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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
(c. 850 B.C.) Ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
An ancient greek epic poet, believed to have written The Illiad and The Odyssey.
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Greek Mythology Link: Artemis

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed, comprehensive site from author and university lecturer Carlos Parada. Tells the story of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Hyperlinks explain the many characters from Greek mythology who play roles in her life and adventures. Also...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Lit and Comp: Mythology and the Odyssey Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on Greek Mythology and The Odyssey by Homer. It provides links to a list of "The Olympian Greek Gods and Goddesses," Greek Mythology.com, LibriVox: The Odyssey audio recording, The Odyssey online...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: The Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on The Odyssey by Homer; it provides a short summary of the beginning of the story. Students read with Book 9, 10, 11, and 12; links to the readings and a study guide with questions is provided. To get to the readings...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: The Odyssey, Continued

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is a continuation of The Odyssey by Homer; a summary ies provided to the parts that students are not reading. Then students click to the next page (12) and read Books: 17, 21, 22, and 23 (links are provided) and continue with...
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Lamb retells the tale of Ulysses. This is not a translation of Homer's Ulysses, but a modern (19th century) retelling of the story.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: "Over There and Back"

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the diary of Private Homer Simpson that he kept during World War I. Entries are dated from April 1918 when he received a notice to report through June 1919 when he was discharged.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Ulysses

For Students 9th - 10th
"Ulysses", a novel by the Irish writer James Joyce, is a key text of literary modernism. It follows the structure of Homer's Odyssey. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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Web Gallery of Art: Fog Warning

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Fog Warning", created by Winslow Homer in 1885 (Oil on canvas, 76 x 122 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Summer Night

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Summer Night", created by Winslow Homer in 1890 (Oil on canvas, 77 x 102 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Northeaster

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Northeaster", created by Winslow Homer in 1895 (Oil on canvas, 87 x 128 cm).
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Greek and Roman Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive unit on Greek and Roman mythology including essential questions, key terms, background information, reading assignments from both Greek and Roman mythology, influences of them today, assignments such as creating a...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of John Keats

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains 22 poems written by John Keats and some biographical information about him. The titles of the poems link to their full text.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Sirens, Special Singing Sea Nymphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Sirens, sea nymphs with the power to seduce sailors with their singing. See the pictures and read about Odysseus experience with them.
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Greek Mythology: Greek Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
This website focuses on Greek Mythology including the Greek gods and goddess, myths, heroes, pictures and drawings of the gods and goddesses, mortals, monsters, creatures, places, and Ancient Greek Literature books like The Iliad and The...
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Curated OER

Homer Pyroclastics

For Students 9th - 10th
New analysis of data returned by the Mariner 10 mission. Includes several photo images. Examines the possibility of volcanism in the history of Mercury and comparisons to Hawaiian and Lunar volcanic events.
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Foundation of Hellenic World: From Ancient Olympia to Athens of 1896

For Students 9th - 10th
History timeline with informational text begins with Ancient Olympia and takes viewers on a journey through the Minoans and Myceneans, Homer and the Polis to Athens of 1896.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Pairing the Odyssey With Contemporary Works

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for two lessons that relate Homer's "The Odyssey" to more contemporary works like "Running Out of Summer" by Peter E. Morgan and the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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Able Media

The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
Impressive Classics Technology Center site lists the achievements of the ancient Greeks in medicine from the time of Homer up to Hippocrates and the plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Gives evidence from ancient texts.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Odysseus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed encyclopedia article for Odysseus, known for his guile and resourcefulness, the hero of Homer's Odyssey, and a major character in the Iliad. He is most famous for the ten years it took him to return home from the Trojan War.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Poet Who Painted With His Words

For Students 9th - 10th
Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there's an early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Genevieve Emy...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: History of Baseball, 1860 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums pertaining to the history of baseball. See Babe Ruth's reinvention of the game with his homers, and get to know the heroes who left the diamond to...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Landscape Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
A Smithsonian website plus lesson plans on the art of landscape painting. Includes details on landscape painting techniques to create the illusion of depth and space as well as information on four landscape artists.

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