Homer’s Odyssey- Book V: Calypso (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Characters worksheet 1x Themes worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book V (Calypso) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what has happened in Books I-IV and then are given a worksheet on the characters and themes. This is a great lesson where students can learn a single section and then teach the rest of the class about their character and / or theme. Homer’s Odyssey- Book V: Calypso (characters & themes) Homer’s Odyssey- Book V: Calypso (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Characters worksheet 1x Themes worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book V (Calypso) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what has happened in Books I-IV and then are given a worksheet on the characters and themes. This is a great lesson where students can learn a single section and then teach the rest of the class about their character and / or theme. This resource would work really well with my other resources on Homer’s Odyssey. Why not take a look at a few.... Homer’s Odyssey- Book V Calypso (key events) Homer’s Odyssey- Book V Calypso (exam practice questions) Homer’s Odyssey Book V Calypso (Bundle)

Homer’s Odyssey – Book X: Circe (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book X (Circe) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students summarise the events using the worksheet provided and then question whether or not Odysseus’ successes in Book X are as a result of divine intervention.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XIII: Odysseus Lands in Ithaca (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events Card Sort 1x Plot Worksheet 1x False Tales Worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XIII (Odysseus Lands in Ithaca) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first recap the events that Odysseus has gone through by creating a mind-map and then summarise the events of Book XIII the card sort and worksheets provided. Finally, students examine recurring plot devices that will be used in Book XIII and future Books of the Odyssey by using the Plot Worksheet.

Homer’s Odyssey Revision: 41 Character Cards (description and key words) This resource contains: 41x character revision cards with a character description and keywords to describe their character. This is an excellent and fun game about (all) the characters in Homer’s Odysseus which can be used for revision purposes. Students split the cards in half and describe the character using the description of keywords. The other person in the pair must guess what character they are describing. This not only reflects on the characters of Homer’s Odyssey but also links to key themes and books studied.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XXII: The Battle in the Hall (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x Plot, Language and Themes Revision/Homework Questions This lesson encourages the students to examine the key characters & themes in Homer’s Odyssey Book XXII (the Battle in the Hall). First students reflect on the key events of the Book and then examine a set of the key themes/characters in groups before teaching each other. Finally, students reflect on which character is the most important in enabling Odysseus to regain his kingdom which is required to understand to achieve the top marks in essay style questions in the exam.

This resource contains: 1x Information about the course PowerPoint 1x PowerPoint lesson 1x Myth sheet This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. In this lesson students are first introduced to the topic that they will be studying ‘the Politics of the Late Republic’ and are shown how they will be examined. After this students learn about Roman society through the myth of Romulus and Remus. Students use the myth to learn about key Roman values and predict what was important to the Romans in the time period of the course. This will work well with my other resources on the ‘Politics of the Republic’ which can be found here: Who were the first Kings of Rome? Lesson 2 How was Rome’s Hierarchy Structured? - Lesson 3 How was the Roman state structured? - Lesson 4 What political factions were present in ancient Rome? - Lesson 5 Why was patronage so important in Roman life and politics? - Lesson 6 Background to the Late Republic exam practice - Lesson 7

This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Information Hand This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. At the start of this lesson students reflect on the key Roman values which were learnt in lesson one by focussing on the myth of Romulus and Remus. After, students use the information sheet to learn about the seven Kings of Rome and group their positive and negative actions. Finally, students think about the impact of the Roman’s rejecting their monarchy on the different groups in Roman society. This lesson works best with my other resources created on the Politics of the Late Republic, these can be found here: How was Rome’s Hierarchy Structured? - Lesson 3 How was the Roman state structured? - Lesson 4 What political factions were present in ancient Rome? - Lesson 5 Why was patronage so important in Roman life and politics? - Lesson 6 Background to the Late Republic exam practice - Lesson 7

How was Rome’s Hierarchy Structured? - Lesson 3 (Politics of the Late Republic - NEW A-Level) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Worksheet 1x Information Sheets 1x Homework Research Worksheet These lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. This lesson introduces students to how ancient Rome was structured socially and reflects the similarities and differences between society today. Students first think about how a school is structured and about the power each group has. Next students use the information sheets to complete their worksheet on Roman social hierarchy. Finally students question what problems this social hierarchy could cause in Ancient Rome. A homework worksheet is used in this lesson. It provides the content for Lesson 5.

How was the Roman State Organised? - Lesson 4 (Politics of the Late Republic - NEW OCR A-Level) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Worksheet 1x Information Cards This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. This lesson first reflects on the key terms and social groups which students learnt in the social hierarchy lesson. Next a diagram of the government of the United Kingdom is shown to explain how someone has to work their way up to become a Prime Minister, just like they did in Rome. Students then use the information cards to complete their worksheet on the Roman state. Finally a homework task is set to reinforce what the students have learnt in this lesson and provide an ancient Historian’s view which is needed for the essay questions in the exam. This lesson follows the lesson on the Roman social Hierarchy which can be found here: How was Rome’s Hierarchy Structured? - Lesson 3

Who were the Greek Gods? (Whole Lesson) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Lesson 1X Olympian Gods information cards The lesson introduces students to the Greek Gods first by using information cards. It then encourages the students to make inferences about Ancient Greek Society from the Gods that they worshiped. It is an effective way to getting students to link actions people took to religion. This is especially beneficial when studying Homer's Odyssey, Iliad or Greek Tragedies.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XII: Scylla and Charybdis (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XII (Scylla and Charybdis) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what key themes are shown in Book XII and then examine how they are developed by Odysseus’ actions. Students finally examine the leadership qualities of Odysseus and question whether or not he is to blame for the death of his crew.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book IX: The Cyclopes (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book IX (The Cyclopes) of Homer’s Odyssey first by questioning why Homer is going to spend the next four Books recalling Odysseus’ travels therefore prolonging his return home. Students then read Book IX and summarise the key events using the worksheet provided.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XIV: In Eumaeus’ Hut (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x False Tale Worksheet & more This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XIV (In Eumaeus’ Hut) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on the key events of Book XIV by summarising the events using tweets. Students then examine the continuing themes in the second half of the Odyssey and false tales by completing the relevant worksheets. Finally, students complete the characters & themes worksheet.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XIX: Eurycleia Recognises Odysseus (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x Continuing Plot Events Worksheet 1x False Tales Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XIX (Eurycleia Recognises Odysseus) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students focus on the key themes in Book XIX and how they are closely linked to the characters. Finally student complete the continuing events worksheet and false tales worksheet to evaluate the impact of these on the plot, themes and the characters.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XXIII: Odysseus and Penelope (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Character and Themes Worksheets This lesson encourages the students to examine the key characters & themes in Homer’s Odyssey Book XXIII (Odysseus and Penelope). First students reflect on the key events of the Book by competing against each other to win a prize. Students then examine the theme of reunion by focusing on the characters of Odysseus and Penelope. Finally students examine the character of Odysseus in Book XXIII and question whether or not he is more of a hero by the end of Book XXIII than he was when he landed in Ithaca in Book XIII.

Homer’s Odyssey- Book VI: Nausicaa (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Summary worksheet 1x Homework plot, theme & language questions This lesson introduces students to Book VI (Nausicaa) of Homer’s Odyssey first by recalling the key events of Book V (Calypso). Students are then given the worksheet to summarise Book VI (Nausicaa) and link the events to themes, characters and question the significance of events.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book VII: The Palace of Alcinous (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Homework plot, language and theme questions This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book VII (The Palace of Alcinous) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what has happened in Book VII and then focus on one character of theme to create a mini presentation to teach the rest of the class.. This resource would work well with my other resources created for Homer’s Odyssey. Why not take a look at a few… Homer’s Odyssey- Book VI: Nausicaa (Characters& Themes) Homer’s Odyssey- Book VI: Nausicaa (Key Events) Homer’s Odyssey- Book VII: The Palace of Alcinous (Key Events)

Homer’s Odyssey – Book VII: The Palace of Alcinous (Revision Quiz) This resource contains 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Answer Sheet This is a fun quiz to revise the events, themes and characters of Book VII (The Palace of Alcinous) of Homer’s Odyssey. This resource would work well with my other resources created for Homer’s Odyssey. Why not take a look at a few… Homer’s Odyssey- Book VII: The Palace of Alcinous (Key Events) Homer’s Odyssey- Book VII: The Palace of Alcinous (characters and themes)

Homer’s Odyssey – Book I: Athene visits Telemachus: key events This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Key events worksheet 1x Book I Homework event questions 1x Book I key event card sort This lesson introduces students to Book I of Homer’s Odyssey by looking at the first 11 lines of the poem and then the three key events in Book I. The lesson is differentiated to support lower ability students but also push those more able to link the events to Ancient Greek society and also the audience at the time.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book I: Athene visits Telemachus: characters & themes This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Characters Worksheet 1x Themes Worksheet This lesson focuses on the characters introduced in Book I, looking in depth at their characteristics and linking them to the three key themes shown in Book I. The lesson is differentiated to support lower ability students but also push those more able to link together characters and themes to the Homeric world.