The Lightning Thief & Greek Mythology (2020)

Lesson 27
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ELA

Unit 8

6th Grade

Lesson 27 of 28

Objective


Explain Luke’s motivation for stealing the master bolt. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan  — Ch. 22

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Target Task


Question 1

What motivated Luke to steal the master bolt? 

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Sample Response

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Which two details from the text best support the answer above?

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Question 2

In the end of the book, do you sympathize at all with Luke’s feelings of betrayal? How does Luke’s story highlight Percy’s heroic qualities as a character? 

Key Questions


  • Text to self: Have you ever been betrayed by a friend? Is that person still your friend? If so, how did you make up?
  • p. 355: What can you infer happened to Gabe? What makes you think that?
  • pp. 360–361: Describe Percy Jackson’s internal conflict. What would you choose?
  • pp. 366–368: What turned Luke so bitter? Why did he steal Zeus’s master bolt? How are Luke’s actions a reaction to his father? 
  • p. 369: How does the author indicate a setting change? Find one other place in the novel where he uses the same technique. 
  • On p. 375, Percy says, “I wondered if Poseidon were watching, would he approve of my choice.” What does this line reveal about Percy’s changed attitude about his father? Why does Riordan end the novel this way? 

References

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

Vocabulary


pawns (365)
vengeance (371)

Notes


This lesson connects with a unit test and essential question.

Common Core Standards


  • RL.6.3 — Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

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