Ancient Greece Free Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities for The Odyssey by Homer

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Teaching the Odyssey with the New York Times (5 lesson ideas)

Unit: The Odyssey, Homer, grade 9

Epic Poetry, Teaching the Odyssey (104 pages) lesson ideas, discussion questions, activities

The Odyssey Unit, with lesson plans and classroom activities

The Odyssey, Greek Mythology, and Epic Heroism (5 weeks of lessons and activities)

Teachers Guide to the Odyssey - Includes list of characters, discussion questions

Teaching the Odyssey, guiding questions to ask students to generate discussions, comparing the Odyssey to modern life

Comparing the Odyssey to Wreck-It Ralph (Epic Heroes)

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The Odyssey Game - Choose Your Character

How would Homer have told the story of Odyssey as a game? - lesson plan and activities

Mapping the Journey, interactives, classroom activities

Map of Odysseus' Journey, interactive

MapMaker Interactive - Travels of Odyssey, National Geographic

The Odyssey Map Activities

Activities Guide for the Odyssey, free from Core Knowledge

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