Freshman English (English 1) Mr. Briggs’ Class Room B3 Monday, September 21, 2009

Taking Attendance Please sit quietly while roll is taken

Today’s Objective and Learning Standard Develop an understand of the definition of the myth. Determine the origins of Greek mythology and Homer (author of the Odyssey). Standard: Reading 2.5 – Extending ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through analysis and evaluation

Homework – put in PSA’s Complete The Odyssey Conflict Chart Complete The Odyssey Conflict Chart - - Refer to the following stories: Circe, Land of the Dead, and Sirens Create one Homeric simile in your notes. Create one Homeric simile in your notes. - Write it in your notes. Tomorrow, when called, you’ll need to orally present your simile. - It will be worth 10 points. - Read it and be able to explain it.

Homeric Simile What’s a simile? a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the word "like" or "as". - Hungry as a lion - "Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep." - Carl Sandburg

So What’s a Homeric Simile? Compare epic or heroic events to simple and easily understood events of today Remember the Lotus Eaters? The lotus flowers are like drugs today. The lotus flowers are like drugs today. The Cyclops is as dense as a brick. The Cyclops is as dense as a brick. The Siren sang like an angel. The Siren sang like an angel.

Need help understanding? sparknotes.com gradesaver.com cliffsnotes.com Spend some time reviewing these web sites to gain additional knowledge about The Odyssey.

What might Circe have looked like? Describe her physical appearance Homer called her Circe of the Braided Tresses, hinting that she manipulated forces of creation and destruction by the knots and braids in her hair. She ruled the stars that determined men’s fates.

Circe

The Odyssey Conflict Chart For each adventure, summarize Odysseus’ external conflict and it’s resolution. Create a chart like the one on the next slide. Assignment name is The Odyssey Conflict Chart Please begin working now.

The Odyssey Conflict Chart Adventure Summary of event Resolution of event Calypso Lotus Eaters Cyclops Circe Sirens, Scylia & Charybdis