Monday, April 8, the odyssey

Objective: By the end of class, students will read the beginning of Odysseus' adventure and determine character traits of Odysseus (good and bad).

DO NOW

Vocabulary worksheet - Use textbook to complete side one of handout provided- page 649.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Review vocabulary. 

Read LOTUS EATERS - page 658. Does Odysseus truly care about his men.  How do you know?

USE NEOS to answer the following in paragraph format.

Make connections handout - write a paragraph in response to the prompt for the Lotus eaters.

View pics of Cyclops on pages 660 and 662. Compare and contrast their physical and suggested personality character traits. Use at least 5 descriptive adjectives for each. Which one do you think the Cyclops is going to be more like? 

View film until they enter the Cyclops cave.

Read Cyclops - pages 284-287.  List some character traits of Cyclops and Odysseus. How are they alike? How are they different? What do you learn so far about Odysseus? 

Exit PAss

List character traits of Odysseus that make him a flawed hero?