Module 2 Lesson 10

​Word	​Definition	​Synonym/Example
​quest (n.)	​a search for something; pursuit of something	​search
​desperate (adj.)	​having a great need; almost hopeless	​
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​Vocabulary Journals

Essential Question

What is the significance and power of the hero's journey?

​Word	​Definition	​Synonym/Example
​odyssey (n.)	​an extended journey or quest	​a journey, a trek

​Vocabulary Journals

Welcome

​Groups: Discuss how what you have learned about the Hero's Journey, and "Ramayana: Divine Loophoole" change your opinions about the statements on Handout 2A

10B

Complete the Anticipation Guide on 10B

Focusing Question

How does The Odyssey exhibit the genre expectations of the monomyth?

Content Framing Question

Wonder: What do I notice and wonder about The Odyssey?

What do you know...

What do we know, so far, about the structure of the monomyth?

Discuss in your groups...

The Odyssey

The Odyssey, is an ancient myth originating in Greece, which was composed by Homer in verse (poetry) and first told by oral storytellers, only being written in Greek many years later. This version of the myth is a new retelling by Gillian Cross, who uses prose instead of poetry, and which is accompanied by Neil Packer’s illustrations.

The Odyssey

“The author Gillian Cross lets the reader know that we are about to read a ‘tale of human

endurance’ in which a man ‘[spends] ten years…[struggling] to sail home’ (9). Based on these

contextual clues, why might the myth be titled The Odyssey? What might odyssey mean?”

Notice and Wonder

Use your Notice and Wonder Charts as we read the first two chapters of "The Odyssey".

The Odyssey

What details on page 9 help establish context for the story?