Homer’s Odyssey – Book XIX: Eurycleia Recognises Odysseus (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events Worksheet 1x Storyboard Template 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XIX (Eurycleia Recognises Odysseus) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first recap the events which have occurred in previous Books leading to Odysseus coming to the palace and then summarise the key events using the worksheet provided. Students then create a storyboard of how Odysseus got the scar to reinforce this part of the poem and finally reflect on the impact the meetings with Penelope have on the character of Odysseus.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XVI: Odysseus Meets His Son (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x Continuing Plot Events Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XVI (Odysseus Meets His Son) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students focus on the characters of Telemachus and Odysseus in Book XVI and complete the worksheet to show how these characters link and develop the key themes in Book XVI. Finally students focus on the continuing themes in the second half of the Odyssey and final question whether or not Telemachus becomes Odysseus’ equal in Book XVI.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XI: The Book of the Dead (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XI (The Book of the Dead) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first recap the events of Book X and then summarise the events of Book XI using the worksheet provided. Finally students begin to question the impact of Book XI on the audience and why Homer included it in the Odyssey.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XI: The Book of the Dead (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters and Themes Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XI (The Book of the Dead) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on what key themes are shown in Book XI and then examine how they are developed by Odysseus’ actions. Students finally examine the character of Odysseus and question whether Book XI shows Odysseus as the ‘main’ Greek hero.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XVI: Odysseus Meets His Son (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events Worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XVI (Odysseus Meets His Son) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first recap the events that Telemachus has gone through and the places he has been, comparing Telemachus to Odysseus. Students then use the key events worksheet to summarise the key events in Book XVI before questioning the importance of the events in the Book.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XIII: Odysseus Lands in Ithaca (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XIII (Odysseus Lands in Ithaca) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students first reflect on the key events of Book XIII and then examine how the characters link and promote key themes. Students finally examine who is shown to want revenge more in Book XIII; Odysseus or Athene.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XIV: In Eumaeus’ Hut (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Chronology Worksheet 1x Eumaeus Profile Worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XIV (In Eumaeus’ Hut) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first recap the events of Book XIII by reflecting on what Athene has ordered Odysseus to do and question why. After, they summarise the Key Events using the worksheet provide and the create a Eumaeus profile showing the key events in more detail and the relationship between Odysseus and Eumaeus.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XXI: The Great Bow (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Chronology Worksheet 1x Key Events Worksheet 1x Plot, Language & Theme Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XXI (The Great Bow) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students are shown the importance of Book XXI as the beginning of the final battle between Odysseus and the Suitors and the required to put the key events in chronological order. Students then focus on three key events in the Book and finally question the importance of Athene in Book XXI.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XXII: The Battle in the Hall (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events Worksheet This lesson introduces students to Book XXII (The Battle in the Hall) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first reflect on what we already know about the events of Book XXII (fate, omens) from previous Books studied. Students then summarise the key events and look at what happens to each Suitor. Finally students examine the actions of Odysseus, Athene and Telemachus and question whether or not they are justified.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XXIII: Odysseus and Penelope (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events Worksheet 1x Plot, Language and Themes Revision/Homework Questions This lesson introduces students to Book XXIII (Odysseus and Penelope) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first reflect on what Odysseus has gone through to get be reunited with Penelope and then group the people into those who help and have hindered Odysseus. Students then summarise the key events of Book XXIII and then create a sales advertisement for Odysseus’ bed. Students finally reflect on the importance of Athene and question why she is still helping Odysseus even after he has regained his kingdom.

Homer’s Odyssey: Plot, Language, Themes and Characters Revision or Homework Questions: This resource contains 16x question sheets on Books I, V-XIV, XVI, XIX, XXI-XXIII of Homer’s Odyssey. There are at least over 20 questions for each book which enables students to reinforce the knowledge they learn in class. There are practice exam style questions which are the language questions and the questions on Themes and Characters enable students to develop the higher order of thinking about Homer’s Odyssey. This is required to achieve top marks for the essay style questions.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book XXI: The Great Bow (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x Continuing Events Worksheet This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book XXI (The Great Bow) of Homer’s Odyssey. Students first reflect on how the key themes have been developed in the other books studied in the second half of the Odyssey. Next students are required to find examples for each of the key themes from Book XXI, linking them to the different characters. Finally students reflect on the imagery used in Book XXI and the importance of Zeus’ after Odysseus strings the bow.

Students Self Reflection and Progress Bundle – cut down your marking This resource contains: 1x Pupil Progress Chart 1x Passport to Success (behaviour management) 1x Steps to Success (students use Blooms Taxonomy to create their own questions for other students) This bundle consists of three different sheets which all focus on the students reflecting on what they have learnt in class and how they can develop their understanding further. These also help the teacher to speed up their marking and setting of homework as if a student cannot answer what another student asks they must find the answer for homework. There is a small box for a teacher comment at the end of each topic or after a number of lessons. If you would like to see what he Pupil Progress Chart looks like you can download it for free by following the link: Students Self Reflection Sheet: Pupil Progress chart

How did conditions change for women in the 19th century? (Women’s Suffrage) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 3x Information Sheets This lesson focuses on the secondary order concept of ‘change over time’ and questions how did conditions change for women in the 19th century. Students use the information sheets to create a timeline of the key changes in four key areas and then assess how much change there was and whether the change was positive or negative.

What political factions were present in Ancient Rome? - Lesson 5 (Politics of the Late Republic) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Revision Quiz 1x Homework sheet (required to be completed for the lesson) This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. This lesson reflects on what students have learnt about Ancient Roman society and politics. Students are to discuss their findings from their homework research task and think about the impact on the senate and the people of Rome and other consequences. Finally students are handed a table with the different ‘factions’ in Rome and are required to put Romans they know about in each category. This lesson works well with lessons 3 and 4 on politics of the late republic which can be found here: How was Rome’s Hierarchy Structured? - Lesson 3 How was the Roman state structured? - Lesson 4

This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Key Terms Glossary 1x Key Terms Test 1x Essay Planning Sheet This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. In this lesson students recap all the information they have learnt about the background to the Politics of the Late Republic and write an answer to an essay question. First students recap the key terms they have learnt by completing a key terms test. After students plan an answer to a question about the political powers of the people outside of the senate. Students do this by splitting into groups and going through their notes and then team teach other groups. 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

This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint 1x Information Cards This lessons work well with the OCR Classical CIvilisation textbook - ‘Politics of the Late Republic’. In this lesson students are introduced to the idea of patronage and the significance it played in Roman politics and their daily life. Students first discuss what patronage is and then use the information cards to create a mind-map on the importance of patronage in Roman politics and daily life. Finally, students use their mind-map to answer the lesson question. This lesson works well 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

Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (key events) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Key Events worksheet 1x Demodocus and Oral Poetry worksheet This lesson introduces students to Book VIII (The Phaeacian Games) of Homer’s Odyssey first by recalling the promise Alcinous gave Odysseus in Book VII. Students are then required to summarise the key events question the impact of Book VIII on the plot and audience. Finally students develop the theme of oral poetry through focusing on the character of Demodocus.

Homer’s Odyssey – Book VIII: The Phaeacian Games (characters & themes) This resource contains: 1x PowerPoint Presentation 1x Characters & Themes Worksheet 1x Plot, Language and Theme Homework Revision Questions This lesson examines the characters and key themes in Book VIII (The Phaeacian Games) of Homer’s Odyssey. The students focus on the character of Odysseus and link the characteristics he shows in Book VIII to the key themes of the Odyssey. Finally students begin to question the importance of the Phaeacian episode to the Odyssey as a whole.