The Odyssey Lesson 5

Today we will begin reading the Invocation of The Odyssey. Materials The Odyssey Book One Handout-- Student Material pg. 8 Today we will begin reading the Invocation of The Odyssey. An invocation is an opening prayer; you might have witnessed an invocation at a graduation ceremony or religious service.

Epic Poem (Follow along on the top of the page) Long, book length poem that tells a story about a hero. Contained Homeric similes-- also known as Epic Similes, are elaborate comparisons between two different objects using like or as. Simile today= “She is tough as nails.” Homeric simile= “It’s crackling roots blazed and hissed – as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens – that’s the iron’s strength – so the eye of Cyclops sizzled to someone that describes that person's attributes or qualities. Often, this word or phrase, used to desround that stake.” Contained epithets-- application of a word or phrase cribe the person, becomes synonymous with the person and can be used as part of his/her name or in place of his/her name. Catherine the Great Star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet) The King of Pop (Michael Jackson)

Epic Elements More about the elements of a poem or story that make it an epic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgyU9UGnsv4

Annotating the Invocation-- Step 1 We will read the Invocation as a class. Read along with me as I read aloud. We will go back and look at the steps for annotation after our first reading. Now that we have read it as a class, look at step one of the activity. Using context clues, hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word, let’s try to define the words in bold font. What is a synonym? Can you think of a synonym for those words?

Annotating the Invocation-- Step 2 Step 2 is asking us define the shaded mythological terms. Do you recognize any of these terms? Now that we have identified the ones we know, let’s go over the terms we are unfamiliar with.

Why do you think Homer started his epic by speaking to a muse? Inspirational goddess of literature, science, and the arts Why do you think Homer started his epic by speaking to a muse?

Troy Site of the Trojan war The city the Greeks defeated

Sun god Helios Drove the chariot of the sun

Zeus God of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods

Calypso Goddess nymph Detained Odysseus for 7 years

Poseidon God of the sea Enemy of Odysseus

Annotating the Invocation-- Step 3 Complete the third step for the annotation. Use the questions in the right margin to guide you as you record your insights and impressions about the text.

Objective Summary- Activity 2 Before you write your objective summary, answer the questions that go with activity 2. Using the answers to questions, draft an objective (does not include your opinion) summary. The summary should be 4-5 sentence in length.