The Odyssey, Part II
Group-taught Lesson
Working with group members, you will be responsible for teaching a selection from Part II of the Odyssey. You
will be responsible for creating a lesson plan, an interactive and engaging lesson with a visual product to
support your teaching, and a classwork assignment or activity. The lesson plan format will be provided and
must be completed and turned in by the deadline assigned to your group’s lesson.
All group-taught lessons must include the following:
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Lesson plan: the completed lesson plan form must be turned in to Mrs. Crenshaw by the deadline given
to your group.
Vocabulary: terms from your assigned section that students must know will be included in your lesson.
Content: information must be delivered in a detailed but concise manner, allowing time for class
discussion and student questions (Summaries and/or videos may be helpful)
Class work/Activity: an activity or assignment that students will complete after your lesson (this
assignment or activity should have students demonstrate their understanding of the selection or
extend their thinking and reasoning)
All group members will have individual roles. These individual roles will influence group members’ individual
grades for this project:
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Lesson Plan Writer(s): with input from group members, your job is to write and complete the lesson
plan form
Vocabulary List Creator(s): with input from group members, your job is to list and define all vocabulary
terms from your group’s selection.
Visual Producer(s): with input from group members, your job is to create the visual product that will be
used to support your group’s teaching (PowerPoint, Prezi, Movie Maker, etc.)
Class work/activity Creator(s): with input from group members, your job is to create the assignment or
activity which students will complete after your lesson.
*Odyssey, Part II selections:
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Argus, pp.1028-1029
The Suitors, pp. 1029-1031
Penelope, pp. 1031-1033
The Challenge, pp. 1035-1037
Odysseus’ Revenge, pp. 1039-1042
Penelope’s Test, pp. 1042-1046
*For this group project, all students will take a pre- and posttest (provided by the teacher) covering the abovementioned selections.
See the other side for the scoring rubric for this project 