Plot Review: The Lightning Thief, Chapter 1

Instructions

Directions: Reread chapter 1 in The Lightning Thief, and answer the questions below.  Use the text to answer these questions about how Rick Riordan develops the plot.

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Which line from the chapter best illustrates how Percy feels about himself?

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Which line from the chapter best illustrates the relationship between Percy and Mr. Brunner?

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Which of the following is not a key moment from the chapter?

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How did you determine the answers to the chapter 1 questions? Explain what strategies you used to answer these selected response questions.

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Part 1: Which word best defines the word vaporized in this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Lightning Thief?
“Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan. She exploded into yellow powder, vaporized on the spot, leaving nothing but the smell of sulfur and a dying screech and a chill of evil in the air, as if those two glowing red eyes were still watching me” (13).

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Part 2: What strategy did you use to determine your answer?

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Which line from the chapter best illustrates how Percy feels about himself?

Which line from the chapter best illustrates the relationship between Percy and Mr. Brunner?

Which of the following is not a key moment from the chapter?

How did you determine the answers to the chapter 1 questions? Explain what strategies you used to answer these selected response questions.

Part 2: What strategy did you use to determine your answer?

Part 3: Explain your thinking to question 6.