Monday

 This week will need to finish the Odyssey. Today we need to look at the books you read last week and discuss what you need to know for the upcoming project and final.

Choose on of the following:
1) In Book 17, discuss Argos? How is he treated? What does he ultimately represent?
2) In Book 18, discuss Odysseus' fight with the other beggar?  What is the purpose of this fight?  What does it represent?
3) In Book 19, discuss Odysseus' conversation with his wife.  Does she know that the beggar is Odysseus?  Support your answer.

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5/2 Book 20 and review

5/3 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

 

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