Day 4 The Odyssey Agenda

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Day 4 The Odyssey Agenda

• Bell Ringer
• Skill Review Internal/External Conflict
• Skill Focus Homeric Simile
• Reading
• - The Enchantress Circe p. 773
• - The Land of The Dead p. 775
• - The Sirens Scylla and Charybdis p. 778
• - The Cattle of the Sun God p. 784
• Exit Slip
• Movie

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Bell Ringer 4 (A) 4/19 (B) 4/20

• Write about a difficult decision you have had to
  make. Between what two things did you have to
  decide? How did you go about making your
  decision? Be sure to explain your answer in a
  well-developed paragraph.

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Word Work 4

• 1)Using a dictionary, define the following words
  rancor, abominably, ardor and tumult.
• 2)Write a sentence for each word using the word
  correctly.
• 3)Create an image for each word that illustrates
  the meaning of the word.

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• Day Four Reading
• Circe, Scylla, and Charybdis

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Flashback Review

• Define conflict. Why is using conflict helpful
  to the plot of a story?
• Give an example of an internal conflict from what
  we have read of The Odyssey thus far? How has
  this conflict advanced the plot?
• Give an example of an external conflict from what
  we have read of The Odyssey thus far? How has
  this conflict advanced the plot?

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Skill Focus

• Homeric Simile Homeric simile, also called epic
  simile, is a detailed comparison in the form of a
  simile that is many lines in length. The word
  "Homeric" is based on the Greek author Homer, who
  composed the two famous Greek epics, the Iliad
  and the Odyssey. Many authors continue to use
  this type of simile in their writings.
• Example "And the ship like a four-horse team
  careering down the plain, all breaking as one
  with the whiplash cracking smartly, leaping with
  hooves high to run the course in no time..."
  XIII. line 93
• Based on the definition and example provided
  explain how a homeric simile is different than a
  simile.

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Skill Practice

• Homeric Simile example
• As a flag flaps in the breeze, clumsily twisting
  and flopping without rhyme or reason, so too Mrs.
  Francis attempted to dance the Dougie, making a
  total idiot of herself.
• Create 2 homeric similes on your own.
• You will choose a person form list A and an
  object from list B and compare them in some
  lengthy way.

List A President Obama Miley Cyrus Paris
Hilton Rhianna BSHS students
List B Smelly socks Hamsters Ice
cream Pancakes Play doh Pigeons Knife Tiger Sirens

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Circe

Circe, daughter of the sun, was a sorceress best
known for her ability to turn men into animals
with her magic wand. She is remembered for her
encounter with Odysseus and his men, and renowned
for her knowledge of magic and poisonous herbs.
By Waterhouse1891 Circe Offering the Cup to
Ulysses,
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The Sirens

• sea nymphs whose beautiful and mysterious music
  lures sailors to steer their ships toward
  dangerous rocks

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Scylla

• female monster with six serpent heads, each head
  having a triple row of fangs

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Charybdis

• female monster who sucks in water three times a
  day to form a deadly whirlpool

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Reading for Today

• The Enchantress Circe
• The Land of the Dead
• Scylla and Charybdis
• Pg. 773 to 783

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Reading Questions

• Circe
• Whose island did Odysseus and his men go to
  immediately after the Cyclops? What did they
  receive at this location? (Intro. Of The
  Enchantress Circe)
• How is imagery effectively used to describe the
  types of animals in the halls of Circe?(Lines
  540-46)
• How does Circe trick Odysseus and his men? (Lines
  565-83)
• What motivates Circe to trick Odysseus and his
  men?
• Land of the Dead
• Whom does Odysseus look for when traveling to the
  underworld? Why? (Lines 584-607)
• Describe three (3) conflicts that Odysseus will
  soon face that Odysseus learns about while in the
  Land of the Dead. (Lines 618-58)
• Describe Odysseus reaction to this news.
• How does this characterize Odysseus? Would this
  be an example of direct or indirect
  characterization?
• When Odysseus returns to Circes island, what
  advice does she give him to get past the Sirens?
  (Lines 669-78)

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Reading Questions

• Scylla and Charybdis
• Find an example of imagery in this section. Cite
  the example and analyze its effect on the tone of
  the section.
• What does Odysseus tell his men to do to him when
  sailing near the Sirens? (Lines 718-31) What
  does this reveal about his character?
• Why doesnt Odysseus tell his men about Scylla
  when they are going directly towards it? Why
  would this be an internal conflict for Odysseus
  rather than an external one? (Lines 789-93) 
• What motivation is behind Odysseus choice
  regarding what he tells his men about Scylla?
• Based on his decision, assign a character trait
  to Odysseus and explain how you came to this
  conclusion.

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Exit Slip

• SCYLLA
• A man surf-casting on a point of rock for bass or
  mackerel, whipping his long rod to drop the
  sinker and the bait far out, will hook a fish and
  rip it from the surface to dangle wriggling
  through the air (page 783)
• 1. What two pairs of things are being compared
  in the passage?
• ( ____ to ____ and _____ to _____)
• 2. How does this type of comparison help
  establish a mood?