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A TEACHER’S GUIDE THE LIGHTNING THIEF Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One By Rick Riordan Ages 9-14 $17.95 US $24.95 CAN Tr. Ed. 0-7868-5629-7 Contents Introduction . . . p. 3 Pre-reading activities . . . p. 4 Other ideas for unit appetizers . . . p. 8 Activities and Discussion Questions by Chapter: Chapter 1 . . . p. 11 Chapter 2 . . . p. 14 Chapter 3 . . . p. 17 Chapter 4 . . . p. 21 Chapter 5 . . . p. 23 Chapter 6 . . . p. 25 Chapter 7 . . . p. 31 Chapter 8 . . . p. 35 Chapter 9 . . . p. 38 Chapter 10 . . . p. 41 Chapter 11 . . . p. 44 Chapter 12 . . . p. 46 Chapter 13 . . . p. 48 Chapter 14 . . . p. 51 Chapter 15 . . . p. 53 Chapter 16 . . . p. 55 Chapter 17 . . . p. 57 Chapter 18 . . . p. 59 Chapter 19 . . . p. 61 Chapter 20 . . . p. 63 Chapter 21 . . . p. 66 Chapter 22 . . . p. 68 End-of-unit activities and questions . . . p. 69 About the Author . . . p. 74 Myths related to the novel, by chapter . . . p. 76 Greek mythology: a quick reference guide . . . p. 79 Rationale for using the novel in the classroom (with a plot summary) . . . p. 84 Introduction This curriculum guide has much more material than the average teacher will ever use. Alas, few of us have the luxury of spending an entire six- or nine-week unit on one novel. Having said this, I have a few pieces of advice before you dive in: 1. Pick and choose what works best for you! A colleague of mine once described a good curriculum guide as a grocery store. No one is expected to buy everything on the shelves. Only put into your cart what you like. You are the expert on what will work best for your classroom and your students. 2. Its better to do one novel well than many novels quickly and poorly. I learned this lesson the hard way. Invariably, the novels my students liked best were the ones I enriched with lots of activities, extensions, and chances to interact with the text. Whenever I rushed to finish a novel because I had to cover it and felt I didnt have time for any of the extr