1. What does an epic reveal about its culture?
Odyssey: Part 3
What does an epic reveal about its culture?

2. 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….

3. 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

4. “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

5. Warm-Up 2 Fill in the blanks. You do NOT have to write the sentences.
I think you’re wrong to treat Mimi as you do. What is your ___?
Children work harder if you praise them. Please don’t ___ them!
If the duke and his knights can’t buy horses, they will ___ them.
Sonia suffers terrible stage fright. Her calmness is merely a ___.
When Al discovered a hole in the back of his jeans, he felt ____.
Throughout the world, Ella Fitzgerald was ___; she was a great singer.
The villagers considered the rainbow an ___ of good luck.
That salesperson cheated you! He’s dishonest and ____!
The kittens are afraid of the dog. See how they ___ in the corner.
During Ann’s speech, two hecklers whistled and booed. What ___!

6. “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

7. 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.

8. Analogies Positive: congratulate:: negative: ______
Achievement: proud:: failure: ______

9. Part 3 Quiz Locate a ¼ sheet of paper. Put your name on it.
Number (This will be multiple choice)

10. Discussion Groups
In assigned group, answer 1-8 and “Literature Group” question on p. 866.
Everybody writes down the answers.

11. “Psychiatrist Who Counsels Vets Wins Genius Grant”
In your opinion: To what extent does The Odyssey reflect our culture?
What does this article say about it?
What is your understanding of war?

12. War Poems “Charge of the Light Brigade” Positive or Negative?
analyze spin together

13. Poem with Partner Pick a poem Pick a partner
“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.

14. On Your Own Locate a depiction of war – movie, song, poem, story, etc.
Summarize the depiction
Determine the overall spin – positive or negative
Find 3 examples of this spin
In your opinion, how should we view war and how should we treat those who served in them?

15. “Back From War, but Not Really Home”
Read and identify main idea
Identify main idea of each paragraph
Look for common link