Week 4/25 - 4/29

 I will be gone next week and you will be in Ms. Ward's room (probably with Este Fielding). 

Please read the following and watch the below videos. Email or text me if you need help!

4/22 Book 14

4/25 Book 15

4/26 Book 16 (write journals for books 13-16)

4/27 Book 17

4/28 Book 18

4/29 Book 19

 

Friday

 Today we need to get through Book 14. NOTE: I will be gone next week, so you will be in Ms. Ward's room. You need to keep up on the reading schedule below next week.

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4/22 Book 14

4/25 Book 15

4/26 Book 16 (write journals for books 13-16)

4/27 Book 17

4/28 Book 18

4/29 Book 19

5/2 Book 20 (write journals for books 17-20)

Things to Know

THINGS TO KNOW

Unit Learning goal: At the end of this unit, students will be able to show an understanding of the Odyssey as an Epic Poem by creating a video or power point that lists the epic elements of the Odyssey, discusses how Odysseus fits the role of the Epic Hero, and summaries the book into six parts. 

 

Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:

4 – The student is able to show an understanding of the Odyssey as an Epic Poem by creating a video/PPT that not only lists the epic elements of the Odyssey, discuss how Odysseus fits the role of the Epic Hero, and summaries the book into six parts, but also relates the Odyssey to contemporary society. 

3 – The student can show an understanding of the Odyssey as an Epic Poem by creating a video/PPT that lists the epic elements of the Odyssey, discuss how Odysseus fits the role of the Epic Hero, and summaries the book into six parts

2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can show an understanding of the Odyssey as an Epic Poem by creating a video/PPT that lists the epic elements of the Odyssey, discuss how Odysseus fits the role of the Epic Hero, and summaries the book into six parts

1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to show an understanding of the Odyssey as an Epic Poem by creating a video/PPT that lists the epic elements of the Odyssey, discuss how Odysseus fits the role of the Epic Hero, and summaries the book into six parts

 

OBJECTIVES:  At the end of this unit students will be able to

 

THEMES:

Be able to show three examples from the text to back up each of the following:

Loyalty

Hospitality

Pride/Arrogance

Coming of Age

Forgetting (or the evils of drugs and women)

 

MOTIFS:

Be able to explain the following and why they are used:

Storytelling

Back story of Troy

Agammenon/Clytaimnestra

 

Other Epic elements:

Starts “in the middle of things”; Odysseus’ tragic flaw; sports

 

SYMBOLS:

 

Be able to explain the following:

Birds (especially eagles); Hades; Odyssey’s Wound

 

GODS (know the following and what they do in the text)::

Athena; Poseidon; Hermes; Zeus; Helios

 

SEDUCTRESSES: (know the following and their purpose)

Helen; Calypso; Circe; Sirens

 

CHARACTERS:

 

Be able to give a description of the following and their roles in the story (perhaps what the symbolize or represent – and connect to a theme)

 

Agammenon                                      Amphinomos

Achilles                                              Telemachos

Helen                                                 Laertes

Menelaus                                           Penelope

Aias (Ajax)                                         Antinoos       

Orestes                                              Eurymachos

Nestor                                                            Lotus Eaters

Mentor                                               Ciconians

Nausicaa                                            Polyphemos

Alcinoos                                             Scylla

Arete                                                  Charybdis

Emaios                                               Aiolos

Theoclymenos                                   Elpenor

Melanthios                                        Teiresias

Arnaios                                              Eurylochos

Eurycleia                                           Cassandra

Tityo                                                   Tantalus

Sisyphus

Thursday

 Today we need to look at BOOK 14

Book 12

 

4/18 Book 12

4/19 Quiz on Books 1-12

4/20 Book 13 (New Vocabulary)

4/21 Book 14

4/22 Book 15

4/25 Book 16

4/26 Book 17

4/27 Book 18

4/28 Book 19

4/29 Book 20

5/2 Review - questions and game

5/3 Vocabulary quiz 

5/4 Book 21

5/5 Book 22

5/6 Book 23

5/9 Book 24

5/10 Review

5/11 TEST

5/12 Work on Projects

Thursday

 Today we are going to review your vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz, review book 10 and then I'll give you some time to work on your summaries. 

Monday

 We need to read Book 8 today and work on summaries for Books 5-8.

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Monday

 Today we will be discussing book 3, reading book 4 and then having your write a summary of books 1-4 (one complete section of the story) and connection it to a major theme.