Day 3

Iliad Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

For this section, students should read Books X-IV of The Iliad.

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Book X

In Book X, the Greeks and Trojans prepare nighttime scouting missions in the hopes of gaining an advantage. The Greeks select Diomedes and Odysseus for the mission, whereas the Trojans send a young man named Dolan. The Greeks intercept and capture Dolon en route, and get him to reveal the...

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