Week 9 Syllabus: May 19

THERE SEEMS TO BE TWO ENDING TO HOMER’S Odyssey. In the first, Athena stays off the sun to allow Odysseus and Penelope time for their lovemaking and exchange of storytelling, to rebond as a married couple. In the second, Hermes escorts the newly dead suitors to the Underworld, whereupon their families set upon revenge for their bloody deaths. Only Zeus’s intervention and Athena’s stern warning stops his warring heart, forces the two sides to swear solemn oaths to peace and re-establishes order in Ithaca once and for all. What do you make of these seemingly “different” endings?

MONDAY, May 19

• Watching the third part (35 minutes) of “The Greeks: Crucible of a Civilization,” the rise of Pericles and the golden age of Ancient Greece.

• Small group analysis of books 21 and 22, the test of the bow and the slaying of the suitors.

• HW: Complete the worksheet for class on Wednesday. Use these two nights to catch up on your annotations.

Wednesday, May 21

• Discussion on books 21 and 22.

• Passing out results from the STAR reading assessment.

• Reviewing summer reading.

• Reading and annotating books 23, thus finishing Homer’s epic poem.

• HW: Read book 24. Annotations are due Friday, our anchor day! This should be an easy “A” at this point of the school year.

Friday, May 23

• Collecting annotations for Homer’s Odyssey.

• Watching the end of the Crucible of Civilization documentary. We will start at one hour and 35 minutes.

• If we don’t finish the video, watch the last 10 minutes for homework.

• HW: Use this link to revisit and finish your notes on the documentary. These will be due on Tuesday.