Read with a lens: Read with a lens to identify the emotions Percy is feeling in Chapter 10.
In your Lightning Thief Journal: Answer the following prompt using evidence from the text. How do these emotions impact Percy's decisions?
Also write open questions for group discussion.
As you are reading...
Who is Argus and why can he never be surprised?
What gift does Luke give to Percy? Why can’t Percy use them?
What special properties does Riptide have?
What is Mist?
What are some of the reasons Annabeth gives for why Poseidon and Athena don’t get along?
According to Grover, why did Percy’s mom marry Gabe?
Percy says he’s not going on the quest to retrieve the lightning bolt. What’s his real reason for going?
How does Percy sneak to the front of the bus?
Why doesn’t Percy leave the bus when he has the chance?
How do Percy, Grover and Annabeth lose their luggage?
When you finish...
Draw your own Fury: Draw an updated version of a Fury.
Olympian Travel Agency: Percy Jackson has ten days to get from New York to Los Angeles and back again, and he can’t use air travel. Is this possible? Try to use internet sources to “book” and trip for Percy and his friends using buses or trains. How much would the trip cost? How long would it take? Try these sources to start:
www.amtrak.com (for trains)
www.greyhound.com (for busses)