PlotOverview

Briefly,butusingtheentirespace,discusstheplot,
conflict,andrisingactiontosummarizetheplot.
Useyourownwords.

AbouttheAuthor

oftheArgoIIhavemadeprogressintheir

Includeimportantinformationabouttheauthor.You
maywanttoincludewhatinspiredthem,other
workstheyhavewritten,significantlifeevents,what
timeperiodheorshewrotein,andhowthetime
periodinfluencedthewriting.

RickRiordanisanamazinglytalented

manyquestsasaunitedteaminthepast,they

authorwhocanwritesomeofthebest

stillseemnoclosertodefeatingtheearth

cliffhangersinliterature,literally.RickRiordan

ThoughtheGreekandRomancrewmembers

NovelNotes

BookTitle
Bloodofolympus
Author
RickRiordan

mother,Gaeawhowillstopatnothinguntilshe wasbornonJune5th1964inSanAntonio

StudentName

hasblood.Theyounghalfbloodsofthegreek

Texas,whereheattendedAlamoheightshigh

LuisSerrano

camp,campHalfblood,andtheromancamp,

schoolandworkedasaschooleditorfortheir

Date

campJupitermustfindawaytodefeatthe

newspaper.ForfifteenyearsRiordanworked

10/5/15

giantsterrorizingtheworldwhileattemptingto

asafulltimeteacherintheSanFranciscobay

EssentialQuotes

stopthewarbetweentheirtwocampsfromwar areaandinTexas,wherehebegantowrite
aswellastheearthmotherresurrecting,and

mysterynovels.Riordanbeganwritinga

theycanhavenohelpfromtheirgodlyparents

bedtimestoryforhisoldestson,itwas,The

becausetheyarehavingproblemsoftheirown lightningthief,anditthenquicklygainedthe
tryingtofigureoutiftheyaretokeeptheir

authorfame.Todaythereareover40,000,000

romanorgreekfigures.Thehalfbloods

copiesofhismanyseriesoffictionincluding

separateonegroupheadseasttostopGaea

thePercyJackson,Kanechronicles,andHeros

andonegroupwillgowesttosavethelivesof

ofOlympusseries.HeisaNewYorknumber

Addtwoquotesthatcapturetheessenceofthe
novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.

bothcamps.

onetopsellingauthorwhonowwritesfulltime

andlivesinBostonwithhiswifeandtwo

AddWorkCitedHere:

children.Heisanallaroundgoodfatherwho
hashobbiesthatincludereading,swimming,
playingguitar,andtotravelwithhisfamily.

HistoricalContext

Includeinformationonthetimeperiod,social,
economical,cultural,andothersignificant
influencesthatcharacterizethisnovel.

CharacterAnalysis

Identifyeachmajorcharacterinthenovel.
Describethemostimporttraitsthatcharacterize
thisperson.(
S
peech,
T
houghts,
E
ffectsonother,
A
ction,
L
ooks)

PercyJacksonisthesonofthegodofthe

oceans,Poseidonandanordinaryearthborn
humanwomen.Hehasbeensavingtheworld
fromevilsincehewasatwelveyearoldboy
whenhediscoveredhispowers.Nowwiththe
helpofhisnewalliesfrombothGreekand
Romandescentheattemptstosavehisworld
andtheworldoftheGods.Throughouthis
journeyhedoubtshimselfwhenhemesses
eventhesmallesttaskup,buthealwayshas
believedthathecanmakehisownfate,
You
can'tchooseyourparentage.Butyoucan
chooseyourlegacy(Riordan).Percyhas
longishcurlyblackhair,tanskin,andgreen
eyes,Percyisdescribedas,Goodlooking,
byAnnabethChase,hisgirlfriend.

Themes

MotifsandSymbols

Identifyandanalyzesomeofthesignificantthemes
inthenovel.

Identifyandinterpretsomeofthemajormotifsand
symbolsinthenovel.

1:FriendshipThroughoutthelastfewnovels

1:AthenaParthenosTheancientstatueinthe

thecrewoftheArgoIIhasbecomeveryclose

bookisasymbolofpeacebetweenthetwo

asanygroupwouldafterfacingasmanylife

campsthatareincompletewarmodeagainst

threateningchallengesastheyfacedtogether

eachother.Ifthestatuecanreachthegroups

havingtobuildatrustforeachotherinorderto beforethewarstartssomanylivesforboth
getanythingdoneanddependingoneach

sidescanbesparedandpeacecanbe

othertosavetheirlivesatanygivenmoment,

achieved.

andthatofcourseledtothedevelopmentof

2:ThephysicianscureThiscureispartofa

theirfriendship.

prophecythatonethehero'sweatheritbe

2:FateThemaincharactershavehadtheir

Percy,Annabeth,Hazel,Frank,Jason,Piper,

fatewrittenoutlongbeforetheywereeven

orLeowilldieandthisistheonlyloopholeto

bornandovercomingitandmakingtheirown

escapetheprophecyandbringbacktolifethe

fatehasalwaysbeenoneofthemainstruggles personwhowillsurelyperish.Theingredients
forallcharacters.

tomakingthecurearenotregulargrocery

3:FreewillAllofthemaincharactersfacethe

storeitems,theyconsistofthepoisonofpylos,

factsthattheirfateswerealreadywrittenfor

aheartbeatofachainedgod,andthecurseof

thembuttheydecidetomaketheirownfates

Delos.

anddoeverythingtheycandotomakeitnot

cometruebecausetheywanttolivetheirown

livesandmaketheirowndecisionstheyall
wanttohavethefreewilltomakehistoryand
notfollowit.