SadieStowell

10thGrade
English

MichiganCurriculumFrameworkContentStandardsandBenchmarks:
CE1.2.2Write,speak,andvisuallyrepresenttodevelopselfawarenessandinsight(e.g.,diary,
journalwriting,portfolioselfassessment).

CE1.3.6Usespeaking,writing,andvisualpresentationstoappealtoaudiencesofdifferent
social,economic,andculturalbackgroundsandexperiences(e.g.,includeexplanationsand
definitionsaccordingtotheaudiencesbackground,age,orknowledgeofthetopicadjust
formalityofstyleconsiderinterestsofpotentialreaders).

CE2.2.1Recognizeliteraryandpersuasivestrategiesaswaysbywhichauthorsconveyideasand
readersmakemeaning(e.g.,imagery,irony,satire,parody,propaganda,
overstatement/understatement,omission,andmultiplepointsofview).

CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.910.1

Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitly
aswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.910.3

Analyzehowcomplexcharacters(e.g.,thosewithmultipleorconflictingmotivations)
developoverthecourseofatext,interactwithothercharacters,andadvancetheplotor
developthetheme.

CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.910.1.C

Propelconversationsbyposingandrespondingtoquestionsthatrelatethecurrentdiscussion
tobroaderthemesorlargerideasactivelyincorporateothersintothediscussionandclarify,
verify,orchallengeideasandconclusions.

UnitOutcome
Studentswillread
TheOdyssey.
Studentswillexplorecommonideasandsymbolismacross

texts,suchashowpeoplegivevaluetotheirlivesthroughachievementandfailureandthecosts
ofgivingintoimpulse,impiety,temptation,andrecklessness.Studentsalsoexploretheinfluence
that
TheOdyssey
hasonmodernlife,andwillbeabletorelatethemeswithin
TheOdyssey
to

theirownlives.Studentswillbeabletodescribetheelementsofanepicpoem,epicheroesand
greekmyths.Theywillalsobeabletoexamine,writeandultimatelyselfassessthevalueofa
workofliteraturebyreaderresponseandcitingtextualevidenceinafinalpaper.

LessonOutcome
TLWcreategenerateideasandpersonalthoughtsabout
TheOdyssey
basedonwhattheyhad
read.

TLWbeabletoconnectwiththeepicpoemthroughareallifeexperience.
TLWbeabletoconnectwiththeepicpoemthroughavisualandkinestheticactivity.

Rationale/PurposeforLesson:
Studentswillbeaskedtodrawavisualrepresentationofwhattheyarereadingin
TheOdyssey
.
Thiswillhelpthemtoseewhattheyarereading.Theywillbeaskedtothinkaboutwhatthey
havejustread,andanalyzeitbydrawingconclusionsfromtheirpreviousreadingsof
The
Odyssey
.

Assessment:
Theteacherwilllookatthestudentsdrawingsandobservetheirconnectionstotheepicpoem.
Shewillleadadiscussionthroughoutthereadingof
TheOdyssey
,whilequestioningthestudents
aboutmakingpredictionsandinferencesbasedonwhattheyhaveread,andwhattheyalready
know.Shewillmakesurethateveryonecontributes,andgivesthoughtfulresponses.

Resources/MaterialsRequired:
TheOdyssey
Blankpaper
Crayons
ColoredPencils

Introduction:
ThestudentswillbeginwithIndependentReadingfor10minutesasusual,andlogtheirreading
time.Theythenwillbegivencrayonsandblankpapertobegintheirdrawing.

Procedures:
1. MakesureeveryonehastheirIndependentReadingbook.
2. Studentswillreadtheirindependentreadingbooksfor10minutes,andlogtheirpages.
3. Havestudentspickup
TheOdyssey
4. Studentswillhavetheircoloredpencilsandcrayonsontheirdeskreadytodrawwhat
theyhear.
5. Iwillrecapwiththemwhatwehavealreadyreadandbeginreading
TheSirens
.
6. Wewillthenconnectourownentriesandfeelingswith
TheOdyssey
.

7. Studentswillcreatetheirownpicturesofwhatthesegreekmonsterslooklike.
8. Wewilldiscusswhathappenedin
TheSirens
.

9. Studentswillwriteajournalentryrelatingtheirownexperiencesto
TheOdyssey
.
10. Iwillremindthemoftheirhomeworkduetomorrow.

Homework(whenappropriate):
Vocabhomeworkduetomorrow!

Closure:
TheywillcompareOdysseusstrugglesanddecisionmakingwiththeirown.Havethemthink
aboutatimewheretheywereputinarockandahardplace.Sharetheirjournalsoutloudwith
eachother.

EvaluationandReflection:
Lookbackatourdiscussion.Weretheyabletoseeaconnectionbetweenamomentintheirlives,
andOdysseus?Didtheyhavethoughtfulconversation?Weretheirdrawingsreflectiveofwhat
wewerereading?Didtheirjournalsreflectdeeperthinkingandconnection?Weremystudents
focusedandontrack?InwhatwayscanImakethislessonbetter?