Chapter 10 “I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus”

Chapter 10 “I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus”

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

vocabulary• hyperventilating- to breathe more

heavily and faster than normal• vulnerable- can be hurt easily• generate- make, create• obscures- blocks• interpret- to give or provide a

meaning of• propaganda- the deliberate

spreading of information, rumors, etc. to help a group

• or cause• melancholy- sad, depressed• endure- to put up with

• *irritated- bothered, upset• repulsively- so horrible it drives

others away• withered- dried or shriveled up• *gnarled- twisted out of shape• quivering- shaking all over• shriveled- got smaller and

wrinkled up• *impulsive- to do something

without thinking first• *eternal- forever• plunged- dived into

Journal

• Many of the campers at Camp Half-Blood have their own magic item. Clarisse has an electric spear. Annabeth has a baseball cap that turns her invisible. What magic item would make sense for Percy, as the son of the Sea God? Design your own magic item.

• Percy gets to try his hand at driving a bus in this chapter. Defend or attack this proposition: “The national driving age should be lowered to 13.” Can you think of any reasons that might actually convince Congress to pass such a law?

Multiple Meanings• • ____1. I always assume that Grover is worried about getting teased.• A. to take on• B. to seize• C. to suppose• • ____2. After Gabe was so rude to me, Eddie, the super of the building, looked at me• with a twinge of sympathy.• A. to feel pity or compassion• B. to share feelings• C. a mutual liking or understanding• • ____3. I watched Gabe lumber back to his apartment building.• A. timber sawed into boards• B. discarded household furniture• C. to move heavily and noisily

Multiple Meanings(2)• ____4. My mom used a stern voice and talked to me in tone she had never used before.• A. the rear end of a ship• B. strict, severe• C. never gives up• • ____5. My head slammed into the tree and the impact nearly knocked my• teeth out.• A. to have an effect on• B. to hit with force• C. to force tightly together• • ____6. The last thing I remembered, I collapsed into a chair on the porch.• A. to break down suddenly• B. to fold together• C. to fall down

Multiple Meanings (3)• ____7. Annabeth’s shoulders got tense, “You know about the summer solstice?”• A. any form of a verb that shows actions• B. undergoing tension• C. stretched tight; taunt• • ____8. Chiron took great offense to the comment I made about Poseidon.• A. a hurt, angry feeling• B. the act of attacking• C. a sin or crime• • ____9. “She didn’t stay dead long,” I said, trying not to let my voice quiver.• A. a case holding arrows• B. to tremble• C. to shake tremendously• • ____10. We plunged into the woods as the rain poured down leaving the burning bus• behind us.• A. to throw suddenly• B. to dive or fall• C. to violently move forward or downward

Write a sentence

• 11. Use the word gnarled (to make knotted or twisted out of shape) correctly in a

• sentence.• • • 12. Use the word impulsive (to do something

without thinking first) correctly in a• sentence

Activities

• • Give vocabulary for Ch. 10-13• • Complete “Multiple Meanings”• • Have the student complete a graphic

organizer (like Ch. 2, see sample)• • Have them draw a picture of what they think

a Fury would look like

Activity

• Using the description provided in this chapter (page 163), draw the three Furies as they prepare to attack Percy on the bus.•

Draw Your Own Fury

• The Ancient Greeks had many different ideas about what the Three Furies looked like. Below are some depictions from Ancient Greek pottery. Draw your own updated version of what modern Furies might look like. Use the attached worksheet to see how the Ancient Greeks envisioned the Furies. Then draw your own updated version.

Setting

Characters

Point of View

Method of Narration

Conflicts

Symbols

Important Quotes

Study Questions• 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?

Activity

Activity

• Olympian Travel Agency. Percy Jackson has ten days to 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” a 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)

Procedure

• Read the chapter• Read the PowerPoint• Write the journal entry• Write a summary• Do the exercise related to vocabulary• Do the study questions• Do any extra assignments in folder for this

chapter