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What makes a hero? Write down the names of people, real or fictional, whom you consider heroic. Then, list character traits you think each one should have. Are these traits universal, or do they reflect only our own culture? Thursday 12/6 **Journal collection tomorrow—3 journals (11/26, 11/27, 12/6)**

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What makes a hero? Write down the names of people, real or fictional, whom you consider

heroic. Then, list character traits you think each one should have. Are these traits universal, or do

they reflect only our own culture?

Thursday 12/6**Journal collection tomorrow—3 journals (11/26, 11/27,

12/6)**

Characteristics of the Epic

EPIC

Epic Hero

Epic Plot

ArchetypesEpic

Themes

Epic Setting

The Epic

• In literature, an epic is a long narrative poem

• It shows the adventures of an epic hero

Epic Hero

• Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence

• Is helped and harmed by interfering gods• Embodies ideals and values that a culture

considers admirable• Emerges victorious from perilous

situations

Epic Plot

• Involves a long journey, full or complications, such as:

• Strange creatures• Divine intervention• Large-scale events• Treacherous weather

Epic Setting

• Includes fantastic or exotic lands• Involves more than one nation

Archetypes

• Characters, situations, and images that are recognizable in many times and cultures:

• Sea monster• Buried treasure• Wicked temptress• Suitor’s contest• Epic hero• Loyal servant

Epic Themes

• Reflect such universal concerns as:• Courage• The fate of a nation• A homecoming• Beauty• Loyalty• Life and death

Homer: The Epic Poet

• Lived sometime between 900 and 700 B.C.• Blind • Homer’s epics are all that remains of a

series of poems that told the whole story of the Trojan War

Places in The Odyssey

Reading an Epic Poem

• Keep track of the events (use the chart I am giving you)

• Visualize the imagery• Notice how figurative language, including

epic similes, makes the story vivid and interesting

• Read difficult passages more than once. Use the side notes to help in comprehension

• Read the poem aloud, as it was originally conveyed

Characters you will encounter…

Calypso- keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years so

she could make him her immortal husband!

The Lotus Eaters- race of people living on an

island near North Africa dominated by lotus

plants. Cyclops- gigantic, one- eyed, traps Odysseus and his men in a cave

using a huge stone, then eats remaining men by removing their brains.

Characters continued…

Sirens- devious creatures portrayed as beautiful women, who lure nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck

Scylla & Charybdis- sea monsters; Scylla was a six-headed monster, and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily

Cattle of the Sun God- Had a pasture of cattle (in modern day Sicily) that were to be untouched by anyone

Period 3 Groups• Group 1: David, Josh, Andrew, Grayson,

Evan, • Group 2: Christian, Princess, Delmy,

Robby, Devin, • Group 3:Melba, Hilda, Taylor, Blake, Jason,

Jared• Group 4:Basit, John G., Tiesha, Derek,

Laura, • Group 5: Miranda, Keith, John M., Steven,

Makenna, • Group 6: Emily, Mackenzie, Sam, Sabrina,

Joseph

Period 4 Groups• Group 1:Nicole, Hunter D., James, Fahris,

Camden• Group 2: Joel, Daniel, Kirk, Cesar, Abby• Group 3: Chuka, Casey, Diamond, Troy,

Nick• Group 4:Karen, Carson, Tianna, Evan,

Domenic, Dante• Group 5: Ben, Luke, Justin, Wisam, Kelsie

Watson• Group 6:Charles, Sydnee, Sean, Noah,

Michael, Hunter W.

Group Assignments • Group 1: Calypso (pgs. 652-top of 658)• Group 2: The Lotus Eaters (pgs. 658)• Group 3: The Cyclops (pgs. 660- 670)• Group 4: The Enchantress Circe (pgs. 673-

677)• Group 5: The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis

(pgs. 678-683)• Group 6: The Cattle of the Sun God (pgs.

684-686)