16 Sep 2015 Essential Question How can the stages of the Heros Journey be applied to Odysseus journey in The Odyssey to determine whether Odysseus is a hero Standards ELACC910RL1 ID: 400873
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Opening16 Sep 2015
Essential Question: How can the stages of the Hero’s Journey be applied to Odysseus’ journey in The Odyssey to determine whether Odysseus is a hero?
StandardsELACC9-10RL1
(No Do Now today)Take a note card from the podium and have a seat.Slide2
EpithetsEpithets are descriptive terms or glorified nicknames that are repeated often with someone's name. Epithets are linked to the noun by long-established usage, rather than immediate context.One of the most common Homeric epithets is "rosy-fingered dawn" as a repetitive description of the time of day.
Another common one is the "wine-dark sea." Most epithets have to do with specific characters, to emphasize their most prominent features as people.Slide3
Some examples (*See other PPT)Penelope: circumspect, wise, clever, cautionAthena: bright eyed, grey eyed, promachos (of war/fighting phalanxes), virgin, Pallas, hope of soldiers, whose shield is thunder, daughter of Zeus
Odysseus: wise, clever, hotheaded, loved of Zeus/Athena, resourceful, much-enduring, much-pained, cunning, the great tacticianPoseidon: earth-shakerTelemachus: poised, thoughtfulCalypso: softly-braided, divinely-made, cunning, daughter of AtlasSlide4
Homeric SImilesHomeric simile, also called an epic simile is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length. Example:“I drove my weight on it from above and bored it home like a shipwright bores his beam with a shipwright’s drill that men below, whipping the strap back and forth, whirl and the drill keeps twisting, never stopping –So we seized our stake with it fiery tip and bored it round and round in the giant’s eye
.”What is being compared?Slide5
Unit 1 Writing AssessmentAfter reading The Odyssey, write an essay that discusses Odysseus’ transformation as it relates to The Hero’s Journey and evaluates Odysseus’
character as he progresses through the various stages of The Hero’s Journey. Be sure to support your position with evidence from the texts.Slide6
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On the blank side of the notecard, write an epithet for yourself – think of descriptive phrases or glorified nicknames. On the lined side, write an example of a Homeric simile found in the sections of the Odyssey we have read.Homework:
Vocabulary quiz this Friday (all terms) – keep studying!