Category: Odyssey

Odyssey- Extended remix

3/25/2020

Hi everyone,
While we are at home, I am working on our Odyssey readings with my own kids. They are actually working through the Latin/Greek Roots and using your Odyssey yellow packets. My daughter will be in 9th next year and so we might as well get her prepared. Here are some of the things we are watching and discussing from home. Some of them you have already seen. Some of them I show my sophomores. And the Troy movie is based on the Iliad which I show infrequently. FYI- While I recommend it, the Troy movie is rated R. I have an edited family version if I show it in class, but if you choose to watch from home it does have nudity and violence. :) Still interested? Or working on essays or epics? Here are somethings to explore! Miss you!

Ancient Monster Hunters: This is the folklorist who realized that griffins were dinosaurs. Watch all five for the whole documentary.

Clash of the Gods- Zeus. Clash of the Gods documentaries series is on History Channel for free.

Troy movie- available to rent on Amazon. Rated R.

A student made me lotus cookies one year!

Clash of the Gods Medusa. A movie I show sophomore year, but watching for fun with my kids!

Clash of the Gods- Hades

The Odyssey movie- Rated PG-13

Lotus Eaters reference from Janna!

My kids and I are enjoying our "history, literature, mythology" class and adding more pieces as we go! What are you adding of your own independent studies at home as you explore your reading and writing as your heart desires.
We are watching 300 right now as I write to you!
Want to watch it with us?

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2.19.20

2/19/2020

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Periods 1, 3, 5:
Today you are visiting your counselors halfway through the period. First lets get a few things accomplished and then you can head out.

Silent read and annotate to finish your Odyssey packets for 20 min. Make sure that your annotations are good.
Following that you have 10 min. to discuss your thoughts and findings, as well as your favorite god, goddess, or monster (you may also choose an incident). Homework is to look up an article based on that reality: drug abuse, alcoholism, democracy, prejudice (especially of gender, race, religion, economic class).
Work on your root list. You do not need your worksheets. I want you to concentrate on roots only and the words that you think of that help you remember them. On this next test 80 out of 100 are roots.
Go sit by your counselors door and wait in line to see your counselor- even if you forgot your card. When you are finished come back to class and work on any work you have yet to complete or work on finding an article on your phone.
- Times to leave: P1 - 9:25, P3 - 11:25, P5 - 1:50.
Homework: Find and annotate (printed out with annotations or notes and a work cited on your own paper) an article related to the issues Odysseus has to fight in the Odyssey. Bring it with you on Friday to work together on an essay in class.

Roots List 1-20

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An Epic Journey

2/5/2020

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The plan: everyday we will read another section of the Odyssey and discuss what it represents and how it affects us still today. Students will apply that to writing their own story and to finding historical articles or current events that relate to the story.

Writing: This quarter we are in the deep end on a journey through great writing and the great allusions, symbols, history, psychology, plotting, and grammar that goes with it. We will be annotating the Odyssey and watching movies as an example, then writing our own epic to practice.

Odyssey packet-
Introduction and Conclusion
4 paragraphs:
1) What does god/goddess/monster represent
2) Compare to real life article
3) What does 2nd god/goddess/monster represent
4) Compare to real life article
work cited
annotated story
2 annotated articles.
Extra credit: typed paragraphs and work cited.

Epic due--End of the Quarter:
5 pages typed- unless other project
Epic Outline:
Cover
Map
*Optional- dedication page
*Optional- Prologue/Prophecy
Exposition- "Normal" life, typically isolation
Location #1- arrival, meeting, confrontation, escape-Typically a "calling"
Location #2- arrival, meeting, confrontation, escape- Typically journey to a special location
Location #3- arrival, meeting, confrontation, escape- Typically a battle for dominance
Location #4- arrival, meeting, confrontation, escape- Typically a battle to death/rebirth
*Optional- homecoming
Back cover with blurb :)

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The Odyssey

4/1/2019

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Welcome back from break!
Homework: Find an article on any issue we discussed in the Odyssey. Due Wednesday.
Quiz on the Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters you presented on Friday.
Monday: Book 10/Review and final presentations
Wednesday: Article/Essay Outline/Greek 5
Friday 4/5: Essay Outline due/Book 12/Quiz
Tuesday 4/9: Books 21-23/Essay Outline #2
Thursday 4/11: Intro./Conclusion/Vocab 5-6
Monday: Test Odyssey
Wednesday: Essay due on Turnitin.com

We are not going to watch the Odyssey, but it is below if you would like to watch it. :)

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Our own Odyssey

11/14/2016

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Time for a hero...

As we review gods, goddesses, and monsters, make flashcards for study and for a future essay, but also think about what they really represent and do for the story. We are going to write our own as we read. :)

You need:

A chart of each of your helpful/dangerous/creature- characters. you can make up your own if you want, but remember that Homer didn't. He wove together stories that already exist. Choose characters from any of your favorite tv shows, movies, sports, etc. You need a picture of each. You also need to know where they live, what their skills are, if they have or are trained on any weapons, have any superpowers, or any weaknesses. Remember the best characters have a belief system. They think they are doing the right thing.
A hero: same list as above. What does your hero look like? What skills, weapons, superpowers, weaknesses. Where do they live? What is their day job? Whom do they love? What is their goal?
A world: you need a map of where everyone lives and what the terrain is like. Also what are the rules of your world? What is normal? Why are all these different characters in one world? What time period is it?

Vocab. 11-12 Test this Wednesday/Thursday

Classwork and homework:
Vocabulary, Website page on Google Classroom, Story chart/map/hero sketches.

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Epic Journey: Part 2

12/3/2015

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Due: annotated article, exposition, and Latin 13

Classwork: turn in Latin 13. Read Book 10 in class and discuss. Start Odyssey paragraphs- comparing a god/goddess/creature/incident to real life. We will share a bit of our expositions or class practice. We also discussed how to paragraph in fiction. Homework- due next class: finish 2 paragraphs comparing your article to the Odyssey. Write Location #1. Extra credit: type paragraphs or story.

Due 12/15:
Odyssey packet-
introduction and conclusion
4 paragraphs:
1) What does god/goddess/monster represent
2) Compare to real life article
3) What does 2nd god/goddess/monster represent
4) Compare to real life article
work cited
annotated story
2 annotated articles.
Extra credit: typed paragraphs and work cited.
Test 12/15

Finals:
Vocabulary 1-15 TEST
Epic due: 5 pages typed- unless other project
Epic Outline:
Cover
Map
*Optional- Prologue/Prophecy
*Optional- dedication page
Exposition
Location #1- arrival, meeting, confrontation, escape
Location #2- arrival, meeting, confrontation, escape
Location #3- arrival, meeting, confrontation, escape
*Optional- homecoming
*Optional- back cover with blurb :)

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Odyssey- Extended remix

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An Epic Journey

The Odyssey

Our own Odyssey

Time for a hero...

Vocab. 11-12 Test this Wednesday/Thursday

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