Reading Assignment for September 3rd

Reading Assignments for September 3^rd

The Odyssey

Read Book 1 in 3 stages

·      Stage 1 – scan for names and setting (places/times), highlight names in pink and settings in green

·      Stage 2 – Block off dialogue, write name of character speaking at the top

·      Stage 3 – Read all of Book 1 slowly and carefully!  Highlight the flow of thought in yellow.  Stop after each section (see below) and write a brief 2-5-sentence narration of that section (explain what is going on).  If you have trouble writing your narration, go back and read the section again.

Narration sections for Book 1

lines 1-44 (intro)

lines 45-64 (Athena's appeal to Zeus)

lines 65-79 (Zeus' reply)

lines 80-95 (Athena's response)

lines 96-157 (the scene in Ithica)

lines 158-177 (lament of Telemachus)

lines 178-212 (Athena's report)

lines 213-327 (exchange between Telemachus and Athena)

lines 328-364 (exchange between Telemachus and Penelope)

lines 365-419 (exchange between Telemachus and the suitors)

lines 420-end (conclusion of book 1)

The Metamorphoses

·      Read book one

·      Follow the highlighting instructions above.  Dialogue blocking is optional.

·      Write a narration of each of the story sections

De Aulaires Greek Myths

·      No highlighting required

·      Read and write a narration for each of the following sections

9-32 (Creation, Pantheon, Io)

42 (Python)

76-79 (flood)

82-84 (Phaethon)
94-95 (Daphne)