Lesson Details

Intro to The Odyssey

2014-2015

Freshman Literature, Fall 2014

Date

Aug. 22, 2014

Additional Info

Learning Target: Students will make connections between the fictional journey of Odysseus and the actual events that took place in ancient Greece.


Literary Term #6: Climax

Climax, a Greek term meaning “ladder”, is that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

Climax is a structural part of a plot and is at times referred to as a crisis. It is a decisive moment or a turning point in a storyline at which the rising action turns around into a falling action. Thus, a climax is the point at which a conflict or crisis reaches its peak that calls for a resolution or denouement (conclusion). 


Allusion #6: Job

Due to a sort of bet between God and Satan, Job was tested by God, who took away his wealth and all his children. Satan asks if he can join in too, God assents, and Satan afflicted him with boils; however, Job kept his patience and his faith, as God knew he would, and eventually God rewarded him with a return of all his wealth and more children.

Mentions of Job in literature usually refer to someone who has a lot of bad things happen to him, but who remains positive through it all or never loses faith.



Today's class will consist of your completing the introduction to The Odyssey and the accompanying study guide. To receive full credit, all questions must be answered and answered correctly. This packet, along with the "What Kind of Hero is Odysseus" sheet, will be worth 100 points and will be turned in together on our completion of The Odyssey.


We will do a lot of group readings and projects throughout our reading of The Odyssey, but you will complete your reading of the introduction (pages 640-646) on your own. 


After we watch a brief introductory video that connects events in The Odyssey to real-world events, you will have the rest of the period to work. If you do not finish the study guide in class, it will be homework that is due on Monday.


If you finish early, you should read your independent book silently. (After today, you should have your I.R. book with you every single day.)