Come learn about the Greek gods and demigods in the world of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This book does an incredible job of mixing action, adventure, family, fantasy, and Greek mythology together.  This is the perfect time to start reading the first book since the Disney Channel will start streaming the series based off the books on December 20th. We will learn about Percy Jackson and the fictional world of the Greek gods. During the class we will discuss the characters, events, and settings of the current chapters. We will talk about our favorite parts and discuss everything we learned about this fantastical world. We will look at each character in detail, discussing their different sides and how they change or stay the same throughout the book. At the end of each class students will be given optional activities that they may complete to build upon what they read in the chapters. 

After the 8 weeks we will take a short break and then start a book club for Book 2 for those students who would like to continue.

For this class students will need to purchase Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (The 1st book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)

Students who are not able to read the books by themselves can have someone help them.

Chapter for each week:

Week 1
Introduction
Chapter 1: I Accidentally Vaporized My Pre-Algebra Teacher

Week 2
Chapter 2: Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death
Chapter 3: Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants
Chapter 4: My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting

Week 3
Chapter 5: I Play Pinochle with a Hose
Chapter 6: I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom
Chapter 7: My Dinner Goes Up in Smoke

Week 4
Chapter 8: We Capture a Flag
Chapter 9: I am Offered a Quest
Chapter 10: I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus

Week 5
Chapter 11: We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium
Chapter 12: We Get Advice from a Poodle
Chapter 13: I Plunge to My Death

Week 6
Chapter 14: I Become a Known Fugitive
Chapter 15: A God Buys US Cheeseburgers
Chapter 16: We Take a Zebra to Vegas

Week 7
Chapter 17: We Shop for Water Beds
Chapter 18: Annabeth Does Obedience School
Chapter 19: We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of

Week 8
Chapter 20: I Battle My Jerk Relative
Chapter 21: I Settle My Tab
Chapter 22: The Prophecy Comes True