📚 Part 1: Chapter 9 & 10 Comprehension

1. What were the most important events in Chapter 9 of The Lightning Thief?

Percy discovers his true parentage and meets other demigods

Percy fights a monster and learns about Camp Half-Blood

Percy returns home and talks to his mother

Percy begins his quest to find Zeus's lightning bolt

2. In Chapter 10, which vocabulary word best describes the feeling Percy has about his upcoming challenges?

Tribulation (suffering or trouble)

Ominous (threatening or foreboding)

Rendezvous (a meeting at an agreed time and place)

Mortally (in a way that causes death)

3. What textual evidence from Chapter 9 or 10 shows Percy's character development?

4. How do Percy's choices in these chapters move the story forward? Use specific examples.

✏️ Part 2: Vocabulary and Text Analysis

5. Match each vocabulary word with its correct definition by writing the letter:

_____ Prophesied A. Predicted or foretold the future

_____ Foreshadow B. To hint at events that will happen later

_____ Tribulation C. Great trouble or suffering

_____ Ominous D. Giving the impression that something bad will happen

6. Find context clues in Chapter 10 that help you understand what "mortally" means. Write the sentence and explain the clues.

7. What theme or central idea is developing in Chapters 9-10? How do specific details support this theme?

8. How do Percy's challenges in The Lightning Thief compare to the struggles faced by civil rights heroes like Rosa Parks or Medgar Evers?

9. What qualities do Percy and civil rights activists share? Check all that apply:

Courage in the face of danger

Standing up for what is right

Perseverance through difficulties

Fighting against unfair treatment

10. Write one paragraph predicting what might happen next in Chapter 11, using at least two vocabulary words from today's lesson.