1. Let's finish The Div.
A. What has happened so far?
B. What does your version of The Div look like?
C. A quick glance at other pictures: https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+the+Div+middle+eastern+monster&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigjsCWq_LnAhW3HzQIHbCmCpsQsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1920&bih=937
D. Now on with the story ...
Back to the Trojan War!
What do you think - is the BBC series on Troy worth your time?
2. What are the key elements in an epic!
A. Hero
B. Setting
C. Courage
D. Supernatural elements
E. Elevated style
F. Objective reporting by the teller
And
- Begins with an invocation to the muse
- Open in medias res - in the middle of things
- Catalog of warriors, ships, armies, etc.
- Long and formal speeches
- Simile and metaphor
3. Outline of Thr Trojan War in Chronological order
4. Name those Greeks and Trojans ...
Homework
Finish reading Homer's excerpts from The Iliad.
Complete the following
1. Highlight references to gods. Note if the god is favoring the Greeks or Trojans or both.
2. Underline all similes. (A simile is a comparison using like or as.
3. In a color for Greek and another color for Trojan, highlight the fighters/ heroes/soldiers/others mentioned.
Bring the highlighted sheets to class on Tuesday.
Part II
Conduct a bit of research. Answer the following:
1. What was Odysseus's strategy for winning the Trojan War?
2. Where did Achilles hide, and why was he hiding?
3. How and why was Iphigenia sacrificed? (Who was she?)
4. Why were Achilles and Agamemnon arguing?
5. What happened when Paris and Menelaus fought?
6. Describe the death of Hector.
7. What made Achilles almost invincible? How did he die?
8. What happened to Helen after the war?
9. What happened to Agamemnon after the war?
10 How long was Odysseus away from his home island of Ithaca?
The Internet is filled with wonderful answers! Don't forget our own EMCC online library!
Due Tuesday.
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