Monday, 7/21 - Coming Home

• P&P

• Discuss HW
• (2) Read "Troy" (based on Homer's Iliad)

• Identify one important lesson
• Which character do you like the most and why?
• Which character do you like the least and why? 

• (3) Read "Troy" (based on Homer's Iliad)

• Identify one major theme developed in the story, and cite two examples in the text to support your point
• Which character do you like the most and why?
• Which character do you like the least and why?

• Now let's finish our overview of Greek mythology with a quick reading of one of my favorites: The Odyssey



Odysseus returns home

• Have you ever been stranded far from home—here in America?—and it seemed like everything and everyone was conspiring against your return? Well, imagine trying to get home for ten years only to find a group of punks who were stealing your inheritance and trying to break up your family. How would you deal with them?

 HW: 

• (1) Study the following fables for your quiz tomorrow (Here is the list)

• (2) Study your stories and poem (poetry recitation and quiz tomorrow). Know the characters, plots, and morals.

• Theseus and the Minotaur
• The Boy Who Flew Too High (Icarus & Daedalus)
• Helen of Troy
• Troy
• The Homecoming of Odysseus

• (3) Study your stories and lit terms (quiz tomorrow). Know the characters, plots, and themes.

• Theseus and the Minotaur
• The Boy Who Flew Too High (Icarus & Daedalus)
• Helen of Troy
• Troy
• The Homecoming of Odysseus