Why do you think the author wrote this work

I am reading the book the House of Hades. I believe that Rick Riordan wrote this book to entertain. I think this is because this book is not to persuade you to do something. Its not telling you to go and do something after reading this book. It also does not inform the reader. It may inform you about Greek gods and the different myths. But it isn't giving you factual information about the events in the book. For example, Percy Jackson fighting Greek gods, is not factual, it isn't real. The book is to entertain you. It is to make you keep reading and make you think and make you happy or sad or feel emotions.

Krista Ramsey Introduction Activity

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/15/krista-locking-into-the-magic-of-legos/5521245/


This article talks about how kids should play with Legos. It shows the various reasons why they should including self confidence. "With Legos, kids build sturdy little creations – which, in turn, build sturdy kids." This line has a big impact on the reader. A lot of times when someone has to read an article, they kind of skim the article picking out the important facts. The reader picks out the things they think are important when skimming. The quote above is the last line in the article. Now if I'm the reader, I'm going to think this is important. This quote summarizes the whole article and why she wrote it. If I am going to read her articles, I am going to read the last line to see what it is about. I think that the author's style in very easy going or laid back. A quote to support this is,"In the end, that's the magic of these polymer bricks whose funny name is a Danish contraction for 'play well.'" I was wondering when you first realized that you were good at write? Also, when did you realized that you wanted to write for your career? Lastly, do you have kids that give you your ideas?

How has the character changed since they were first introduced

I have chosen Percy Jackson to explain how he has changed. Percy was first introduced in the Percy Jackson series but also is in this series. Percy, when first introduced was kind of shy and timid. He was also very insecure about himself. But since then he has changed a good amount. As the books went on he learned about himself and became more secure. He learned that other people that he didn't like and their views, they didn't matter to him. Now in this series he has become more valient with how he feels and he expresses himself better around others. He has become a leader in the way that he has changed. An example of this is, "Percy tried to ignore them and staggered toward Annabeth, determined to go down defending her if he had to..." (Riordan 110). This displays how he has become a leader over time. Percy now is willing to die for his friend without hesitation. Where as before, he would of hesitated and maybe not of died for her in the same situation.

This is a picture of what Percy Jackson looks like in the movies.

Eplain why you chose the book you did

I decided to explain why I chose the book House of Hades. The very main reason I chose it was it is in a series that I had started reading. The three books before this were written by the same offer and were very good. They had great detail and good conflict. But they did have the same problems as this one does with the changing of perspectives. The were some side reasons I chose this book too. The author, Rick Riordan, also wrote the book the Lightning Thief, which is one of my favorite books of all time. It has some of the same characters in it as the book I'm reading does. Another reason is that one of my friends had recommended it to me to read after I read the Lightning Thief. Those were the reasons I chose this book.