1. Bellwork
In your composition book answer the following questions. Be prepared to share with the class.
What does it mean to have hubris? Who has hubris in The Odyssey?
What is an epic? List as many characteristics as you can.
What is the plot of The Iliad?
What will The Odyssey be about?

2. Wednesday, January 9
Objective: I can read The Odyssey. I can discuss the characteristics of an Epic poem.
RL5 – Unit Objective
I can analyze a particular cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States.
Agenda:
Objective
Bellwork
Characteristics of an Epic
Timeline
Read

3. Timeline Timeline information is on page 1188 in the textbook 1400 AD
1000 BC
1000 AD
2000 AD
400 AD
King Arthur and the Knights written down
1200 BC
Trojan War
Ten years of war
750 BC
Iliad and Odyssey written down
1400 AD
Chaucer writes
1600 AD
Shakespeare writes

4. Create an Outline of Information p.1194
Characteristics of the Epic
I. Epic Hero A. B. C. D.
II. Epic Plot D
III. Epic Setting
 IV. Archetypes A. B. C. D. E. F.
V. Epic Themes A. B. C. D. E. F.

5. The Epic Page 1194 in textbook
I. Epic Hero
A. Superhuman strength, crafty, confident
B. Helped AND harmed by interfering Gods
C. Has ideals and values that a culture considers admirable
D. Emerges victorious in perilous situations

6. The Epic II. Epic Plot - Long journey filled with complications
A. Strange creatures
B. Divine intervention
C. Treacherous weather
D. Large scale events

7. The Epic III. Epic Setting A. Fantastic or exotic lands
B. Involves more than one nation

8. Epic
IV. Archetypes- characters, situations, and images that are recognizable in many times and cultures
A. Sea Monster
B. Buried Treasure
C. Epic Hero
D. Wicked Temptress
E. Suitors Contest
F. Loyal Servant

9. The Epic V. Epic Themes; Reflect universal concerns A. Courage
B. A homecoming
C. Loyalty
D. The fate of a nation
E. Beauty
F. Life and death

10. Reading the Epic – page 1204 Book 1 Who is speaking at the beginning?
Who is he speaking to?
At what point in Odysseus’s journey does the story begin?
Book 5
How many years has Odysseus been held captive by Calypso?
Who does Zeus send to help Odysseus?
Where does Odysseus have to go to get help in his effort to get home?