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The Odyssey

The Odyssey. Mr. Verlin English 1 18 February - March 2014. Preliminaries (2/18). Skim pp. 651-654 in the book and on a new sheet of paper, make a list of all of the characters we read about so far. Objective.

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The Odyssey

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  1. The Odyssey Mr. Verlin English 1 18 February - March 2014

  2. Preliminaries (2/18) • Skim pp. 651-654 in the book and on a new sheet of paper, make a list of all of the characters we read about so far.

  3. Objective • Be able to summarize The Odyssey in order to be able to write a constructed response on heroism. • QNTs (through 2/19) • Class Reading and Drawing (2/20) • 3 colors • Re-telling of the plot (with line numbers) • Event before • Event indicated by your picture • Event after • Dramatic Transform

  4. “I Am Laertes’ Son” • Capture the action of the following through QNTs: • Section Setting • Ody’s. encounter with Calypso (p.656)

  5. Preliminaries (2/19) • Update the characters list you created in yesterday’s pre-class with descriptions for each character. You must have 1 phrase for each character. (5 words max).

  6. Preliminaries (2/21) • Match the following definitions of these Greek gods • 1. Zeus a. sun god • 2. Poseidon b. king of the gods • 3. Helios c. god of the oceans

  7. Preliminaries (2/20) • Take out your grade tracking sheets. • Take out your Odyssey characters list from yesterday’s pre-class. Add “Lotus Eaters” to the list and a phrase describing them.

  8. “The Cyclops” • Cyclops imprisons Ody. & Company and starts eating them. • Cyclops eats _____ of Ody’s. crew each day. • Ody. & Company make a _______ which they use to ________ the Cyclops. • What happens next?

  9. Objective (con’t.) • Be able to summarize The Odyssey in order to be able to write a constructed response on heroism. • Dramatic Transform (2/21) • Three characters • Actions • Watching the cyclops feast on men • Ody. coming up with a plan to escape • Fighting the cyclops • Escape • 10 lines per character

  10. Preliminaries (2/25) • Write the two summarization methods and one interpretation method we practiced in class.

  11. Objective (2/25) • Be able to summarize The Odyssey in order to be able to write a constructed response on heroism.

  12. “The Enchantress Circe” • Summarization • Ody. and Company land on Circe’s island. • Circe ______________ Ody.’s men and turns them into _____________ and _____________. • Test Practice: in the section of the poem titled “The Enchantress Circe”, do Ody. and his men act heroically? Support your answer with at least one detail from the text. • Thesis • Support • Explanation

  13. Preliminaries (2/26) • Write the theme (1 word max.) you will be writing about on Friday’s test. • Jot down the 3 types of sentences you will be required to write during Friday’s test.

  14. “The Sirens…” • Summarization • Ody. & Company return to _____________’s island. • _________ warns Ody. & Co. about _________ and _________. • Ody.’s plan for resisting the seductive power of the Sirens’ songs. • Test Practice: in the section of the poem titled “The Sirens…”, do Ody. & Co. act heroically? Support your answer with at least one detail from the text. • Thesis • Support • Explanation

  15. Preliminaries (3/5) • Imagine that someone has been absent from home for many years. Write at least 3 sentences about what that person might think or feel upon returning. • Distribution of earlier work • Review of Odyssey part 1 test

  16. Objective (March 2014) • Be able to summarize The Odyssey in order to be able to write a constructed response on heroism. • Be able to interpret today’s reading in order to transform the poetry into a short play.

  17. “…Father and Son” • Activity: observe the mosaic on top of p. 691. Find the lines in this section of the poem which inspired the artist to create it. Take a QNT. • Listen to your teacher read p. 691 for 1 min. • Count the number of lines read. • Divide into pairs. • Read pp. 692 and 693. • Test Practice: transform pp. 691-693 into a dialogue.

  18. Preliminaries (3/6) • Turn to page 693. • Summarize lines 1022-1027 in the form of a QNT. Use … where appropriate. • Turn in the project component (Brown v. Board of Education thesis and 2 sources).

  19. “The Beggar…” (3/6) • Write a QNT for the following lines: • 1038-1039 (p. 694) • 1049-1053 (p. 694) • 1079-1081 (p. 695) • Interpret those lines by doing one of the following: • A drawing 3 cartoon frames illustrating the action in the lines. Each frame must use at least 3 colors. • A 20-line script with at Ody. as the main character.

  20. Preliminaries (3/7) • Turn to page 699. • There are 3 essential characters mentioned on this page. Find 2 of them: • The Suitors: the guys who want to marry Penelope • Ody.: superhero protagonist • Penelope: Ody.’s wife • Review: Brown v. Board… • Thesis • 2 Sources

  21. “…The Great Bow” (3/7) • Write a QNT for the following lines: • 1113-1117 (p. 699) • 1204-1206 (p. 702) • Interpret those lines by doing one of the following: • A drawing 3 cartoon frames illustrating the action in the lines. Each frame must use at least 3 colors. • A 20-line script with at Ody. as the main character.

  22. Preliminaries (3/10) • Turn to page 703. • Read the italicized print. • Read line #1227 silently. • Write a QNT.

  23. “Death at the Palace” (3/10) • Take out on the “7-step constructed response” handout you received at the end of February. • Read the following lines: • 1246-1249 • 1254-1256 • Complete step #3 on the sheet by taking a QNT on each set of lines. • Complete step #4 on whether Ody. was acting heroically.

  24. Project Component #2 • Library Paper Week #2. • Due March 17 for 10 project points

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