Teaching The Odyssey | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Book 1 The objective of Daily Lesson #1 is for students to establish pertinent background on Greek mythology by looking at the pantheon and religious belief.

1) 1. Without names, provide students with a handout, which lists each of the twelve major gods and goddesses by their divine areas.
a) Student activity: Journal entry: Based on the qualities each god and goddess possesses, which do you infer to be...
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