B BLOCK
FRESHMAN ENGLISH
Students will flag and comment on three passages for each night’s reading for the first half of the Odyssey. They will need a minimum of 36
sticky notes (with questions, comments, for connections) for Books 1-12.
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The Odyssey
January
WEEK ONE
Tuesday, 1/3
 Class: Students present Ithaca posters
 HW: Read Book 4 of the Odyssey (pages 44-69)
Wednesday, 1/4
 Class: “When Every Trip is a Quest”
 Review Books 1-4 (Ithaca, Pylos, Sparta)
Thursday, 1/5
 Class: Epic Similes
 HW: Read Book 5 of the Odyssey (pages 70-84)
Friday, 1/6
 Class: The Metaphor Game
 HW: Read Book 6 of the Odyssey (pages 85-94)
WEEK FOUR
Tuesday, 1/24
 Class: Students assigned books & groups
 HW: Read and prepare for in-class work
Wednesday, 1/25
 Class: Groups discuss and create drafts for written work
[Summary, Script, Analysis, & Seed Questions: 1-2 pages each]
Thursday, 1/26
 Class: Odyssey film, “The Great Wanderings” excerpt
Friday, 1/27
 Due: Written Work for Presentations
Individual grades given for written work; sign and leave with Ms. Miller.
Students bring their own copies for presentations
WEEK FIVE
Tuesday, 1/31
WEEK TWO
Tuesday, 1/10
 Class: Game continued
 HW: Read Book 7 of the Odyssey (pages 95-105)
Wednesday, 1/11
 Class: Review Books 5-8 (Act, Ask, & Answer)
 HW: Read Book 8 of the Odyssey (pages 106-124)
Thursday, 1/12
 Class: Dialogue Poetry & Icarus
 HW: Read Book 9 of the Odyssey (pages 125-140)
Friday, 1/13
 Class: “Self-Portrait” & “Circe’s Power”
 HW: Read Book 10 of the Odyssey (pages 141-157)
WEEK THREE
Tuesday, 1/17
 HW: Book 11 of the Odyssey (pages 158-177)
Wednesday, 1/18
 HW: Book 12 of the Odyssey (pages 178-191)
Thursday, 1/19
 Due: Post-It Note Assignment
 HW: Review Books 1-12
Friday, 1/20
 Odyssey Test, Books 1-12
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Presentations Begin: Groups 1, 2, & 3
Wednesday, 2/1 Half-Day Schedule
 Presentations: Groups 4, 5, & 6
Thursday, 2/2
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Finish Presentations & Review Books 13-24
Friday, 2/3
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Class: Odyssey Presentation Test (Books 13-24)
2 weeks until break