The Odyssey by Homer The State of Michigan has identified this piece as an "Anchor Text" for 9th grade (see ELA 9 Michigan Merit Curriculum Course, pg 32).
Big Ideas XXRelationships XX Survival XXCourage and Bravery XX Effects of War XX Faithfulness XX Passage of Time Themes Balance is best in all things. Love conquers all. Nothing is more important than getting home. Family relationships sustain us. In time of tragedy, we rely on past relationships to give us hope for survival.
Mon-Tues Read in the ninth grade textbook "The Witch Circe" pg 911 "The Land of the Dead" pg 914
Watch on the DVD: 8 On the Far Side of the World - The Island of Circe 9 The Rescue - Odysseus talks Circe into returning his men to human form 10 Circe - 12 Five Years Gone - Leaving the Island of Circe about 4 min (Total running time for chs 8, 9, 10, & 12 is 22 minutes. Adding Ch 11 "Anticlea's Sorrow" will add 4 minutes, total running time of 26 minutes. If we also watch chapter 7 Aeolus, it will be an additional 12 min, a total of 38 minutes.)
Wed-Thur In the Red Book, read XX7 The Land of the Dead XX8 The Six-Headed Monster Quiz Chs 6-8
Watch DVD XX Ch 14 Hades - 12 min XX Ch 16 Scylla and Charybdis - 6 min 18 minutes total running time
Fri In the Red Book, read Ch 9 Back to Ithaca Quiz Ch 9
Watch DVD (Click "next" whenever film diverts from Ithaca.) XX13 Young Telemachus - the Suitors arrive XX15 The Suitors - intro weaving scheme XX17 Unwelcome Guests - Reign of the Suitors XX19 Assembly - Telemachus calls on the Elders XX22 Tapestry in Flames XX24 Nothing More, Nothing Less--return of Odysseus Total running time, 20-25 min
Essential Questions What is a relationship?
What obstacles stand in the way of enduring relationships?
In times of adversity, do family bonds and relationships help us survive?
Does it take courage to sustain a relationship?
How do relationships endure over time?
· What is a relationship? · What obstacles stand in the way of relationships' enduring? · In times of adversity, do family bonds/relationships help us survive? · Does it take courage to sustain a relationship?
Quotations "Balance is best in all things." -Homer, The Odyssey
Have students do a Quick Write using one of these prompts: For 3 - 4 minutes, write as quickly as you can about all that this song brings to mind for you. Borrow any line and write as quickly and as specifically as you can all that comes to mind, let the line lead your thinking. Write about one of your own dreams or how your thoughts/plans may not "mesh" with your parents' plans
Wed In the Red Book, read XX14 Odysseus and the Beggar XX15 The Nurse Recognizes Quiz, ch 11-13
Watch DVD XX26 Not the Right Time - Return; wrestling 2:34:30 (2:26) XX27 The Promise - The Nurse 2:41 (4:00) Total running time, 15 min
Thu In the Red Book, read XX16 Zeus Sends an Omen XX17 Odysseus Bend the Great Bow XX18 The Slaughter of the Suitors
Watch DVD XX28 Odysseus - The Slaughter of the Suitors 2:45? 10 min?
Fri In the Red Book, read XX19 Odysseus and Penelope XX20 The Feud is Ended Quiz, ch 14-20
