The Lightning ThiefBy Rick Riordan

Chapters 3 - 4

Before you read the chapters:

In these next two chapters we find out what a loyal friend Grover is to Percy. What are two attributes you consider to be most important in a person being a quality friend to someone else? Defend your responses.

Vocabulary:Many of the following words are from Chapter Two. Use the words in the box to complete thefollowing crossword puzzle.

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Down Across1. Percy's best friend.2. She arrived ___ air.3. One of Percy's teachers.4. The spouse and children of one person.5. A story.6. Dwelling place.7. Movements made by lifting one's feet.8. The mother of the Minotaur.

10. Female student in Chapter 1. 14. Claws. 15. Agreement. 16. To go beyond. 18. Agony.

21. Percy was in ____ 6.24. Fractured.25. Grover was Percy's ____.26. No longer in one's seat.28. Not nervous.29. Four cards in a deck.30. Not hot. Not cold.32. Monster with the head of a bull, thebody of a man.

2. Nancy _____. 8. The main character of the novel.9. A girl we meet in Chapter 4.11. To beat.12. Taste.13. Went down on one's knees.15. Means of approach.17. Athletic activity.19. Percy's school.20. ____ Dodds.22. Woodland deities in mythology.23. Used to display 3-D pictures.24. Percy's mom's favorite color.25. A meeting of the lips.27. A teacher who wore a leather jacket. 28. Grover had ___ hooves.

31. Protruding. 33. Melt.

KEEPER PROJECTION PUMMEL SURPASS SATYRS FAMILY BYBOBOFIT ACES DODDS SAVOR SPORT PERCY YANCYCALM BLUE CLOVEN BROKEN GRADE COOL KISS BRUNNER KNELT ANNABETH MINOTAUR STOOD ABODE STEPSACCORD HOLOGRAPH NANCY TALONS TALE GROVER MRSDISSOLVE ACCESS TORTURE PASIPHAE

Questions

1. Describe how Sally Jackson's early life was so tragic.

b. What was her present job? _____________________________________________

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2. What happened to Percy's dad?

3. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which the author provides clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later on in the story. How might the following incident be an example of foreshadowing: Percy makes a warding-off-evil gesture causing the screen door to slam into his stepfather?

4. Why did Percy's mother think she would have to send him away? Where did she plan on sending him?

5. What was odd about Grover's appearance? What in fact was he?

6. Who were the old ladies that Percy had seen - and when did they usually appear?

7. Provide a synopsis of events involving the battle with the Minotaur.

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Language Activity

A. A simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as. An example of a simile from these chapters is: … The guy reeked like moldy garlic pizza wrapped in gym shorts.

What two things are being compared? ______________ and __________________

Another simile from Chapter 3 is: Her smile is as warm as a quilt.

What two things are being compared? ______________ and __________________

Invent your own simile comparing the following subject with something appropriate:

a) an angry wolverine

Extension Activity

More research. Once again we are introduced to a number of charactersfrom Greek mythology in these chapters. Complete the chart below by providing atleast one key fact about each item that we don't learn from these chapters.

Minotaur

The Fates

Satyr

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