Myths

Hercules - myth

Persues - myth

Achilles - myth

Back from War But Not Really Home - nonfiction

Ithaca - poem

Siren's Song - poem

Chart of Significant Figures

Unit One PowerPoint Guided Notes

Book I:

Where is Odysseus?

What or whom is Athena disguised as?

Why do Telemachos and his mother need Odysseus?

Why does Odysseus’s wife have suitors?

What does Athena advise Telemachos to do?

Book II:

Describe the trick that Penelopeia plays on her suitors.

Book IX:

What is the first villainous thing the Cyclops does?

Why doesn’t Odysseus kill the Cyclops when he has the chance?

What does Odysseus give the Cyclops as a gift?

What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops that his name is?

How do Odysseus and his men sneak out of the Cyclops’ cave?

What foolish thing does Odysseus do?

What does the Cyclops ask his father Poseidon to do for him?

Book X:

Who is the god of wind?

What favor does he do for Odysseus and his men?

What stupid mistake do some of the men make on the ship?

What does Circe do to some of Odysseus’s men?

How does Odysseus get her to release his men?

What instructions does Circe give Odysseus?

Book XI:

Who is Teiresias?

What does Teiresias predict for Odysseus?

What is the name of Odysseus’s mother and how did she die?

Book XII:

Why should Odysseus be wary of the Sirens?

What should he and his men do to keep safe from the Sirens?

Describe Scylla.

What will Charybdis do if Odysseus’s ship gets too close?

Book XVI:

Describe Athena’s changes to Odysseus’s appearance.

Who does Telemachos think Odysseus is when Athena removes his disguise?

What do Odysseus and Telemachos plan to do?

Book XVII:

How does Odysseus test the suitors?

Who recognizes Odysseus right away? How does he recognize him?

Why does Odysseus want to test his servants and his wife before revealing his identity?

Book XIX:

What does Odysseus the beggar tell Penelopeia about Odysseus?

How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?

How did Odysseus get the scar on his leg?

Describe Penelopeia’s challenge for the suitors.

Book XXI:

Whom does Odysseus trust to help him defeat the suitors?

Why don’t the men want Odysseus to try to string the bow?

How does Odysseus prove his true identity?

Book XXII:

What did Odysseus prove about his abilities when he shot the arrow through the twelve axes?

Whom does Odysseus kill first and why?

Whom does Telemachos catch raiding the storeroom of weapons and what do they do with him?

Book XXIII:

How does Penelopeia test Odysseus?

Why does she test him?

Describe the one last task that Tieresias told Odysseus to complete. What will be his reward for this task?

After Odysseus tells Penelopeia about all his adventures, he sets off again. What does he go to do? What does he tell Penelopeia to do?

Greek Mythology Vocab

ingenious (adj) cleverly inventive or resourceful
idly (adv) in an inactive or ill working manner; lazily
cleave (v) to split or divide as if by a cutting blow,especially along a natural line of division
fancies (n) imaginations, illusions, or opinions with little foundation
pang (n) a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing
nymph (n) a less important deity of mythology, conceived as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees,mountains, meadows, etc.
inconsolable (adj) incapable of being comforted
unkempt (adj) uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy
inadvertently (adv) unintentionally; not deliberately; accidentally
balefully (adv) menacingly; perniciously; in a harmful manner

Chinese Mythology Vocab

relent-v. to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving
testament-n. something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact
torrent-n. a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically words or feelings)
banish-v. send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment
extravagant-adj. exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate;
fodder-n. food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock.
frivolous-adj. carefree and not serious
prodigal-adj. spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
magpie-n. a long-tailed crow with boldly marked (or green) feathers and a harsh voice.

10. idling-v. spending time doing nothing; being inactive

Native American Mythology Vocab

Polytheistic-adj. the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods:
Comprise-v. consist of; be made up of
Ideology-n. a system of beliefs and thoughts characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
Cosmological-adj. relating to the origin and development of the universe
Deity-n. a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)
Mundane-adj. lacking interest or excitement; dull
Virtue-n. behavior showing high moral standards
Pelt-v. attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them
Suspicious-adj. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
Cavern-n. a cave, or a chamber in a cave, typically a large one that is underground

Chinese/Native American Mythology Vocab

Sacred-adj. connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.

churches, nature, prayer, the afterlife, spirits

Seldom-adv. not often; rarely.

the solar eclipse, winning the lottery, spotting a bald eagle in the wild, shark attacks

mourn- v. to express deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.

An empty ice cream carton, the end of titanic, the loss of your pet goldfish

Comprise-v. consist of; be made up of

Legos, bricks, ingredients, molecules

Cosmological-adj. relating to the origin and development of the universe

the big bang theory, stars, planets, creationism, moons, the sun, the earth

Fodder-n. food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock.

Old macdonald, chick fil a for horses

Suspicious-adj. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.

Finding something missing from your room, people exchanging money in a parking lot, one cookie missing from the container of oreos

Prodigal-adj. spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Lamborghini, rolex, private jet plane

Magpie-n. a long-tailed crow with boldly marked (or green) feathers and a harsh voice.

Feathers, nests, eggs

Pelt-v. attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them

pebbles, hail, dodgeball

Project/Essay

Project Options - See Google Classroom for more information
- Travel brochure
- Poster
- Monster Map - Map out your route from JHS to home, placing various monsters/obstacles along the way. Tell a story about your encounters with these obstacles in a narrative paragraph.

Read books : 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23

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