6th gr M1,U1 Mid-Unit: Analyze Language and Point of View: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Chapter 9

Directions: Read the excerpt from chapter 9 of The Lightning Thief. Then answer the questions below.

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“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.”

What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of demonic?

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“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.”

What does the word domain mean as it is used in this sentence?

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“Somebody else who wants to take over?” I guessed. “Yes, quite. Someone who harbors a grudge, who has been unhappy with his lot since the world was divided eons ago, whose kingdom would grow powerful with the deaths of millions.”

Use a print or online dictionary. Copy the meaning of the word harbors as it is used in this sentence.

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“The article took me almost an hour to read, because the angrier I got, the more the words floated around on the page.”

Based on your understanding of the bolded figurative language above, how does Percy feel when he reads the article about his car accident?

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How does the bolded figurative language above help us understand how Percy feels?

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“Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.”

You may use your affix list as a resource. What is the prefix for the bolded word above?

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What does the prefix in the bolded word above mean?

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What is the meaning of the root word venire?

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Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of intervene, in your own words.

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Carefully read these two sentences:
“Finally, Eddie, our building super, delivered the worst line of all: And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end.”

Finally, Eddie, our building super, delivered the worst line of all: And you shall be unsuccessful in saving what matters most, in the end.

The words in bold have very similar meanings.
Why does the author choose to use the word fail? How does this affect our understanding of the first sentence?

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Read pages 133–134 from “Chiron smiled at me . . .” to “. . . that’s the hard part, the details.”

How has Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/Chiron changed in this chapter from the last?

Sentence starter: In this chapter, Percy feels...

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How does the author develop Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/ Chiron in this excerpt?

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6th gr M1,U1 Mid-Unit: Analyze Language and Point of View: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Chapter 9

“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.”

What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of demonic?

“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.”

What does the word domain mean as it is used in this sentence?

“The article took me almost an hour to read, because the angrier I got, the more the words floated around on the page.”

Based on your understanding of the bolded figurative language above, how does Percy feel when he reads the article about his car accident?

How does the bolded figurative language above help us understand how Percy feels?

“Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.”

You may use your affix list as a resource. What is the prefix for the bolded word above?

What does the prefix in the bolded word above mean?

What is the meaning of the root word venire?

Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of intervene, in your own words.

Read pages 133–134 from “Chiron smiled at me . . .” to “. . . that’s the hard part, the details.”

How has Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/Chiron changed in this chapter from the last?

Sentence starter: In this chapter, Percy feels...

How does the author develop Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/ Chiron in this excerpt?

Which detail from the text best supports the answer above?

“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.”

What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of demonic?

“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.”

What does the word domain mean as it is used in this sentence?

“The article took me almost an hour to read, because the angrier I got, the more the words floated around on the page.”

Based on your understanding of the bolded figurative language above, how does Percy feel when he reads the article about his car accident?

How does the bolded figurative language above help us understand how Percy feels?

“Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.”

You may use your affix list as a resource. What is the prefix for the bolded word above?

What does the prefix in the bolded word above mean?

What is the meaning of the root word venire?

Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of intervene, in your own words.

Read pages 133–134 from “Chiron smiled at me . . .” to “. . . that’s the hard part, the details.”

How has Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/Chiron changed in this chapter from the last?

Sentence starter: In this chapter, Percy feels...

How does the author develop Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/ Chiron in this excerpt?

Which detail from the text best supports the answer above?

6th gr M1,U1 Mid-Unit: Analyze Language and Point of View: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Chapter 9

6th gr M1,U1 Mid-Unit: Analyze Language and Point of View: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Chapter 9

“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.” What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of demonic?

“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.” What does the word domain mean as it is used in this sentence?

“The article took me almost an hour to read, because the angrier I got, the more the words floated around on the page.”Based on your understanding of the bolded figurative language above, how does Percy feel when he reads the article about his car accident?

How does the bolded figurative language above help us understand how Percy feels?

“Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.”You may use your affix list as a resource. What is the prefix for the bolded word above?

What does the prefix in the bolded word above mean?

What is the meaning of the root word venire?

Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of intervene, in your own words.

Read pages 133–134 from “Chiron smiled at me . . .” to “. . . that’s the hard part, the details.”How has Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/Chiron changed in this chapter from the last?Sentence starter: In this chapter, Percy feels...

How does the author develop Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/ Chiron in this excerpt?

Which detail from the text best supports the answer above?

“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.” What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of demonic?

“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.” What does the word domain mean as it is used in this sentence?

“The article took me almost an hour to read, because the angrier I got, the more the words floated around on the page.”Based on your understanding of the bolded figurative language above, how does Percy feel when he reads the article about his car accident?

How does the bolded figurative language above help us understand how Percy feels?

“Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.”You may use your affix list as a resource. What is the prefix for the bolded word above?

What does the prefix in the bolded word above mean?

What is the meaning of the root word venire?

Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of intervene, in your own words.

Read pages 133–134 from “Chiron smiled at me . . .” to “. . . that’s the hard part, the details.”How has Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/Chiron changed in this chapter from the last?Sentence starter: In this chapter, Percy feels...

How does the author develop Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/ Chiron in this excerpt?

Which detail from the text best supports the answer above?

“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.”

What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of demonic?

“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.”

What does the word domain mean as it is used in this sentence?

“The article took me almost an hour to read, because the angrier I got, the more the words floated around on the page.”

Based on your understanding of the bolded figurative language above, how does Percy feel when he reads the article about his car accident?

“Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.”

You may use your affix list as a resource. What is the prefix for the bolded word above?

Read pages 133–134 from “Chiron smiled at me . . .” to “. . . that’s the hard part, the details.”

How has Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/Chiron changed in this chapter from the last?

Sentence starter: In this chapter, Percy feels...

“But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur.”

What word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of demonic?

“Your father’s bitterest rival is Zeus, Lord of the Sky. Your mother knew better than to trust you in an airplane. You would be in Zeus’s domain. You would never come down again alive.”

What does the word domain mean as it is used in this sentence?

“The article took me almost an hour to read, because the angrier I got, the more the words floated around on the page.”

Based on your understanding of the bolded figurative language above, how does Percy feel when he reads the article about his car accident?

“Unless someone intervenes, unless the master bolt is found and returned to Zeus before the solstice, there will be war.”

You may use your affix list as a resource. What is the prefix for the bolded word above?

Read pages 133–134 from “Chiron smiled at me . . .” to “. . . that’s the hard part, the details.”

How has Percy’s point of view toward Mr. Brunner/Chiron changed in this chapter from the last?

Sentence starter: In this chapter, Percy feels...