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= News Flash: Some of you are behind in your work. The rest of us are waiting to hear your insights. We are on this journey together, and we need you with us. Don't get left alone between the whirlpool and the sea monster. Don't listen to the Sirens, you'll just crash on the rocks and you have work to do. =

= **Heroes, Myths, and Epics** =


 * We have heroes, myths, and epics because we are human. As we go through The Odyssey, we will use this wiki to share our ideas. You will also want to come here very often to check assignments, homework, and more.

We're going to explore the beauty, excitement, and gore of heros, myths, and epic, with a special concentration of the famous journey of Odysseus. Along the way, we are going to sharpen our skills in asking excellent questions high on Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning, share our ideas in journals, and learn to write ever-more sophisticated paragraphs. Finally, we will create our own responses to the //Odyssey,// using video or sound or writing or whatever helps you best share what the //Odyssey// has meant to you.**

= Big Questions =


 * Some of the essential, enduring questions of the whole unit are

What qualities does a hero have? What kinds of obstacles and accomplishments are necessary for the creation of a hero? Is Odysseus a real hero or not? What does it matter to me (or you) if I have a better understanding of heroes?**


 * If you need to reach me, email me at cwebb@dsny.org**

= Links =

[|Short Version With List of Characters] [|Map of the Odyssey]