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Teaching Homer’s Odyssey

October 30, 2007 Dana Huff 1 Comment

For those of you looking for a few good resources for teaching Homer’s Odyssey, you might want to check out the following:

Victoria Allen’s Teacher’s Guide (pdf) — I worked with Vicki at Warner Robins High, and she’s top-notch. So is her Teacher’s Guide.
My UbD plan for The Odyssey (printer-friendly version)
Homer@Web English Teacher (which is an amazing resource for English teachers)
The Odyssey Teaching Resources
And last but not least, The Odyssey in ~~fifteen~~ fourteen seconds:

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Prison Performing Arts

October 15, 2007 Dana Huff

My local NPR station broadcast a rerun of This American Life last night that made me stop cold and listen. The episode, entitled “Act V,” centered around a drama program that serves prisons, exposing inmates to Shakespeare through performance. Click on the plus sign to listen to the program.

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Stories like this are why I wanted to teach literature.

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Message for Carol

October 5, 2007 Dana Huff 2 Comments

Carol, I wrote you back, but my e-mail bounced back to me. The five I’s of Romanticism are Imagination, Intuition, Inspiration, Individualism, and Idealism. Download this accompanying Power Point: Romanticism Introduction.

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