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A life map tracks your journey through life and marks out important events along the way. Remember! An important event doesn’t have to be exciting or memorable for others, the map is all about showing what is important to you.
What makes an event important?
What is a life map?
Events that teach you something about life e.g. being selected for a team might have taught you the value of hard work and perseverance
Events that made you feel suddenly more mature/ older/ grown up e.g. looking after your little brother or sister for the first time
Events that gave you inspiration for your future e.g. the first time you were given Lego and built a 1000 piece skyscraper hinted at you future love of architecture.
Events that highlight how important it is to enjoy life e.g. you pet budgie only survives 2 months under your care
Both good and bad events can make you appreciate, adapt or change your life in some way
Important events in your life
A minimum of 7 events and a maximum of 9. Have a clear understanding of the reasons why you have selected the event)
A symbol or picture that represents each selected event. The picture should give an indication of how you felt about the event.
A label which identifies and roughly dates the event. You can be creative and poetic with these labels e.g. the road to happiness on my new skateboard
Some people use arrows, some people draw roads, some people draw a bunch of islands and draw little boats travelling between each; it is up to you how you see your map. Is your life map a road map, a diagram, a geographical map, a maze, a swirling circle or a game of snakes and ladders?
What should your map include?
45 minutes to complete
Be ready to share out tomorrow
Work at a level 1 (Should be a reflective time)
Your turn
SWBAT identify Greek ValuesSWBAT define and interpret the term,
“Odyssey”SWBAT explain who Homer is and the plot of
the OdysseySWBAT understand the components of an
EPIC
Objectives
Who was HOMER?
Homer was a blind minstrel (he told stories to entertain and to make his living); audiences had to listen carefully (this is “oral tradition” so there was a lot of repetition and improvisation used)
Other traveling poets (called rhapsodes) memorized and recited these epics in the banquet halls of kings and noble families
• History is vague on Homer’s identity; some say he is just a legend, others say that a whole series of rhapsodes composed various parts of the epics
•The epics were not originally written--the Greek alphabet didn’t appear until 725 BC
GREEK VALUESImportant to understand some of the main Greek values of the time because….
These values help explain characters’ motivations
Greek Values (explains characters’ motivations)
Reciprocity: • Mutual exchange between two
people • You give to me, I give to you• You help me, later I have to help
you
Greek Values (explains characters’ motivations)
Hospitality:• Treat all guests with respect• Be nice first, ask questions later• A stranger could be a god in
disguise!Be our guest,be our guest,
put our serviceto the test. . .
Greek Values (explains characters’ motivations)
Arete: • Greek idea of excellence, an ideal
of human perfection• Intelligence (be smart and
cunning) • Strength• Courage• Duty
Greek Values (explains characters’ motivations)
Religion:• Actions should please the gods• Fate controlled by the god• Humans need the gods (man,
without the gods, is nothing) [Odysseus’ revelation]
• Humans should honor gods through sacrifices, asking gods for help, and giving credit to gods
“Myth” is a story that uses fantasy to express ideas about life not easily done in realistic terms (it also stresses the relationship of human beings to a higher, spiritual realm)
MYTH AND EPIC
Characteristics of the Epic:
1. Long, narrative poem
2. Reflects values of a nation or race
3. Addresses universal concerns
4. Focuses on the adventures of a historical or legendary hero
5. The supernatural plays an important role
6. Story is set in many locations
7. Hero against the odds – strong and courageous
8. Story is simple and written in formal language
EpithetA brief descriptive phrase
•Characterizes a person, place or thing
•Gives story-teller a “breather”
•Helps with rhyming or meter
Examples: rosy-fingered dawn
gray-eyed Athena
The blue-maned god who makes the islands tremble
Son of Laertes and gods of old, master mariner and soldier
Homeric SimileCompares epic events to
everyday events“…in one stride he clutched at my companions
and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the
floor.”
In Medias Resin the middle
In Medias Res: literary technique in which the plot sequence is out of order; Latin for “in the middle,” the story begins in the middle of the action, flashes back to the beginning to catch up, then skips to the endExample: Forrest Gump
Meaning: a long journey with many adventures or a spiritual or intellectual quest
The word “odyssey” derives from the name Odysseus, the main character from the Odyssey (he is also referred to as Ulysses in classic literature)
THE ODYSSEY
1. The Greek GODS2. Humans3. Supernatural monsters and
creatures
The Odyssey Involves 3 Sets of Characters:
Post War Trauma
• Long, exhausting, brutal war
(10 years)
• Odysseus heads for home with
nothing but ships and crew
A story of what happens in Ithaca to Odysseus’ wife (Penelope) and son (Telemachus) as they await his return
PART ONE
A story of Odysseus’ wanderings after the Trojan War (the war lasted 10 years and his wanderings lasted another 10 years!)
PART TWO
A story of how Odysseus returns home to Ithaca and joins forces with his son to destroy his enemies
PART THREE
•In Ithaca, Odysseus is suspected to be dead
•Suitors have invaded the palace
•Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, is in an awkward position and must trick the men into leaving her alone
•Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, resents the imposing situation
And so the epic begins…
Book 1: Close ReadWho is the speaker?Identify words you don’t know.What characters are introduced, and who are
they?What examples of figurative language are
seen?What are you confused about?What do you understand?