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    Great Books Samples

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  • GREAT BOOKS 1 SAMPLE: UNIT 13 ~ Homer, Odyssey 1, 2, 4

    • Day 1
      • Print the Activity Sheet (Preferably, this sheet would be filled out by hand with a pencil).
      • Read the Odyssey 1, 2, & 4 (excerpts) by Homer, as you listen to the Reading Audio
      • Begin the "Reading Questions" on the Activity Sheet
      • Begin the "Literary Concept" task on the Activity Sheet
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      Odyssey 1, 2, & 4 by Homer File

    • Reading Audio, Part One ~


    • Reading Audio, Part Two ~


    • Day 2
      • Finish reading Odyssey 1, 2, & 4 (excerpts) by Homer
      • Finish work on the "Reading Questions" on the Activity Sheet
      • Continue work on the “Literary Concept” task in the Activity Sheet
    • Day 3
      • Watch the Video Lecture
      • Take the Lecture Quiz, repeat for mastery
      • Continue work on the “Literary Concept” in the Activity Sheet
    • resource icon
      Video Lecture 13 File
    • quiz icon
      Lecture Quiz 13
    • Day 4

      • Attend LIVE class or Co-op meeting. –or- Discuss the material with a parent or tutor
      • Take discussion notes on Activity Sheet

    • Day 5
      • Retake the Lecture Quiz, repeat for mastery
      • Finish and submit the Activity Sheet to be graded
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