Calisthenics
• 7 minutes: (just write the answer)
• You have encountered your friend from
Kingsbury Middle School (another Memphis
school). He says he has a terrible social
studies teacher and hasn’t learned anything
about the religious views of Ancient Greece
• Write a brief letter to your friend explaining
what your EXCELLENT teacher has taught you!
Homework: Complete worksheet and study for your quiz!
Test Prep
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What is an epic?
What epics have we studied so far this year?
What are those epics about?
What civilization do those epics belong to?
The Odyssey: Greek Myth
• Odysseus and his men were finally done with
a 10 year-long battle, “The Trojan War”, when
Odysseus set sail for home and his lovely wife
when….
• What is a fair consequence for Odysseus?
Should be he punished for his actions or not??
Do you think he will be?
Let’s meet the characters!
• If you have received a slip of paper when your
name is called, stand up and introduce
yourself to the class!
Learn about Greek beliefs and values
from Greek epics!
• 1. Were the Greeks polytheistic or
monotheistic?
• 2. Who was the King of the gods?
• 3. Where did the Greek gods live?
• Who probably wrote the epic poems and the
Odyssey?
• 4. What historical event was the Illiad about?
• What was the Odyssey about?
BrainPop!
• Who was Homer?
http://www.brainpop.com/english/famousauth
orsandbooks/homer/
Homer
• The Greek scholar Homer wrote two of the
most famous earliest epics:
– The Iliad
– The Odyssey
• Homer based the Iliad on the stories of the
Trojan war, a war between Greece and the city
of Troy.
Check Your Self!
• 1. Which of the following best describes the
Greeks?
– A. Monotheistic
– B. Polytheistic
• 2. What are myths?
– A. traditional stories about Gods and Heroes
– B. the religious texts of the Greeks
– C. Scary stories told to young Greek children