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Odyssey: Part 2. What does an epic reveal about its culture?. To Do. Copy down words & definitions from p. 832 Read pgs. 833-845 Add to culture chart. Part 2 Quiz. Locate a ¼ sheet of paper. Put your name on it. Number 1-5. (This will be multiple choice). Elements Match.
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Odyssey: Part 2 What does an epic reveal about its culture?
To Do • Copy down words & definitions from p. 832 • Read pgs. 833-845 • Add to culture chart
Part 2 Quiz • Locate a ¼ sheet of paper. • Put your name on it. • Number 1-5. (This will be multiple choice)
Elements Match • With your partner, sort the phrases/sentences into the following categories: • Epic Simile • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Epithet
“Land of the Dead” • Read extended version • In one paragraph, discuss some of the changes that the movie director made and explain why you believe the director of the movie made these changes?
Sirens, Scylla & Charybdis • Reader’s Theater? • Roles: • Narrator • Odysseus’s voice • Odysseus • Men • Sirens (2-3) • Scylla (6?) • Charybdis
Hollywood Versions • Watch version 1 and find at least 3 differences between what you read and this film version • Watch version 2 (modern version) and find at least 3 ways it is the SAME as the original story • Which movie did a better job of developing the hero as a believable, relatable character? Why? • Which movie better depicted the story of the conflict between the hero and the monster? Why do you think this is true?
Your Version Imagine that you are a movie director, assigned the task of producing a modern take on the tale of the Cyclops or the Sirens. • Where would you set your film? • How would the setting impact the story? • Who would you cast as Odysseus (or as the Odysseus-like character)? Why? • What would your monster-character look like? Why do you imagine him or her as such? • How would the monster lure in his or her “victims?” • How would your hero prepare for and react to the danger?
Discussion Groups • In assigned group, answer 1-15 and “Literature Group” question on p. 846. • Everybody writes down the answers. Hints: #2: lines 70-91 #5: lines 285-299 #3: lines 161-180 #6: lines 32-34 #4: lines 219-228 #8: lines 184-185
Tragic Flaw • A tragic flaw is a “flaw” in a hero’s personality that ultimately leads to his/her downfall/demise. • What is Odysseus’s tragic flaw? • How has his tragic flaw impacted the story so far: Cicones, Cyclops, Sirens, Scylla/Charybdis?
Monster Discussion • Odysseus faced many monsters on his journey from Troy to Ithaca. Briefly discuss the monsters depicted by Homer. • Consider: How are these monsters exact opposites of the archetype of the HERO? • Work together as a group to brainstorm characteristics of a modern-day monster which would be the exact opposite of the traits we esteem in heroes today. • Write a 100 – 150 word description of your monster, and then draw a picture of him or her. Make sure that your finished product has all of your group member’s names on it.
“Siren Song” • Select a partner • Discuss what aspects of a song – such as the music, the message, or the performance – might make it irresistible to its listeners. • What song(s) do you consider irresistible? What do you think makes it irresistible? • Jot down a summary of your ideas.
“Siren Song” • Read info on p. 848 • Read 3 times • Respond