Start off with something you can use in your classroom right now: Perseus’s Hero’s Journey Handout This is day 5 of The Odyssey lesson plans. For those who’ve been following the odyssey of The Odyssey Unit, you may be wondering what happened to days 3 and 4. We’ll just say things happen. Day 1 actually […]
Lesson Plans for The Odyssey: Day One
March 28, 2016 By
Teaching The Odyssey brings much joy to my heart. In addition to being a great story, it also signals the end of another school year. I’ve been teaching Homer’s epic for more than a decade. That’s anywhere from 3-6 periods per day. After doing a little math, I calculated that I’ve read/taught The Odyssey around […]
Collaborative Learning Activity for Busy Teachers
March 14, 2016 By
I had the day planned out. Give my write a multiple choice quiz test review assignment and sit in the front of the room and grade papers. Then I heard the new administrator was prowling the halls looking for teachers to scare. I also heard he was a big fan of collaborative learning. This is […]