Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief, Chapter 6

Percy Jackson Chapter #6

I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom

Get out your Point of View Notes!

They are both pink!

I Know Point of View

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be 1st person point of view?

• She glanced at the minotaur horn in Percy's hands, then back at him.

• She glanced at the minotaur horn in my hands, then back at me.

Open Ended

How did you know this?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be 3rd person point of view?

• She glanced at the minotaur horn in Percy's hands, then back at him.

• She glanced at the minotaur horn in my hands, then back at me.

Open Ended

How do you know this?

Let's Change the Point of View

• We know it's first person point of view

• We are going to change it to third-person point of view

• Percy is no longer the narrator

• We will switch the pronouns from "I, me, myself" to "he, she, they"

Third-Person Limited

• One character's thoughts and feelings

• Pronouns: he, she, they

• Key words: thought, felt, wondered, afraid, hurt, happy, excited

• Ask yourself: How does the character feel?

Chapter #6, page #75-76

"What's up there?" he asked Chiron.

He looked where Percy was pointing, and his smile faded.

"Just the attic."

"Somebody lives there?"

"No," he said with finality. "Not a single living thing."

Percy got the feeling he was being truthful. But Percy was also sure something had moved that curtain.

"Come along, Percy," Chiron said, his lighthearted tone now a little forced. "Lots to see.

What pronouns are being used?

How many character's thoughts and feeling are being reveled?/How do they feel?

Multiple Choice

Which passage would be third-person limited?

• I wanted to protest. None of what happened was Grover's fault. I also felt really, really guilty. If I hadn't given Grover the slip at the bus station, he might not have gotten in trouble.

• He wanted to protest. None of what happened was Grover's fault. Percy also felt really, really guilty. If he hadn't given Grover the slip at the bus station, he might not have gotten in trouble.

• He wanted to protest. None of what happened was Grover's fault, that's why Grover felt so confused. Percy also felt really, really guilty. If he hadn't given Grover the slip at the bus station, he might not have gotten in trouble.

Open Ended

You try it! Rewrite the following passage in Third Person - Limited Point of View.

But I wasn't quite ready to let the subject drop. Something had occurred to me when Chiron talked about my mother's fate, as if he were intentionally avoiding the word death. The beginning of an idea - a tiny, hopeful fire-started forming in my mind.

Third-Person Omniscient

• More than one character's thoughts and feelings

• Pronouns: he, she, they

• Keywords: thought, felt, wondered, afraid, hurt, happy, excited

• Ask yourself: How does the character feel?

Chapter #6, page #79

Percy wanted to ask what kind of summer camp had an armory, but there was too much else to think about, so the tour continued. We saw the archery range, the conoeing lake, the stable, which Chiron thought to himself on how much he didn't like that, the javelin range, the sing-along amphitheater, and the arena where they held sword and spear fights.

What pronouns are being used?

What thoughts and/or feeling is the characters having?

Do they ever say what they are thinking or feeling?

How do you know?

Multiple Choice

Which passage would be third-person omniscient?

• She wore a size XXXL Camp-Half Blood T-shirt under a camouflage jacket. She zeroed in on Percy and gave him an evil sneer because she was mad that he killed the minotaur, not her. She reminded Percy of Nancy Bobofit.

• She wore a size XXXL Camp-Half Blood T-shirt under a camouflage jacket. She zeroed in on me and gave me an evil sneer. She reminded me of Nancy Bobofit.

• She wore a size XXXL Camp-Half Blood T-shirt under a camouflage jacket. She zeroed in on Percy and gave him an evil sneer because she was mad that he killed the minotaur, not her. Percy then told her, "Are you Nancy Bobofit?"

Open Ended

You try it! Rewrite the following passage in Third-Person Omniscient Point of View.

I thought about being a teacher for three thousand years. It wouldn't have made my Top Ten Things to Wish For list.

"Doesn't it ever get boring?"

"No, no," he said. "Horribly depressing at times, but never boring."

Third-Person Objective

• The narrator is not part of the story

• Pronouns: he, she, they

• The narrator does not know any thoughts or feelings

• The narrator just states the facts

• The narrator tells you what they see

Chapter #6, page #85

Percy looked at the tiny section of the floor they'd given him. He had nothing to put there to mark it as his own. Just the Minotaur's horn. Percy looked like he wanted to set it down but then he asked Luke, "Hermes is the god of thieves, right?" And he held onto the Minotaur horn.

What pronouns are being used?

What thoughts are revealed?

What facts do we know?

Multiple Choice

Which passage would be third-person objective?

• I was reeling with so many questions I didn't know where to start. Then a husky voice yelled, "Well! A newbie!"

• Percy looked so confused, like he wanted to keep asking questions. Then a husky voice yelled, "Well! A newbie!"

• Percy was so confused he wanted to keep asking questions but he didn't know where to start. Then a husky voice, who was thinking about showing him who was boss, yelled, "Well! A newbie!"

Open Ended

You try it! Rewrite the following passage in Third-Person Objective Point of View!

Annabeth looked pained, but she did stay out of it, and I didn't really want her help. I was the new kid. I had to earn my own rep.

I Know Point of View

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