A 15-page packet details three activities designed to engage scholars in Homer's The Odyssey. As they read, pupils use a graphic organizer to record examples of several literary terms found in The Odyssey and contemporary...

The Odyssey is the core text in this unit study of the hero's journey motif. Along the way, kids research Greek and Roman history, mythology, art, and epic poetry. The 104-page packet is perfect for homeschool or classroom situations and...

The Odyssey, Star Wars, The Hunger Games. Odysseus, Luke Skywalker, Katniss Everdeen. Add The Hobbit and Bilbo Baggins to these lists, and you have a unit examining classic and contemporary myths, legends, and folktales with hero and...

Students probe the impact of Greek and Latin on the English language in this ten lesson unit. Root words are analyzed for their origins and displayed on a word wall. Inventions are created using the words and placed in a class museum.

This lesson is an introduction to a unit on Greek Mythology and The Odyssey by Homer. It provides links to a list of "The Olympian Greek Gods and Goddesses," Greek Mythology.com, LibriVox: The Odyssey audio recording, The Odyssey online...

This lesson focuses on The Odyssey by Homer; it provides a short summary of the beginning of the story. Students read with Book 9, 10, 11, and 12; links to the readings and a study guide with questions is provided. To get to the readings...

This lesson is a continuation of The Odyssey by Homer; a summary ies provided to the parts that students are not reading. Then students click to the next page (12) and read Books: 17, 21, 22, and 23 (links are provided) and continue with...

This lesson focuses on the story of the beginning of Greek Mythology. It tells the story of Uranus (Father Heaven) and his wife Gaea (Mother Earth) and their childen the Titans and the monsters. It follow the story through Zeus and the...

This lesson summarizes two myths: Baucis and Philemon, an old couple who took in and cared for Zeus and Hermes who were pretending to be humans and were rewarded for their good deeds; and the story of why we have seasons due to Hades...

Matt Kaplan explains why there might be more reality behind Homer's "Odyssey" than many realize. [4:31]

Examples of honors student questions about themes and characters in "The Odyssey." The way you might respond to them can be used in creating your lesson plan.

This lesson focuses on the influence of mythology on the present day including the days of the week named for the Norse gods and the months of the year on the Roman gods.

A learning module that includes links to videos, websites on mythology and mythological creatures, maps, assessments, flashcards, and activities to use while reading Homer's The Odyssey.

This is a comprehensive unit on Greek and Roman mythology including essential questions, key terms, background information, reading assignments from both Greek and Roman mythology, influences of them today, assignments such as creating a...

This site is about ancient Africa. The site breaks down information into sections about people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archeology.