Why are we called the Trojans?
What are myths for?
How do stories like the Trojan War and the Odyssey shape the way we think?
What are the common features of adventure stories? what makes a hero?
What essential values are communicated through Greek myths?
Projects
Stories that explain the way things are: Pandora, Persephone, Arachne,
the way we think: Sisyphus, Tantalus, Orpheus, Midas, Narcissus, Pygmalion
heroes: Jason, Perseus, Theseus, Heracles
Write and illustrate a Nature Myth of your own.
Myth quiz: Extended Response practice
Read The Odyssey (minimum books 9, 10, 12, 18-24) and apply The Hero's Journey
Create an adaptation of The Odyssey.