The Lightning Thief & Greek Mythology (2020)

Lesson 23
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ELA

Unit 10

6th Grade

Lesson 23 of 28

Objective


Explain how the setting helps to create the mood. 

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Target Task


Question 1

Reread the description of the River Styx below:

“When I blinked again, the elevator wasn’t an elevator anymore. We were standing in a wooden barge. Charon was poling us across a dark, oily river, swirling with bones, dead fish, and other, stranger things— plastic dolls, crushed carnations, soggy diplomas with gilt edges.” (289) 

What is the effect of this vivid description of the setting? 

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Which words best support the answer to Part A?

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Question 2

How does the author develop the mood as Charon takes them down the River Styx to the Underworld? Which diction makes you think that (choose a different detail than the one above)?

Key Questions


  • Text to Self: Humans have always wondered what happens after death. The Greeks believed in the Underworld ruled by Hades. Do you have a personal belief about whether there is life after death? 
  • pp. 283–284: How has Annabeth and Percy’s relationship changed so far in the novel? Make sure to include evidence in your answer. 
  • p. 285: Explain what Charon means by, “I hate being confused with old horse-man.”
  • p. 286: What does the word “bore” most likely mean on p. 286?
  • p. 289: How does the author develop the mood as Charon takes them down the River Styx to the Underworld? Which diction makes you think that?
  • p. 297: How does Annabeth save them? What does she do? 

References

Resource: The Lightning Thief: A Teacher’s Guide (Rick Riordan, 2005)p. 60

Vocabulary


transparent (284, 293, Root: trans-), persistent (293), barge (289), diploma (289), woolly mammoth (293), melancholy (298), mournful (299), Charon (285), River Styx (289), Cerberus (297)

Notes


This lesson connects with a unit test question

Common Core Standards


  • RL.6.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
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