Odyssey: Part 3

What does an epic reveal about its culture?

Warm-Up 1

• Between you & your elbow buddy, locate a piece of paper. At the top, write all 10 vocabulary words.

• Write the first sentence of a story using 1 of the words.

• Pass it back.• Take the new sheet, add the 2nd sentence

to that story using one of the other words.• Etc….

To Do

• Read pgs. 853-865

• Add to culture chart

• Find at least 1 of each of the following:– Homeric simile - personification– simile - epithet– metaphor - imagery

“Father and Son”

• After the punctuation test:

–Add this episode to your chart

–Answer questions 1 & 5 on p. 866

–Find 2 literary elements (simile, metaphor, personification, epic simile, epithet, irony, foreshadowing)

–Complete reunion journal

Warm-Up 2Fill in the blanks. You do NOT have to write the sentences.

1. I think you’re wrong to treat Mimi as you do. What is your ___?2. Children work harder if you praise them. Please don’t ___ them!3. If the duke and his knights can’t buy horses, they will ___ them.4. Sonia suffers terrible stage fright. Her calmness is merely a

___.5. When Al discovered a hole in the back of his jeans, he felt ____.6. Throughout the world, Ella Fitzgerald was ___; she was a great

singer.7. The villagers considered the rainbow an ___ of good luck.8. That salesperson cheated you! He’s dishonest and ____!9. The kittens are afraid of the dog. See how they ___ in the

corner.10. During Ann’s speech, two hecklers whistled and booed. What

___!

“Beggar at the Manor”

• Read pgs. 857-862

• Add episode to chart

• Answers questions 2,3,6, and 7 on p. 866.

• Find at least 2 literary elements within that episode– Homeric simile - personification– simile - epithet– metaphor - imagery

Warm-Up 3

• Write a one paragraph character profile to describe one of the characters in part 3 of the Odyssey. Use at least 5 vocabulary words.

Analogies

• Positive: congratulate:: negative: ______

• Achievement: proud:: failure: ______

Part 3 Quiz

• Locate a ¼ sheet of paper.

• Put your name on it.

• Number 1-5. (This will be multiple choice)

Discussion Groups

• In assigned group, answer 1-8 and “Literature Group” question on p. 866.

• Everybody writes down the answers.

“Psychiatrist Who Counsels Vets Wins Genius Grant”

1. In your opinion: To what extent does The Odyssey reflect our culture?

2. What does this article say about it?

3. What is your understanding of war?

War Poems

• “Charge of the Light Brigade”– Positive or Negative?– analyze spin together

Poem with Partner

• Pick a poem– “The Man He Killed”– “Rendezvous”– “Dulce Et Decorum Est”– “In Flanders Fields”

• Pick a partner• Read poem & analyze spin. Is it a positive

or negative portrayal? Find 3 words or phrases that make it seem so.

On Your Own

1. Locate a depiction of war – movie, song, poem, story, etc.

2. Summarize the depiction3. Determine the overall spin – positive or

negative4. Find 3 examples of this spin5. In your opinion, how should we view war

and how should we treat those who served in them?

“Back From War, but Not Really Home”

• Read and identify main idea– Identify main idea of each paragraph– Look for common link