Commentary Practice

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: None

After today I should be able to: Identify what is important in a text.

Reading: Read The Odyssey, pgs. 143-End

Agenda:

1. Read for ten minutes.
2. Vocabulary words of the day.
3. Practice writing commentary for a paragraph.
1. Topic #1
1. Athena’s transformation of Odysseus strips him of the very qualities that once defined his heroic identity, forcing him to find strength in something other than appearance.
2. Concrete Detail (Evidence):
1. “She withered the fair flesh on his supple limbs, and destroyed the flaxen hair from off his head, and about all his limbs she put the skin of an aged old man.” — Book 13
3. This evidence suggests...(what does the quote imply has been changed about Odysseus?)
4. Consequently, if... (How will this transformation change how comes home and deals with the suitors?)
5. Therefore, due to the fact that,... (What does Athena's transformation force Odysseus to do? What transformation has to occur in his thinking?)
2. Topic #2
1. Homer frames the crew’s destruction not as tragic misfortune but as self-inflicted consequence
2. Concrete Detail (Evidence):
1. Find a quote that demonstrates that the men are responsible for their own misfortune.
3. This evidence suggests...
4. Consequently, if...
5. Therefore, due to the fact that...

The Odyssey reading schedule:

• Week 1 (8/10-8/14) The Odyssey pgs. 3-30 
• Week 2 (8/17-8/21) The Odyssey pgs. 31-58 
• Week 3 (8/24-8/28) The Odyssey pgs. 59-86 
• Week 4 (8/31-9/4) The Odyssey pgs. 87-114 
• Week 5 (9/7-9/11) The Odyssey pgs. 115-142 
• Week 6 (9/14-9/18) The Odyssey pgs. 143-END

Homework:

1. Membean session
2. Read the Odyssey
3. No reading notes this week. Just complete a Notice and TQE chart.