Task

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You are about to embark on a hero's journey. You are going on a quest with Percy and his friends from the book, //The Lightning Thief//, part of the series,//Percy Jackson and the Olympians//. Are you ready to battle gods and goddesses? You will be provided with a "helper" on your journey, which will be a journal that will help you interact with the book, guide your research, and facilitate your depth of understanding. As you read the book, //The Lightning Thief//, you will need to read the book thoroughly (otherwise you will not be able to answer many questions!). Throughout the reading you will need to maintain notes for yourself regarding parallels between the Hero's Journey and Percy's quest. You will correlate the stages of the Hero's Journey with Percy's quest , and you will defend the connections you make, using complete sentences and proper grammar. I expect you to be creative and original-- think of yourself as Percy and what you might do differently or exactly the same. You will also research the Greek gods and goddesses you meet in the book, which will allow you to accurately and completely fill out the worksheets and charts in the journal. There is also one section that involves you researching a road trip and a few others where you will create drawings-- have fun with them! You will have **three weeks from today** to read the book and complete the journal so get to it and have fun! ====== I will grade you based on the following:
 * Book: that you read the book in its entirety, evidenced through the completion of all the questions in your journal.
 * Journal Work & Narrative Responses: that you answer the questions in the journal clearly, using complete sentences and proper grammar, and you will also be graded on your creativity (think outside the box!).
 * Analysis of the Hero's Journey: that you correlate the stages of the Hero's Journey with the reading, and that you defend your connections. Write in complete sentences and use proper grammar. Again, be creative!
 * Worksheets & Charts: ensure that these areas are correctly and fully completed.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff8c00; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Maps & Drawings: ensure these are neat in visual appearance, as well as relevant to the work and the reading.

**<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The bulk of your grade will come from the actual reading of the book, your journal work, and your analysis of the hero's journey! ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">ABOVE ALL, you will be expected to be creative and have fun with this! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The journal is attached below. **__You will have three weeks from today to read the book and complete the journal.__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Click on the link below to accept your call to adventure!