A graphic novel by Rick Riordan
Adapted by Robert Venditti
Riordan, Rick, et al. The lightning thief: the graphic novel. Disney/Hyperion, 2010.
Summary
This graphic novel was adapted by Robert Venditti and based on the novel of the same name by Rick Riordan.
This is the first book in the The Olympians series. Unbeknownst to the main character, Percy Jackson, he is what the book calls a Demi-God, which is what someone is called who is half-god, half mortal. Demi-Gods are people who have one mortal parent and one parent who is a God/Godess. Strange things have always happened around Percy but he has never really questioned them. The story opens with Percy on a class field trip that he goes on with his peers at his sixth boarding school. At this point he starts to connect the strange occurrences but has no proof something is different. Percy is expelled from the school and goes back home to NYC to live with his mother. When Percy and his mother are on vacation on Long Island, he quickly realizes that Percy goes to a camp for children that are demi-gods called Half-blood camp. Here he learns about his true parentage but does not know which God is his father. Percy experiences magical abilities when he is in or near water. He and the other campers realize Percy is the son of Poseidon, the God of the seas.
At this time there is a war going on between the Gods/Godesses. During this war, Zeus’ lightning rod has been stolen and Percy is a suspect. In order to clear his name, he and his friends Grover, a satyr, and Annabeth, daughter of Athena, must go on a quest to find the lightening rod. His quest takes him from Hades and the underworld to Mount Olympus as he tries to find the Lightning Rod and clear his name.
Lexile Level: 470L
Grades: 5 and up
Domains: Affective
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Goal:
Students will be able to compare and contrast two characters from the graphic novel, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
Objectives:
Students will choose two characters from the graphic novel, The Lightning Thief and compare and contrast the two different characters.
Students will create a character study for one of the characters. The character study will include traits, challenges the character faces, and how the character overcomes their challenge.
Outcome:
Students will complete a character study on one character from the graphic novel, The Lightning Thief.
*There are more graphic novels in the Percy Jackson series.
This is the first book in the The Olympians series. Unbeknownst to the main character, Percy Jackson, he is what the book calls a Demi-God, which is what someone is called who is half-god, half mortal. Demi-Gods are people who have one mortal parent and one parent who is a God/Godess. Strange things have always happened around Percy but he has never really questioned them. The story opens with Percy on a class field trip that he goes on with his peers at his sixth boarding school. At this point he starts to connect the strange occurrences but has no proof something is different. Percy is expelled from the school and goes back home to NYC to live with his mother. When Percy and his mother are on vacation on Long Island, he quickly realizes that Percy goes to a camp for children that are demi-gods called Half-blood camp. Here he learns about his true parentage but does not know which God is his father. Percy experiences magical abilities when he is in or near water. He and the other campers realize Percy is the son of Poseidon, the God of the seas.
At this time there is a war going on between the Gods/Godesses. During this war, Zeus’ lightning rod has been stolen and Percy is a suspect. In order to clear his name, he and his friends Grover, a satyr, and Annabeth, daughter of Athena, must go on a quest to find the lightening rod. His quest takes him from Hades and the underworld to Mount Olympus as he tries to find the Lightning Rod and clear his name.
Lexile Level: 470L
Grades: 5 and up
Domains: Affective
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Goal:
Students will be able to compare and contrast two characters from the graphic novel, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
Objectives:
Students will choose two characters from the graphic novel, The Lightning Thief and compare and contrast the two different characters.
Students will create a character study for one of the characters. The character study will include traits, challenges the character faces, and how the character overcomes their challenge.
Outcome:
Students will complete a character study on one character from the graphic novel, The Lightning Thief.
*There are more graphic novels in the Percy Jackson series.
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