1. The Lightning Thief Chapter 6
Lesson 11
The Lightning Thief
Chapter 6

2. The Lightning Thief: Quote p86
I shook my head. “Look if the thing I fought really was the Minotaur, the same one in the stories…” “Yes.” “Then there is only one.” “And he died like gajillion years ago, right? Theseus killed him in the labyrinth. So…” “Monsters, don’t die, Percy. They can be killed. But they don’t die.” “Oh, thanks. That clears it up.” “They don’t have souls, like you and me. You can dispel them for a while, maybe even for a whole lifetime if you’re lucky. But they are primal forces. Chiron calls them archetypes. Eventually, they re-form.”
I think the minotaur is an archetype because _____________________

3. Think-Pair-Share
How is the meaning archetype that we learned connected to this idea of the Minotaur as an archetype?

4. Learning Targets
I can get the gist of an excerpt from The Lightning Thief.
I can answer questions using evidence from The Lightning Thief.
I can select evidence from both The Lightning Thief and The Hero’s Journey that show how Percy is on hero’s journey.

5. Things Close Readers Do
The heart of close reading is paying careful attention to the actual words in the text: that is why evidence is so important.

6. THREE QUESTIONS What does it mean to closely read a text?
How do you start?
What do you do next?

7. CLOSE READING STEPS Read for the flow. Get to know the text.
Read AGAIN to get the GIST, and choose unfamiliar words. (remembering circling)
Read a 3rd time to choose IMPORTANT DETAILS (annotating)
Read a 4th time to answer questions about the text.

8. Work Time
Read from the bottom of page 78 starting with “As we got closer…” to page 82 “…Annabeth is waiting for us.”
Stop every few paragraphs and write the gist on a sticky note, and place it in your book.
Share your gists with your triad.

9. Text Dependent Questions
Read the questions so you know what to look for when you reread.
Reread the passage, keeping questions in mind.
Use an evidence flag to mark places in the text connected to one of the questions.
Answer the questions on your graphic organizer. Be sure to use evidence to support each answer.

10. Connecting Percy’s Experiences with “The Hero’s Journey”: Triad Work
Still using the same excerpt p78-82 and Act 1 from “The Hero’s Journey”
Use text–based evidence from this excerpt fill in the graphic organizer to support Percy is following the archetype of a hero’s journey
Think how does each stage show up in this excerpt
Also, grab a quote from “The Hero’s Journey” that connects to Percy’s experience

11. The Hero’s Journey-Quote The Lightning Thief-Quote
Stage
The Hero’s Journey-Quote
The Lightning Thief-Quote
Entering the Unknown
As they embark on their journey the hero enters a world they have never entered before
“And with out a doubt the most bizarre collection of buildings I have ever seen.”
Supernatural Aid Meeting w/the Mentor
“Heroes almost always started on their journey by a character who has mastered…”
Pg82 paragraph 4“I can be a teacher of heroes as long as humanity needed me.”
Allies / Helpers
“Every hero needs a helper much like every superhero
Pg 78“Let’s move along shall we.”

12. Wrap Up
Connecting evidence from two texts is challenging. Where are you at with this? 5 – very challenging 1 – very easy

13. Homework Reread chapter 7
As you read flag (use sticky notes) important events to share with your groups tomorrow

14. WHAT NEW AND SURPRISING SIGHTS DOES PERCY ENCOUNTER IN THIS PASSAGE
WHAT NEW AND SURPRISING SIGHTS DOES PERCY ENCOUNTER IN THIS PASSAGE? Choose one and describe it. Cite evidence to support your answer.
PERCY ENCOUNTERS MANY NEW AND SURPRISING SIGHTS IN THIS PASSage. For example, “__________________________”

15. What does Percy learn about Chiron in this passage
What does Percy learn about Chiron in this passage? Cite evidence to support your answer.
One thing Percy learned about Chiron is ______________. In the text it said, “ ________________________________.”

16. What does “descriptive” mean?
synonyms:illustrative, expressive, graphic, detailed, lively, vivid