August 20-24: 10th Grade World Lit

This Week: We will start our unit on Heroes and Archetypes by reading and analyzing excerpts from Books 1 and 6 of The Iliad. On Thursday, we will construct dual body biographies, comparing and contrasting the Greek hero Achilles to the Trojan hero Hector. We will close out our week with a discussion about these heroes.

Monday, August 20:

• LIDDS
• PowerPoint: Intro to The Iliad
• Start reading Book 1 of The Iliad

Tuesday, August 21:

• LIDDS
• Continue reading Book 1 of The Iliad

Wednesday, August 22:

• LIDDS
• Read Book 6 of The Iliad

Thursday, August 23:

• LIDDS
• Character Analysis and Dual Body Biographies

Friday, August 24:

• LIDDS
• Wrap up of The Iliad

Next Week:

We will continue our exploration of Heroes and Archetypes with a close reading of selections from The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Important Dates:

• Thursday, August 23: Open House
• Friday, August 31: Unit 2 Vocab Quiz
• Tuesday, September 18: Test on Archetypes Unit