Monday, November 5, The Odyssey

Objective: by the end of class, students will read introduction to the Odyssey, research characters and character traits.

DO NOW

Define Odyssey

Od·ys·sey

( italics ) an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-year attempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.

2.

( often lowercase ) a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc.

Write Odyssey and first three vocabulary words on page 649 into notebooks. 

Direct Instruction

Read introduction to Odyssey page - 649

Map travels - page 650

Read invocation - page 651 
 

Guided / Independent 

Research the following characters and find pics, bios, character traits, etc and send to me to print to add to our board.  Write descriptions and character traits for each in your notebooks as well. Girls research the first four / boys the second four.

ODYSSEUS
ATHENA
PENELOPE
CIRCE

CALYPSO
HERMES
CYCLOPS
TELEMACHUS

Closure / Understanding

Print...post...review.  Ensure descriptions of the above characters in notebooks.

Exit Pass

PROPERLY RETURN LAPTOPS!!!