworld. He left it there after his date was interrupted.
Grover couldn't leave Annabeth and Luke behind in the real world. As a result, this happened.
What is Thalia sacrificed herself and was turned into a tree.
This is a key element of mythology that involves the idea that what is slated to happen will happen, and that it can't be avoided. It is a central theme in many myths. In Cronus, this element is present when Cronus' children overthrow him ANYWAY, despite his trying to eat them to prevent it.
What is fate or prophecy?
"Love" is an example of this.
What is a topic?
The trio meet this character in a diner, and are charged with retrieving his shield from the Tunnel of Love in Waterworld. He is also known as the god of war.
Who is Ares?
What is things Ares will give Percy if he retrieves his shield?
What is move towards or rescue his mom?
Entering the unknown, meeting with the mentor (supernatural), the road of trials, and having allies/helpers are all part of something know as this.
What is the hero's journey?
What is a theme?
This character is Percy's dad. We really haven't met him yet.
Who is Poseiden?
The adventures in the Tunnel of Love to retrieve Ares' shield are viewed by characters in this location.
What is Olympus?
In chapter 16, the kids find themselves in a teenage paradise - the Lobby of the Lotus Hotel. The hotel is a trap for the kids because it does this.
What is makes them unaware of the time passing as they play and enjoy the games?
Percy is on a quest to retrieve the bolt and save his mother. He faces many trials along the way. These events are demonstrative of which element of the hero's journey.
What is the road of trials?
"People risk their own identity to find love" is an example of this.
What is a theme statement?