Lesson 3: Meeting the Main

Character- The Lightning Thief

As we read the
text, you will be
discussing
important
information in your
triads following the
Triad Talk

Follow along in
your own copy
of the text as I
read aloud
pages 1 4.

What is this
chapter mostly
about so far?

What are our learning

targets?
I can make inferences about Percy in order
to understand him as the narrator of this story.
I can cite evidence from the text when
answering questions and discussing Percys
character in The Lightning Thief.
I can follow our Triad Talk Expectations when
I participate in a discussion.

Target #1
I can make inferences about
Percy in order to understand
him as the narrator of this
story.
Identify the important word in this
target.

What is an inference?
An inference is a thought process
a reader makes to understand the
meaning of text or even an image.
When you infer, you pay attention
to the details in front of you, and
you use other information (from
the text or your background
knowledge) to figure out what the
author wants you to understand.

Target #2
I can cite evidence from the
text when answering
questions and discussing
Percys character in The
Lightning Thief.
Identify the two important words in this
target.

What does cite mean?

Cite means to quote something
(a passage, book, author); to
mention it or bring it forward as
evidence.

What is evidence?

Evidence is something that is used

to prove or disprove something.

In your triads,
complete the
Questions from
the Text
worksheet. You
have 5End
minutes.

Look at the Carousel

for Quotes worksheet.
Each group has a
different quote from
the text. Notice the
two columns.

Specific Quote from the text

I notice

I wonder

Discuss with
your triads
what you
notice about
the main
character
based on the

Discuss with
your triads
what you
wonder about
the main
character
based on the

You will have two

minutes for each
quote before you
move on to the
next.

Ready?

Switch papers

Ready?

Switch papers

Ready?

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Ready?

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Ready?

Switch papers

Think-Pair-Share

What have we
learned about
Percy so far?
Think

Pair

Share

Exit Ticket

Complete your exit

ticket worksheet.
Turn it in before you
leave class. If you do
not finish, it is
homework.