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 * Lesson Plan**

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 * I can connect the heroes in the Odyssey to the heroes in the Iliad
 * I can deconstruct and analyze "The Power of Myth"and the modern conceptions of the definition of a hero

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 * Review actions and personality of Achilles and Telemachos up to this point.
 * Review Heroic Cycle.
 * Discuss important points of “Power of Myth” and modern definition of a hero
 * Guided Discussion:
 * What actions demonstrate Achilles’ heroism?
 * What actions demonstrate Telemachos’ heroism?
 * What are the similarities and differences between Achilles and Telemachos in their
 * actions?
 * personality?
 * heroic qualities?

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 * Hand out assignment.

Take Home Quiz- Reading 1

1. What is “The Call” or “Initiation” for Telemachos? 2. Who are Telemachos's Allies? 3. Who are Achilles’ Allies? 4. How does your modern definition of a hero match up to Telemachos and Achilles? 5. How does the “Power of Myth” article help define what a hero is? 6. How does Achilles’ heroic cycle foreshadow what will happen to Telemachos? 7. How does Achilles’ heroic cycle compare so far to Telemachos’s heroic cycle? 8. How does Telemachos’s personality affect his decisions? 9. Explain how the “Power of Myth” article relates to The Odyssey 10. Explain how The Iliad compares to The Odyssey so far