Here you will find a unit plan for the Odyssey. The links lead you to the handouts used for the particular lesson. This unit focuses on characterization, characteristics of an epic hero, irony, and symbolism.
| Day One
One day intro to the Greek Olympic God/desses: Students use powerpoint and do a quick research of an assigned god/dess. Gods and Goddesses Mini Project
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Day Two
Odyssey Introduction Presentation with Guided Notes: Odyssey Introduction PowerPoint Notes Odyssey Introduction PowerPoint updated
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| Day Three
Class discussion to present the concept of the archetypal hero: heroes discussion– finish on blog
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Day Four
Odysseus as Epic Hero Character chart to help students identify character traits for Odysseus (I used this with “I am Laertes Son” and “Lotus Eaters”: |
| Day Five
Irony Webquest
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Day Six
Irony and characterization (Tragic Hero flaw)
“Cyclops” (10 pp)
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| Day Seven
Finish Cyclops Questions Reading questions for “Cyclops” excerpt:
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Day Eight
Symbolism Brief discussion of Symbolism before reading “Circe, Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis”: |
| Day Nine
Finish Monsters and symbolism Odyssey google earth
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Day Ten
Theme – finding theme in The Odyssey |
| Day Eleven
Odyssey Writing
Odyssey Tiered Writing Assignment
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Day Twelve
Odyssey Writing
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| Day Thirteen
Odyssey Review
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Day Fourteen
Odyssey Test
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Odyssey resource
Easier version
Choose your own Odyssey
Review Game
Practice identifying characterization:
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