Unit Five: The Odyssey
(Including Research and On-going Vocabulary)
**CCSS in green
Monday, January 5
Tuesday, January 6
Wednesday, January 7
Thursday, January 8
Bellringer: Journal writing (“Hero” prompt from The Odyssey ppt?)
Sentence structure discussion and powerpoint
Revise journal entry (or narrative essay) for varied sentence structure
L.9-10.1b. (Use various types of phrases and clauses to add variety and interest to
writing)
Narrative essay corrections
Bellringer: Assign Vocab 3.1 with Word Cards RI.9-10.4 (context clues) L.9-10.4
Odyssey Background powerpoint defining Epics and Epic Heros
Listen to and discuss a “hero” song RL.9-10.2 (determine a theme or central idea
of a text and analyze its development)
Read non-fiction article on Christopher Reeve as a hero and answer discussion
questions citing evidence RI.9-10.1 (Cite text evidence to support analysis of what
Informational text says explicitly as well as inferences)
Friday, January 9
Monday, January 12
Bellwork: Phrases and Clauses Review (to support sentence variety)
Present Word Cards for Vocab 3.1 (original sentences for HW) RI.9-10.4 (context
clues) L.9-10.4
Odyssey Background Worksheet
Tuesday, January 13
Wednesday, January 14
Watch The Odyssey first few minutes (Trojan War background)
RL.9-10.6 (Analyze point of view or cultural experience reflected in literature from
outside the U.S.)
Jan. 13 Field Trip to Vo-Tech
Vocab 3.1 Quiz (sentences due)
Thursday, January 15
Friday, January 16
The Odyssey background Webquest W.9-10.7 (Conduct research projects to
answer a question)
RL.9-10.6 (Analyze point of view or cultural experience reflected in literature from
outside the U.S.)
Mythology quiz and powerpoint
Read The Odyssey Books 1 and 5 as a class RL.9-10.1, 2, 3 (Cite text evidence to
support analysis of what text says, determine theme and analyze its development;
analyze complex characters)
Discuss Jigsaw assignment, assign small groups to present parts of The Odyssey
Read and summarize assigned book of The Odyssey
Monday, January 19
MLK Holiday—no school!
Tuesday, January 20
Wednesday, January 21
Discuss concept of Research, upcoming assignment
Work day for small groups:
Finish reading and summarizing assigned book of The Odyssey RL.9-10.2
(Provide objective summary of text)
Thursday, January 22
Friday, January 23
Groups plan how to act out and make props
Discuss MLA documentation; show Works Cited page example; introduce Source
Cards L.9-10.3a (Write and edit work so it conforms to guidelines in a style manual)
Groups act out The Odyssey SL.9-10.4 (Present information/ findings clearly,
concisely, logically)
Everyone else takes notes, writes summaries
Monday, January 26
Tuesday, January 27
Wednesday, January 28
Thursday, January 29
Practice source card for electronic source
Groups act out The Odyssey
Everyone else takes notes, writes summaries
Class reads last few books of The Odyssey and discuss
Discuss note-taking; practice note card
Discuss integrating sources
Friday, January 30
Monday, February 2
Tuesday, February 3
Wednesday, February 4
Thursday, February 5
Friday, February 6
Monday, February 9
Tuesday, February 10
Wednesday, February 11
Thursday, February 12
Review The Odyssey and prepare for Summative test
Discuss MLA citations—parenthetical and Works Cited page
Summative test on The Odyssey
Discuss Research Essay Assignment and Research Topic and Questions
Based on reading The Odyssey, make predictions about Greek Cultture topics to
be researched RL.9-10.6 (Analyze point of view or cultural experience reflected in
literature from outside the U.S.)
Library Day for Research W.9-10.7, 8 (Conduct research projects to answer a
question; gather relevant information from multiple authoritative sources)
Library Day for Research
Assign Vocab 3.2 with Word Cards
Source cards and notecards due
Discuss integrating sources and making outlines W.9-10.7, 9 (Conduct research
projects to answer a question; synthesize multiple sources; draw evidence from
literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research)
Friday, February 13
Monday, February 16
Tuesday, February 17
Wednesday, February 18
Thursday, February 19
Friday, February 20
Do source integration charts and outlines in class
Bellringer: Practicing revising for sentence variety
Present Word Cards Vocab 3.2
Outlines of essays due W.9-10.5 (Develop, strengthen writing through writing
process)
Write introductory paragraphs (if not more) in class
Vocab 3.2 sentences due; Quiz
Work on / finish Researched Essays in class W.9-10.2 (Write
informative/explanatory texts)
Researched Essays due at the beginning of class, printed out as hard copy,
including outline and Works Cited page
Watch The Odyssey, compare movie to book RL.9-10.7 (Analyze representation of
subject in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in
Monday, February 23
Tuesday, February 24
Wednesday, February 25
Thursday, February 26
Friday, February 27
Monday, March 2
each)
Vocab 3.3 Assigned with Word Cards
Watch The Odyssey, compare movie to book
Present Word Cards Vocab 3.3
Watch The Odyssey, compare movie to book
Vocab 3.3 sentences due; quiz
Read Welty’s “A Worn Path” and compare to hero’s journey like The Odyssey
RL.9-10.2,3 (Determine theme of literary text, analyze how complex characters
develop over the course of a text and develop the theme)