Thursday & Friday

For both these days, we basically spent the whole period on the warm ups below.

Thursday Warm Up
Complete the sentences below. Under each, refer to at least two examples from The Odyssey that prove what you say.

1. In The Odyssey, Homer shows that the qualities of a true hero include…
2. In The Odyssey, Homer shows that being truly hospitable means…
3. In The Odyssey, Homer demonstrates that the relationship between fathers and sons…
4. In The Odyssey, Homer warns that beauty…
5. In The Odyssey, Homer suggests that in order to become a man…

Bonus: Come up with your own statement based on Homer’s poem.


Friday Warm Up
Using your notes, fill in the steps of either Odysseus’ or Telemachus’ hero’s journey.

1. Problem Introduced/Call to Action
2. Mentor Appears
3. The Journey Begins
4. Tests, Trials, Obstacles
5. Moment of Truth
6. Resolution