1st block: In today's class, we started to discuss The Odyssey's role as being one of the most important epic poems ever written. We discussed the different components of epic poetry and talked about various epic conventions, which we still see in modern media today in movies and books such as Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Harry Potter series. We also discussed the epic hero and compiled a list as a class of the characteristics of a hero. We then put several examples to the test and determined whether or not they were heroes based on our criteria.
4th block: We continued our research paper presentations today and should finish them tomorrow.
Homework: Finish reading The Odyssey Part 2. Study the story and all of the Words of the Day to be ready for the quiz which we will take tomorrow. Students should also finish their phrase poetry from the "Phrase Toolbox" packet that they received in class.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our comparison and contrast of Le Morte d'Arthur and The Princess Bride.
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