Teaching The Homeric Hymns | 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: The Homeric Hymns is a collection of poems, or songs, that are meant to inform people of the gods and their interaction with humanity. This lesson is about the word "Homeric" and how it is applied to ancient Greek literature.

1) 1) Class Discussion: How many songs compose The Homeric Hymns? What is significant about the amount of songs and the fact that their order has...
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