Here's a handy worksheet applicable to any study of epic heroes, including those in epic poetry. Readers record examples from their text that identify the quest, the tests, helpers and companions, as well as the low point, the...

As your class begins to read The Odyssey, present them with a two-page learning exercise focusing on vocabulary. Although the reading selection is not specified, twenty words are introduced on these pages. Example vocabulary words...

Introduce class members to Gandhi's non-violent, non-cooperative ideas with Richard Attenborough's 1982 bio-epic. The film traces the experiences that gave shape to Gandhi's ideas and the actions that eventually lead to the end of...