1. Homework: Read The Lightning Thief odd numbered chapters
Objective for THE WHOLE WEEK: Read The Lightning Thief and complete annotations to show understanding
Homework: Read The Lightning Thief odd numbered chapters

2. Chapter 10 – “I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus” Chapter 11 – “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium”
Entrance Ticket Quiz:
Name the three magic items that Percy and his friends are bringing on the quest.
What creature do the kids meet, and how do they destroy it?
Why does Annabeth say they have to kill Medusa, not just run away?
I think Percy is ________ (character trait-brave, kind, thoughtful, adventurous, etc.). I think this because __________(two details that support your answer).
Many of the campers have their own magic item – Clarisse has an electric spear, Annabeth has a baseball cap. What magic item would you want?

3. Chapter 12 – “We Get Advice from a Poodle”
As you read, on the back of your half sheet, answer the following questions: 1. Why does Grover want a searcher’s license? 2. What new information do you learn about Grover’s past and how it relates to Annabeth? 3. Describe the place Percy sees in his dream. 4. Who do think is talking to Percy in the dream? Who is this voice from the pit? 5. If you were offered the choice in Percy’s dream – to save your own parent’s life or complete your quest and prevent a terrible war – what would you choose? **YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO CH. 12 ANNOTATIONS
Homework: Read and annotate Chapter 13

4. Chapter 13 – “I Plunge to My Death”
Entrance ticket
What is Percy’s “fatal mistake” while battling the Chimera?
Why does Percy decide he has no choice but to jump? What would you have done in his place?
How would the battle have been different if there were no mortal spectators in the Arch?

5. Chapter 14 – “I Become a Known Fugitive”
Listen as the chapter is read aloud.
Purpose for reading:
What is the role of the supernatural in this chapter?
Homework: Read and annotate Chapter 15

6. Chapter 15 – “A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers”
Activity: The Modernized Gods
In this chapter, you met Ares, who in modern times wears biker clothes and rides a Harley Davison with a shotgun holster. How might other gods or goddesses look in modern times? Pick one god or goddess you know about. Write a description of what they might look like today. What clothes would they wear? What would their hair look like? What activities would they do? What would their car look like? What might their job be?

7. Chapter 16 – “We Take a Zebra to Vegas”
Listen as the chapter is read aloud.
Purpose for reading:
Listen for allusions (references) to myths, stories, or characters . Also record any new or challenging vocabulary on your annotation page.
Complete three annotations. Remember you are NOT writing the gist, you are writing thoughts, connections, emotions, etc.
Homework: Read and annotate Chapter 17

8. Chapter 17 – “We Shop for Waterbeds”
Entrance ticket:
How does Percy show he is a hero in this chapter? Cite evidence to support your answer.

9. Chapter 18 – “Annabeth Does Obedience School”
Listen as the chapter is read aloud.
Purpose for reading: Listen for some key elements of mythology:
Tension between opposing forces
A struggle for power
Fate and prophecy
Supernatural or non-human characters
A quest or completion of a task
Complete three annotations. Remember you are NOT writing the gist, you are writing thoughts, connections, emotions, etc.
Homework: Read and annotate Chapter 19