week 4 blog Percy Jackson Battle of The Labyrinth

Week 4 Reader's Response

(should be at least 3 paragraphs)

After analyzing your main character in a closer manner, you should now be able to compare and contrast that character with the main character from the class read. In an H-chart or in paragraph form, compare and contrast these two characters. Determine which one you identify the most with and why.

The book I'm reading is Percy Jackson Battle of The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan. My main character is Percy Jackson. He is a young teen boy that is 14. Some special things about him are that he is a Demi-god (half human, and half god) and has a really hard life. His personality is curios. During his whole life he has had to fight monsters but he has a magical sword to do so with.

The other book I'm reading is The Giver by Lois Lowry. My main character is Jonas. He is a young teen boy that is 12 years old. Some special things about him are that he is the receiver of memories which makes him a elder, one of the most important members in their Utopian society and there not supposed to have stirrings which means feelings for each other. His society has something they call sameness, they don't rely on technology, and they have family's that are not actually family. His personality is a thinker, caring, and a risk taker.

These two characters from my book's The Giver and Percy Jackson The Battle of The Labyrinth these characters are alike and different. There alike because they both are teenagers. They both play important roles in there societies too so they will both have to decide the fate of their worlds.

I think that the one that I identify with the most is Percy Jackson. I have more in common with him then i do with Jonas. The first likeness between us is that we are both 14 years old and where boys. He feels special like he is meant for something. We have the same personality as far as being curious and trying to be brave in every situation. So I guess I connect with the character Percy Jackson more than Jonas.

week 3 blog-Percy Jackson Battle of The Labtrinth

Week 3 RR? - Understanding my character(s)

(Be sure to include quote and page number!!)

You must use at LEAST 2 quotes from the book.

Understanding your character is a good way for you to really get into your book and see from another person's perspective. In your response this week, describe your character. Think about and discuss:

-1. your main character's personality

- 2. how they act/behave

- 3. what they look like

- 4. how old they are

- 5 what sort of education do you think that they have!

- 6 who their friends and family are

- 7 what their financial (money) situation is

- 8 and what their job is (if they have one).

The book I'm reading is Percy Jackson The Battle of The Labyrinth by Rick Riordan and the main character is Percy Jackson. His personality is a mixture of cocky and brave. I know that he is brave because on page 22 it said, "There was no time to get help so I uncapped riptide my sword and charged onto the enormous Hell Hounds back side." He acts and behaves in many different ways but one usually prevails like when he goes into battle he doesn't always think his attacks through, but this also proves he is cocky.

My character is a boy with a muscular build, medium height, sandy brown hair and usually wears jeans a t-shirt and a celestial bronze chest plate. My character is 14. I know he is 14 because on page 26 it says, "You may only be 14 now but when your 16 you will decide our fate." Percy Jackson has had a really bad education because he switches schools so much and they get destroyed every year before he goes to camp so he doesn't learn much. His dyslexia doesn't help his education much either. His friends are a Demi-god girl named Annebeth, and a Satire named Grover.His family is a mom that's mortal, and a dad that's a god named Poseidon. His financial situation is good because his dad takes care of everything. He does not have a job because he is a young Demi-god so his dad Poseidon and the people at camp half-blood pay for all of the expenses.

A book by another name. Week 2-4/8/11

Review the book description found on the back cover of your book. Using the information, and this information alone, construct two alternate titles for the book that appeal to you.Pick one of the two titles and create a catch phrase and movie poster. Describe (using language that will explain what you are talking about so that we can "see" it) the movie poster to sell the new titled novel.

I am reading Percy Jackson The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.
Alternate title #1-My Worst Day.
Catch Fraise #1-Yeah, of course there's monsters
Alternate title #2-Fighting the Cyclopses
Catch Fraise #2-You Might wanna Run


The cover that i would choose would be a gym with a crack down the middle and dodge balls rolling all over while a couple of cyclops stand on the other side of the gym throwing dodge balls at a boy and his friend while the boy holds a sword in one hand and the friend catching one of the flaming balls next to him. there would be cracks in the wall and many kids trying to run out the exit. At the top I would have the poster be called My Worst Day for a title.

march 17th blog. Quarter 4.

Give the title, author, publisher, copyright date, genre (how do you know the genre - from the back of the book, the title page, the text?), a description of the cover of the book, and the main character(s) you have met so far and on what  page you first met the character on.

 I am reading The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. The copyright date is 2006 by Disney. The genre is Mythology. I know it is mythology because i was reading it and it revolves around gods, demi-gods, and mythical animals which do not exist in the known world.

There is a award at the top of the book that says "The New York Times#1 best-selling series" that they put there to try to get you to read it. The cover of the book looks like a giant yellow eye looking at a satire and two humans crossing a bridge. Below the bridge is  what looks like a  dark black ghost ship in a river of molten red lava. There is also a mist of hazy red around them. There is no words on the cover except for the title and the author, and the auther. This cover makes me want to read the book to see what such a place would look like and why everything is different colors of red.

The first character I met was Percy Jackson the son of a god Poseidon and a mortal woman. I met him on page one. He apparently is the chosen demigod child to tell whether the gods stay alive or are taken over. The second character I met was a homeless boy named Tyson, but you later find out he is a cyclops and Percy's half brother because he is claimed by Poseidon, I met him on page nine. The the third character i met was Annabeth, daughter of Athena. I met her on page twenty three. These characters are all very awesome because they all have very important things they must do for each other in this book.

So far in the book Percy and Tyson went to gym and three cyclops brothers attacked them then Annabeth showed up and took them away down an ally way because the cops where chasing after them. She then summoned the three witches cab driving and that brought them to camp half blood where the tree that protects the magical borders was poisoned and now monsters are attacking the camp. When the new camp leader would not let Percy take the quest to find the golden fleece(which is believed to be the only thing to save the magical borders) he gave it to another demi god so he Annabeth, and Tyson Ran away to go find it too.