For this section, students should read Books VII-IX of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
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 VII
The poet turns to the famous story of Jason and the Argonauts, and their quest for the Golden Fleece. Jason first appears in King Aeetes’s kingdom to search for the fleece, and while he is there, the king’s daughter Medea falls in love with him. Medea decides to go against...
