Have students read the necklace after reading the odyssey book 12, where odysseus listens to the sirens song, in order to examine the relationship between symbolism and theme. As the ship sailed away, odysseus told the men circes advice, though he told them that circe said he must hear the sirens songs, and didnt mention scylla and charybdis because he didnt want to paralyze the men with fear. A living tradition artists of all kinds continue to draw on homers. Odysseus, an ancient greek war hero and leader of ithaca, embarks on a. Some of the activities are quite easy and may only require reading part of the odyssey, while others are far more difficult, and may require reading more than one text or doing online research plus reading texts.
The odyssey teachers guide grades 912 teachervision. Book xi book xi then, when we had got down to the sea shore we drew our ship into the water and got her mast and sails into her. The odyssey book 10 circe the witch lesson plan by designed. Complete each of the following summaries if preparation for your requiz over and analytical discussion of books 1012 pp. This quiz and worksheet will help you go over book 10 of homers the odyssey. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Summary and analysis book 12 the cattle of the sun. Circe gave them food and addressed them hearts of oak, did you go down alive into the homes of death. Chapter summary for homers the odyssey, book 12 summary. Homer includes formulaic elements that would have been essential for oral performance in order to keep the audience engaged and help the person performing the poem called a bard remember the lines. There the wind king, aeolus, does odysseus a favor. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 145 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. In book 12 of homers odyssey, the title character and his crew sail away from circes island and continue their efforts to return. Book 12 use the answers to the questions below as a guide to evaluate student understanding.
These lesson plans were designed to teach the odyssey to 9th grade honors students. Click on the following files to open honors odyssey assignments. Suitable for students studying gcse classical civilizations. This range of resources has been designed to maximise students engagement with particular parts of the text. He proceeds to tell the phaeacians stories of his long and arduous journey since the fall of troy. Only the ship argo has passed between these monsters with no lives lost. True to his word, odysseus returns to aeaea for elpenors funeral rites. Homer lets us know right away that odysseus is being held as a willing sex captive on the island of the goddess kalypso. Choose from 500 different sets of odyssey vocabulary book 12 flashcards on quizlet. One visit finishes all men but yourselves, twice mortal. Aug 3, 2017 dont spend twenty years wandering the world wide web for odyssey lesson plans and teaching supplements.
The ashes are buried in a mound topped with a monumental stone and the seamans oar that is planted. Necklace after reading the odyssey book 12, where odysseus listens to the. Read through all the activity questions before selecting activities to work with. Get together with a partner to brainstorm a word web. On the left side, jot down qualities that you think would be helpful to a hero, such as physical strength. Its often difficult to teach the odyssey and i am always trying to think of new angles. An assessment of penelopes character and position in the odyssey. In homers odyssey, what is an example of imagery from book 12. Circe advised that odysseus sail his ship past scylla and sacrifice six men rather than risk getting sucked down into the whirlpool and sinking. They kept sailing back to circes island and they buried elpenor. Write a letter to penelope, as odysseus, from calypsos island. Homers epic poem the odyssey has fascinated readers and listeners for thousands of years. Thus warned and protected, the crew survives temptation, although odysseus is nearly driven mad by his desire to submit to the sirens call. Each question will test you on a different topic relevant to the.
Lesson plans for the odyssey by homer varsity tutors. The adventures in odyssey club is an online membership experience perfect for the entire family. How do both the necklace and the sirens song function symbolically to. Activity with a classmate, think of books, movies, or tv shows that depict a journey. The main purpose of book twelve is to convey the theme that recklessness destroys. Odysseus recalls that the ship sailed all day until the sun set 1112, and then. While the men sleep, circe takes odysseus aside to hear about the under world and to offer advice. The ceremony is similar to that of the seafaring warriors at the end of the old english epic beowulf, composed almost 1,500 years later. After leaving troy, odysseus and his men sail to ismarus, which they attack and plunder. Complete each of the following summaries if preparation for your requiz over and analytical discussion of books 10 12 pp. Odysseus, meanwhile, had been living for seven years on the island of ogygia with the nymph.
Stored in the museo archeologico nazionale in sperlonga. Its hard to consider a person educated in the literary tradition unless theyve familiar with this classic. Lesson plans for the odyssey by homer free english learning and teaching resources from varsity tutors. Differentiated resources to help students understand the events in books 512 of the odyssey. It includes approximately 41 days of instructional materials including classroomready materials, assessments, graphic organizers, and texts.
Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from. It corresponds to book 12 of the odyssey, when odysseus and his men meet the sirens, charybdis, and scylla. Modern books that purport to trace the real journey of odysseus are typically. The sun rose as circe finished, and the men prepared their ship for departure. Use this literature study guide as a format for your book report or novel project. Years after the end of the trojan war, the greek hero odysseus still hasnt come home to ithaka. Localization of the odysseys underworld openedition journals. The odyssey teachers guide an epic adventure poem from the beginning of greek literature, the odyssey is the legendary story of the greek expedition to reclaim helen from the city of troy. Odysseus asked if he can escape charybdis and fight off scylla.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. After listening to a reading of a portion of book 9 of the odyssey and watching a powerpoint about greek heroes, partners complete a think pair share chart. Vocabulary learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. He puts all the stormy winds in a bag so that they will not harm the ithacans. The odyssey book 12 monster lesson by englishteacher3185 tpt. It seems, therefore, that book 19 represents a stage in the expected route of. Not they they infest our palace day and night, they butcher our cattle, our sheep, our fat goats, feasting themselves sick, swilling our glowing wine as if theres no tomorrow all of it, squandered. It is easy to see why, and also why this story has always been well regarded. Homers odyssey book 12 summary i have only started reading the. Book 12 the sirens the death of the crew themes questions 1. The odyssey ereading worksheets free reading activities. Use the pronouncing glossary at the back of the odyssey if. These lesson plans for the odyssey have been gathered over the protest of angry suitors throughout the kingdom. Ideally, students should experience a range of learni.
The poem opens with a council of all the gods on olympus. Homers the odyssey i see has been voted by a number of writers and critics as the top book to read as one of those that has shaped the world and thought. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. How a fisherman on a jutting rock casts his bait with his long pole. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea. This theme is set in book one, when our narrator says that odysseus could not save them from disaster, hard as he strove the recklessness of their own ways destroyed them all 1. Odysseus and his men will face several dangers after leaving kirkes island in book 12 of homers the odyssey. Literature network homer the odyssey book xi book xi then, when we had got down to the sea shore we drew our ship into the water and got her mast and sails into her. The odyssey this unit was created by the louisiana department of education in partnership with learnzillion. For any man who goes too close to shore, she warns, no sailing home for him, no wife rising to meet him, no happy children beaming up at their fathers face 12. A teacher should keep in mind that the odyssey is comprised of twentyfour books or chapters. How does homer portray the suitors activities of deserving of their slaughter by.
Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. You have to be careful in the odyssey, because theres always that chance that youre inadvertently ticking off some immortal with powerful connectionslike a close family tie to the god of the sea. Use the pronouncing glossary at the back of the odyssey if you need help with names and places. Like its partner epic the iliad, it has long been attributed to the poet homer, though most scholars believe its a story passed down in the oral tradition. Start a free trial of quizlet plus by thanksgiving lock in 50% off all year try it free ends in 03d 04h 40m 02s. The sirens, scylla and charybdis, the cattle of the sun after we were clear of the river oceanus, and had got out into the open sea, we went on till we reached the. Scylla and c h aryb d i s odysseus and his men return to circes island. Anthropologie des mondes grecs anciens annee 1997 12 pp. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the odyssey. How does homer portray the suitors activities of deserving of their slaughter by odysseus.
How long does odysseus have to stay on circes island before allowed to leave. Dead, a place where dead spirits are able to talk to the living for a short period of time 2. Apr 10, 2015 differentiated resources to help students understand the events in books 5 12 of the odyssey. Circe is speaking and warning odysseus of the perils that lie ahead of him.
See more ideas about teaching, lesson plans and heros journey. Why do you think odysseus did not tell his crew about the 6member sacrifice to scylla. Members have unlimited access to over 950 audio dramas, exclusive membersonly episodes and webquests. The odyssey by homerby homer head of odysseus from a sculptural group representing odysseus killing polyphemus. This product provides discussion points, archetype application, and contemporary parallels for the odyssey. Teaching the odyssey is an odyssey in the work of teaching and requires dedication, determination, and some of the versatility one finds in odysseus. How do both the necklace and the sirens song function symbolically to represent the danger of desire. The formal, elevated, and repetitive style of the odyssey is largely a result of its history as part of an oral tradition that predates writing. Alternatively, write a letter to odysseus, as penelope, while waiting for odysseus. Odysseuss narrative makes up books 9 through 12 of the odyssey. After sailing from the cyclops island, odysseus and his men land on the island of aeolia. Based on the odyssey though not limited to it, the guide includes resources for online reading, a reading schedule, and multiple pages of reading. Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy.