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Garrett Krix Mrs. Atkin ELA 8 6 December 2014 The Titan’s Curse Just when we thought the series couldn’t get any weirder, it does. In this book (the third in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series), travel with Percy and his friends through well known locations such as Washington D.C., Hoover Dam, and San Francisco. Read through as they come face to face with new monsters, humans, and gods. Though the last two books simply set the stage, this one is packed with monsters, action, and

a story to make it more relatable and understanding to a new generation of learners? The book, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief based on the original,“The Legend of Perseus,” is taken and molded into a new take on ancient greek mythology. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief draws on and adds to the original characters, uses similarities and creates differences to rejuvenate the old story. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief has very similar plot types and structures to the original “The

Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief Characters 1. Percy Jackson Percy is used to being the outsider, the loner, and the dummy. He describes himself as "a troubled kid”. The fact that he has attended six schools over the past six years tells us that he must be really good at adapting to new places, but that he probably doesn't have many friends. (Page #1) Percy tells us that he is twelve years old and until a few months ago, he was a student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate

The two pieces of storytelling, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and “Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgons” are similar and different in multiple ways. The movie, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, is a modernized piece of the story, “Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon”, because the events of starting off in different settings, challenging points in their journey, and returning to different places to be praised, the perfect hero portraying, and a good-vs-evil theme

author shows this by using very complex description. in the story AnnaBeth & Percy two of the main characters in got into a giant fight because Annabeth had to move across the country due to her dad having a knew job `that would benefit their family greatly. Because of this Percy was outraged and was just upset he was losing his best friend. The only thing is he hadn’t realized this until the end of the story. Also Percy and another one of the main characters Thalia dealt with the problem that they

The novel Percy Jackson and Olympians The Lightning Thief is a fictional mythological story about Greek Gods and their Children. Percy, the protagonist, is a twelve year old Demi-God or half blood that is the son of the Greek God Poseidon. Percy was raised by his mother who is a mortal women after he was told at a young age that his father was lost at sea and never returned. Percy is forced to go to Yancey Academy, a school for troubled kids because he has been kicked out of nearly every school he’s

Charecters Percy Jackson is a very unique character in the Lightning Thief. He has a lot of widely ranged characteristics presented in the book. In the very beginning be acts Violent and clumsy with his actions. “I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids upstate New York.” (Riordan 1) which was a school for kids who needed more help or more attention by teachers. The reason Percy was there was because he got into a lot of trouble in all of his other schools, leading

New York. Percy was attacked by two empousai in the band room while the orientation was going on. It proceeds to Camp Half Blood, the demigod training camp that Percy visits every summer. Throughout most of the story, the group is traveling in the Labyrinth, an intricate maze that leads to every place possible. They come upon Alcatraz, which is a famous military prison in San Francisco where they rescue Briares. Percy cleans out the stables at the Triple G Ranch which houses Geryon. Percy falls off

The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson, who is considered a troubled kid in this book. Has transferred to many schools that are considered ‘Appropriate” for his type of education. Percy in a 12 year old troublemaker, that has done serious trouble that lead to him changing to many schools. Right now Percy Jackson is attending Yancy Academy, which is a school for his type of kid. For example, Percy exploded a school bus on a field trip, ON ACCIDENT! Grover,

Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief is a film, created by Michael Barnathan, that is filled with action, adventure, and water. This movie is okay, but I was not too interested in the plot of the film, but the action was pretty cool. This film is set in New York, following a 16-year old named Percy Jackson. When he is subjected to a school trip to a museum with his friend Grover, he finds out that he is the son of a god. After this, he meets another friend, Annabeth, and all three of them embark