Finding Ithaca: "The Odyssey" Personalized.

Glasser, Jane Ellen

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ERIC Number: EJ479169

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Publication Date: 1994

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Finding Ithaca: "The Odyssey" Personalized.

Glasser, Jane Ellen

English Journal, v83 n2 p66-69 Feb 1994

Describes how one English teacher developed an approach to Homer's "Odyssey" that focused on the mythical hero lurking within each individual and the power of myth to shape everyday human experience. Provides excerpts from student writing about the personal odysseys in their own lives. (HB)

Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Geographic Location, High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Mythology, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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