Format
1. Odysseus introduces himself and prepares the audience for the war against Troy.
2. Students are chosen at random to play the roles of Penelope, Telemachus, Circe, and the crew onboard the Odyssey
3. The audience commands the crew to “Row sailors Row” and the journey begins.
4. First stop Troy and we build and hide in the Trojan Horse
5.After we win the war we try to make it back to Ithaca but are blown by the Greek God Poseidon to the caves of Polyphemus, the Cyclops.
6.We defeat the cyclops. On our way back to Ithaca we are hypnotized and changed in to pigs by the Beautiful Circe.
7 Odysseus escapes the temptation to stay with Circe forever and is warned of the evil singing sirens that still lie ahead.
8. Odysseus is tied to the mast and blindfolded to resist the sirens.
9. Our ship, the Odyssey, is destroyed by Poseidon but Odysseus is spared and rescued and brought back to Ithaca.
10. Disguised as a beggar Odysseus defeats the suitors trying to marry his wife, Penelope, and he is reunited with his family and his Kingdom.
11. Q & A after if time permits.
Objectives
- identify themes from the Iliad and Odyssey with modern day media
- apply interactive theater to inspire learning
- observe their peers creating characters and overcoming challenges.
- using the imagination to bring a classic tale to life.
- engage with others in re-telling the Myths.
- go to the library learn more about this great myth and other great Greek myths
Standards Alignment
National Standards
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