Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Bellwork: Take out a sheet of paper. Put your name and class period on it. Write an adventure story. Include at least one main character that goes on an adventure. This will be turned in at the end of class on the same paper as the Quiz Questions for the Exit Ticket.

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Objective: I can take notes about Greek Gods and The Odyssey. I will discuss Greek life and the characters in The Odyssey. RL 5: I can analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States. Agenda: Bellwork Objective Notes Activity/Assessment

How To Note Write down notes in your own words Write down the important information Info in different colors Info that is talked about Make sure you can read your notes, handwriting, abbreviations

Key Words Mythology- From the Greek word Mythos. Beliefs that revolve around supernatural forces. Mythology beliefs were initially passed down verbally, eventually written down by later generations. Purpose was to explain the universe and all that is in it. Epic- Long narrative poems about heroes’ adventures. A quest or journey undertaken in search of something of value. Searches the unknown world. Involve the supernatural forces.. Hero is glorified at the end. Told from memory. Sometimes accompanied with music. Modern Epics include The Matrix, Star Wars, The Hobbit. Allusion- Reference to a famous person, place, or event

Key Words Hubris- Excessive self pride or self-confidence. In all of Greek literature, especially in The Odyssey. Prideful to a fault. Insulting to others. Causes problems.

Partners Discuss the definitions in your own words

Homer Believed to be a blind singer Is given the claim to having written The Odyssey May or may not have been more than one person

The Iliad Trojan War Trojan horse Odysseus idea. Sneak Attack. Greek breakthrough Troy’s walls.

The Odyssey This war is the framework for the story Odysseus fought in the war The Odyssey is the tale of his journey home to Ithaca

The Odyssey Odysseus Hero of the story Husband to Penelope Father of Telemachus From Ithaca

Partners Discuss… Who is Homer? Who is Odysseus? Why do we care about these two?

Characters Agamemnon - Former king of Mycenae, brother of Menelaus, and commander of the Achaean forces at Troy.

Characters Menelaus - King of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen. Helen - Wife of Menelaus and queen of Sparta.

Characters Penelope- Wife of Odysseus

Characters Telemachus – Son of Odysseus. An infant when his father left for Troy. He is wholly devoted to his mother and to maintaining his father’s estate.

Characters Athena -As goddess of wisdom and battle, Athena has a soft spot for Odysseus.

Characters Polyphemus - One of the Cyclopes (uncivilized one-eyed giants) whose island Odysseus comes to soon after leaving Troy.

Characters Circe - The beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus’s crew into swine

Characters Zeus - King of gods and men, who mediates the disputes of the gods on Mount Olympus.

Characters Calypso - The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her island-home

Characters Poseidon- God of the sea

Characters Antinous - The most arrogant of Penelope’s suitors.

Partners AND Exit Ticket After discussing with your partner answer the following question on the same page that you did your bellwork on…… Based on the information that you know, predict what you think will happen in the story? Why do you think that? How do the characters all relate to each other?