Odysseus's Many Obstacles and Trojan War Intro

1. Writing Prompt: What is an obstacle in your life that you had to overcome? How did you overcome it?

2. Go over Vocab: Pic Collage

Include the following on your vocab collage:

• Word
• Definition
• POS
• An image that represents the meaning of your word
• A sentence that correctly uses the word

3. Go over reading questions in groups/discuss

4. The Trojan War Intro: Greek Mythology Character Slides

HW: Read book 11/In book 11, Odysseus visits the underworld. Keep track of quotations that reveal what Odysseus learns from the dead about life and death. Then write a paragraph summarizing the lessons of the underworld. Please use at least three quotations in your paragraph with proper citations — due next class, in Quarter 1 Folder. Example: “My mother, dead and gone now… (11, 95).      (book #, line #).