Learning Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to identify the conventions of the epic in The Odyssey: invocation to the Muse, cataloges, formal boasts, intervention by...

So you’re going to teach Homer's Odyssey, a classic epic that has been a mainstay in English classes for generations. Whether it’s the first or hundredth time you escort students through the text,...

Penelope as an Unlikely Hero: This lesson explores the extent to which Penelope is empowered in The Odyssey. Students will analyze Penelope’s agency within the poem...

This guide highlights some of the most salient aspects of Homer's Iliad before you begin teaching. In helping guide your students through the text, they will be exposed to epic poetry and will...

Cultural Concepts in Ancient Greece Revealed Through Vocabulary: This lesson plan focuses on analyzing passages from Book IV of The Odyssey and interpreting how they...

Abstract In Iliad, the fate is the result of unknown sources, being predicted by the fates since the beginnings of life. It can not be changed and avoiding it is a shameful act. The fate follows...

The Odyssey Test Matching: ____ Sea monster, whirlpool, spits water and is dangerous to boats. ____ Has many heads and eats sailors as they sail by. ____ One-eyed giant, eats Odysseus’s men ____...

ODYSSEY is defined as “a long journey.” Whose long journey is describedin The Odyssey? (878) What is an epic? (878) Who wrote The Odyssey? (878) What do historians know about the author of The...

Character Descriptions: Using Sentence Variety Write a paragraph about the character you have just been assigned from The Odyssey. Write this paragraph in first person, present tense, as if you are...

Fill in the Blanks: The goddess of love is ___________. The god in charge of creating weapons out of metal for the other gods is _____. Hades rules the _____. When someone dies, to get to Hades...

“The Witch Circe” (911 – 913) Vocabulary Humbly - Politely and without arrogance Beguiling - Stealth - Snare - Vile - Evil, horrible, poisonous Fodder - Course or grainy food for livestock Plot...

Your Task: Select one point of comparison and two points of contrast regarding the behaviors and attitudes of the Sirens from the epic The Odyssey attributed to Homer and the poem “Siren Song” by...

Vocabulary: Write down the definitions of each word as we read. Some may already be provided. Some may have to be found in a dictionary. Invocation Muse - The goddess or power that helps to...

Assignment: To read a portion of The Odyssey and present the story to the class. Group Instructions: Read your assigned section and summarize it. Create a "Fill in the Blank" worksheet for the...

“The Land of the Dead” (914 – 915) Vocabulary Heifer - Female cow Assuage - Erebus - Hades; In English, the underworld. The Greeks had no concept of heaven and hell. The underworld is where...

English I Mrs. Daniel The Odyssey “The Test of the Great Bow” (936 – 940) Vocabulary Ax – helve sockets: The ax helve is the ax handle; a socket is a small hole in the handle. Basically, Penelope...

Vocabulary: Write the definition of each word in the table below. You may use a dictionary if needed. Ambrosial - Fit for the gods. From the word ambrosia, or a name for the food the gods ate....

“The Cattle of the Sun God” (922 – 924) Vocabulary: Complete the table below. All words can be found in the margin notes of your reading. Others have been provided for you Appease - To satisfy,...

You may use your reading logs for the following questions. “Circe” Vocabulary: Using the word bank below, complete the following sentenceswith these words from The Odyssey: Beguiling Foreboding...

“The Sirens and Scylla & Charybdis” (916 – 922) Vocabulary Bewitch - Flayed - Flesh torn off into strips Harpies - Monsters who are half bird and half woman and are greedy for victims...

The Odyssey: Background What was the Iliad about? Why did the war start? How long did it last? How did the city of Troy get defeated? What is the Odyssey about? What is an Epic? What is Odysseus...

The Odyssey: “I Am Laertes’ Son” and “The Lotus Eaters” (895 – 898) Vocabulary: minstrel formidable guile-the use of tricks to deceive someone; being sneaky or tricky; cleverly deceptive...

You may use your reading logs to answer the following questions. “The Land of the Dead” Vocabulary: Using the word bank below, complete the following sentences with these words from The Odyssey....

Vocabulary Wiliest - Smartest; most clever; most intelligent. Apollo - The god of archery; the main reason Odysseus prays to him in this section. Embossed - Carved into or emblazoned across....

You may use your reading logs for the following questions. “Cyclops” Vocabulary: Using the word bank below, complete the following sentences with these words from The Odyssey. Adversary Appalled...