PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS
THE
THIEF NOVEL UNIT PLAN
Bring your students on a journey with Percy, Annabeth, and Grover with this ready-to-use novel unit plan for Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan!
You want ready-to-use materials that require no prep but still engage your students in rigorous, standards-based content and highly-engaging creative activities.
You are a middle or early high school ELA or history teacher who will be teaching this novel.
who this unit plan is for.
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SO, WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE UNIT PLAN?
1. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION
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The slideshow will hook students into reading the novel immediately while also sparking discussion and providing students useful information and practical context to prepare them to read.
It includes group discussion questions, a short interactive class activity, an examining the cover and making predictions activity, author biographical information, a quick-check quiz, relevant background information on the novel, novel genre, and an introduction to the Greek gods.
2. Chapter Summary Cards
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These 22 summary cards (one for each chapter of the novel) outline the most important elements of the plot. Simply print, cut, and you have a resource available that can be used by any student in the class.
• Use it as a teacher and student reference to locate events more quickly.
• Find quotations for an essay more easily.
• Help your struggling readers by letting them read the summary before reading.
• Use it for students to check their understanding of the novel.
3. READING QUIZZES
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These quizzes work well for a quick reading comprehension check after each chapter set. Each quiz includes six multiple-choice questions and two important quotes which show plot or character development. Students explain what was occurring at this particular part of the plot and what characters were involved.
This resource also includes a detailed answer key which makes for quick and easy grading or class review.
4. VIDEO JOURNAL PROMPTS
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For each chapter set, students watch a short video clip that connects to a theme or an important topic of the novel. This allows students to make connections and consider how the content or themes from the novel connect to the world today.
After watching the short video clip, students will be given a writing prompt that bridges the gap between the video and their lives or the world around them. They will respond to that prompt in writing on the included response sheet.
5. GREEK MYTHOLOGy NOTES
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Throughout the novel, there are direct and indirect references to figures, places, and stories from Greek mythology. This slideshow shares context with students about the references made in each chapter set and explains their meaning. Each slide includes a direct quote from the novel where the reference was made, a detailed explanation of what the reference means in Greek mythology, and an image of art that relates to the reference. This allows you to share the history and mythology behind the character, conflict, theme, setting, and plot choices made by the author.
6. VOCABULARY
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This resource was designed to give students the tools and practice they need to determine the meaning of new vocabulary words in context. They will examine quotes from the novel that include challenging words, use strategies to decode what they think the definition is, and check to see if their definition is correct. There is a ready-to-use student vocabulary booklet, a slideshow to teach students how to determine the meaning of words in context, and a slideshow to review the actual definitions with the class.
7. READING QUESTIONS
Help your students examine the text more closely with these print-ready reading questions. The questions were specifically designed for comprehension, analysis, and making connections. Included are student question pages divided by chapter sets that are ready to print and presentation slides that include all the answers to the questions for easy review with the whole class. The answer keys are detailed with text evidence and quotes for support to show students a strong response.
8. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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Rick Riordan skillfully uses figurative language within the novel, and these assignments allow students to examine quotes from the text to determine what device is being used. The seven ready-to-use assignment sheets are organized by chapter sets with direct quotes from the novel where students must determine what type of figurative language is being used.
The resource covers metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification, and simile.
9. ANALYSIS NOTES
Help your students understand the most important literary elements of the novel with this 42-slide analysis notes presentation. The slides were specifically created to discuss some of the most important aspects of the novel, to spark discussion, or help students explore elements beyond the literal text. The notes are organized by chapter sets and address important story elements, literary devices, and important ideas in the novel like breaking the fourth wall, symbolism, characterization, mood, foreshadowing, themes, setting, tone, and much more.
10. CREATIVE CLASS ACTIVITIES
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
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10. CREATIVE CLASS ACTIVITIES
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
In these chapters, Percy briefly retells the Myth of Kronos during his class field trip. This activity allows students to learn even more about this myth in a fun and creative way. Students will work in groups to perform a reader's theater performance of this myth with a ready-to-use script written in a modern language. The script is written in a fun and humorous way, so students will be immediately engaged while also learning about the details of this Greek myth.
The Myth of Kronos Readers Theater
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10. CREATIVE CLASS ACTIVITIES
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Help build up your students' background knowledge on Ancient Greek figures referenced in the novel with an interactive museum field trip (just like Percy takes early in the novel). Click on the various art exhibits to learn more about them and then return back to the museum. A graphic organizer is provided for students to jot down what they learn about each.
Ancient Greece Art Museum Virtual Field Trip
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10. CREATIVE CLASS ACTIVITIES
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
In Percy's journey to locate Zeus' thunderbolt, he makes his way to many different locations in the US. Introduce this assignment that students will use throughout the novel to track Percy's journey from across the country. He will make visits to cities in New York, Missouri, Colorado, Nevada, and California!
Track Percy's Journey Across America
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10. CREATIVE CLASS ACTIVITIES
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Students will use what they learned about art inspired by ancient Greece during their virtual field trip to create their own work of art using the medium of their choice (paint, color-pencils, clay, digital art) that depicts the tale of Percy’s victories over Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur in chapters 1-4.
Percy's Victories Assignment
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Percy receives a tour of Camp Half-Blood in the novel. Students will use the quotes that describe the different areas of the camp and plan out a recreation of it in the form of a 2-D architectural design. They can include drawings, images, and color to represent the different areas of the camp like the farmhouse, activity centers, woods, and the cabins.
Design Camp Half-Blood
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
The novel provides descriptions of the cabins at Camp Half-Blood for each of the twelve Olympians, but the author does not name the god that each cabin is connected to. This fun activity includes a two-page article that introduces each of the Olympians, and students must use text evidence from the article and the novel to match up which god is associated with which cabin!
Camp Half-Blood Greek Gods Cabins Matching Game
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Percy and his fellow campmates play a game of Capture the flag. Bring this into your own classroom by splitting up the class into groups and having each group use text evidence to learn the rules of the game, plan and design their own flag, and actually play the game in your school gym or a large area where students can move around! Detailed instructions for how to set up, play, and win the game are provided in an interactive slideshow.
Capture the Flag Game
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Annabeth teaches Percy Greek in the novel. Have your students empathize with Percy by introducing them to the Greek alphabet and having them practice writing the letters and forming their own names.
The Greek Alphabet Activity
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
In the novel, media from the mortal world reveals the false perspective that humans have on Percy’s quest. Students will work with a partner to take on the role of newscaster and do two newscasts on events from the quest. The first newscast will be from the mortal world, and the second will be on the same topic, but it will be a newscast for the gods! Students must consider how similar events would be viewed differently by humans and the gods or half-bloods.
Mortal Vs. Gods Newscast
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Students must imagine that they are a police officer in the moral world who is creating a wanted poster for Percy Jackson for the human crimes he has committed. The resource includes a planning page with prompting questions to find text evidence and a wanted poster template to create their final design.
Percy Jackson Wanted Poster
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
The counselors at Camp Half-Blood choose the most important event of each summer and paint it on a bead. Have students design and create their own Camp Half-Blood necklace that features the most important events of their life. They choose symbols to represent each bead and explain the meaning behind each.
Design your own Camp Half-Blood Necklace
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Annabeth reveals a great deal about her difficult past with her dad, and Percy suggests she write him a letter. Taking Percy’s suggestion, students will take on the perspective of Annabeth and write a letter to her dad (using text evidence) before they continue their quest to the Underworld.
Writing a Letter to Annabeth's Dad
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Percy and his friends become entrapped in The Lotus Hotel and Casino. Students will choose five new attractions that they think would entrap them and their peers for the longest amount of time. They will describe the attractions they would include, explain why they chose these specifically, and design a symbol to represent each one.
The Lotus Hotel Attractions
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
When the trio goes into the elevator with Charon to the Underworld, they notice every soul is “holding a green boarding pass.” Students will create boarding passes for different characters (Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Sally) to show their understanding of their character traits. They will need to consider each character’s achievements on Earth and the best rewards and punishments that the character might receive in the afterlife.
The Underworld Death Boarding Pass
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
In this fun game, students will be provided simile starters related to the underworld. Each group member except one will complete the simile, and the other member will choose which completed simile is the best. The person whose simile is chosen gets a point!
Similes of the Underworld Game
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19 Ready-to-use, interactive activities or assignments to bring your The Lightning Thief unit to life. Students will absolutely love these activities and it will allow them to think deeper about story elements, make deeper connections with their own life and the world around them, and explore different mediums to express their ideas.
Teach students about all the parts of the hero's journey with a presentation, handout, and circular graphic. Then, have them apply what they learned to The Lightning Thief to determine if it follows this pattern. A detailed answer key is provided.
The Hero's Journey Resources
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Have students choose between 4 final creative project options to show their understanding and analysis of the novel.
Final Creative Projects
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Show students the film version of the novel and have them write the differences between the film and the novel version. An assignment is also included for writing a film review of the adaptation!
Movie Novel Comparison & Review
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