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1. Play Rockabye Cerberus. Visit the Winged Sandals site at: http://abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/games/cerberus.htm. Try your hand at the Orpheus music game. Can you put Cerberus to sleep?

Chapter 18 - Annabeth does Obedience School

1. Why does the DOA security guard get annoyed with Percy?
2. How does Charon realize Percy and his friends are not really dead?
3. How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them into the elevator?
4. What does the River Styx look like? Why does it look this way?
5. Describe the entrance to the Underworld.
6. If you were standing in that line, would you rather choose EZ Death and go straight to Asphodel, or risk being judged for your actions on earth?
7. What is Percy’s plan to get past Cerberus? Why doesn’t it work?
8. How does Annabeth save them? Why is she able to do this?
9. What does Percy realize about monsters at the end of the chapter?
10. Do you feel sorry for Cerberus? Would you have risked playing fetch with him, if you were Annabeth?

Chapter 17 - We shop for waterbeds

1. How does Annabeth pay for the trip to Los Angeles?
2. Annabeth seems worried when they discuss the voice from the pit. Percy thinks she has an idea what it might be. Do you have any guesses?
3. Who is the spirit in the sea? What does she give to Percy?
4. Why is Annabeth uneasy about the gifts Percy received?
5. According to Percy, how is L.A. different from New York?
6. Why doesn’t Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley?
7. What does Crusty do to his customers?
8. Why can’t Percy simply fight Crusty?
9. How does Percy trick the giant?
10. How does Percy find the address for the Underworld?

Chapter 17 - We shop for waterbeds

1. How does Annabeth pay for the trip to Los Angeles?
2. Annabeth seems worried when they discuss the voice from the pit. Percy thinks she has an idea what it might be. Do you have any guesses?
3. Who is the spirit in the sea? What does she give to Percy?
4. Why is Annabeth uneasy about the gifts Percy received?
5. According to Percy, how is L.A. different from New York?
6. Why doesn’t Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley?
7. What does Crusty do to his customers?
8. Why can’t Percy simply fight Crusty?
9. How does Percy trick the giant?
10. How does Percy find the address for the Underworld?

Friday 10 August

Today after fitness we will mark our homework, then do maths before going to the library. In the library those that have not finished reading there novels have time to finish reading those. Those that have finished can continue with their speeches.

After play we will finish listening to chapter 15 then start our activities for chapter 16.

If everyone works hard then at 12:30 we will stop and have a Google Olympic challenge.

Chapter 16 - We Take a Zebra to Vegas

1. What’s in the backpack Ares gives Percy? If you were him, would you have accepted this gift?
2. What news does Ares give Percy about his mom?
3. Annabeth says Percy wasn’t smart to anger Ares. Was Percy right to talk back to him? Why or why not?
4. What do the beads mean on Annabeth’s necklace?
5. Percy says that Annabeth should write her father a letter. What would you advise her to do?
6. Percy’s dream has three different parts – what does he see in each scene?
7. How does Grover make sure the animals will be safe after they are released?
8. Percy, Grover and Annabeth are attracted to different types of games at the Lotus Casino. What does each one like, and what does this tell you about their personality?
9. When does Percy start to realize the casino is a trap?
10. How does Percy snap Annabeth out of her trance
11. In this chapter, Percy and his friends arrive in Las Vegas. What do you know about the city’s attractions? A good place to start researching is www.lasvegaskids.net for kid-friendly activities. Pretend you are going to Las Vegas. Make a top ten list of activities you would want to do. (Not gambling!)
12. The Lotus Casino is designed to make kids never want to leave. Do you think it would keep you entranced? Write a description of a place that would be a “perfect trap” to keep you there forever. What would such a place look like? What activities would be available? What kind of food?

The Modernized Gods.

1. The Modernized Gods. In this chapter you met Ares, who in modern times wears biker clothes and rides a Harley Davison with a shotgun holster. How might the other gods or goddesses look in modern times? Pick one god or goddess you know about. Look up information about them (a good place to start is www.mythweb.com). Check for pictures of them on the internet. Then write a description of what they might look like today. What clothes would they wear? Hairstyle? Favorite car?

Chapter 14 - I become a Known Fugitive

1. When Percy lands in the Mississippi River, what does Percy realize that amazes him?
2. Why does Percy feel ashamed that Poseidon saved him?
3. What message does the woman in the water bring to Percy? What is her warning?
4. What does Percy learn by overhearing the reporters outside the Arch?
5. What happened to the family that was in the Arch with Percy?

More activities for Chapter 13

1. In this chapter, Annabeth says she wants to be an architect and build a monument that will last a thousand years. If you could be famous, what would you like to be remembered for?
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