{"id":6077,"date":"2025-06-18T11:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=6077"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:38:09","slug":"high-school-english-resource-plans-epics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/high-school-level-5-6\/high-school-english\/high-school-english-resource-plans-epics\/","title":{"rendered":"High School English Resource Plans &#8211; Epics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990;\">High School English:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990;\"> Epics <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990;\">Lesson Plans by Book<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>These lists provide a recommended reading schedule for resources used in the English courses, to make it easier to assign them in other ways.<\/p>\n<h6>Mater Amabilis participates in affiliate programs with Amazon and Living Book Press.<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990\">classical epics<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>The Iliad,\u00a0<\/em>Homer &#8211; Level 5 Year 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Books I-II<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books III-IV<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books V-VI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books VII-VIII<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books IX-X<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XI-XII<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XIII-XIV<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XV-XVI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XVII-XVIII<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XIX-XX<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XXI-XXII<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XXIII-XXIV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional resource &#8211; <em>The Iliad of Homer<\/em>, Vandiver [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45hbaJ3\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lecture 1 (before book I)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 2 (before book I)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 3 (after book II)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 4 (after book VI)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 5 (after book IX)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 6 (after book XXII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 7 (after book XV)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 8 (after book XV)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 9 (after book XVII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 10 (after book XXI)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 11 (after book XXII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 12 (after book XXIV)<\/li>\n<li>Exam questions you may find useful if you assign this resource:\n<ul>\n<li>What do you know about Homer or define kleos (fame\/glory) and tim\u00ea (honor) as they were for the ancient Greeks.<\/li>\n<li>How are the Homeric gods different from the modern Christian understanding of God?<\/li>\n<li>Contrast Achilles and Hector, describing at least two ways they are different from each other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Odyssey<\/em>, Homer &#8211; Level 5 Year 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books I-II<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books III-IV<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books V-VI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books VII-VIII<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books IX-X<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XI-XII<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XIII-XIV<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XV-XVI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XVII-XVIII<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XIX-XX<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Books XXI-XXII<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books XXIII-XXIV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional resource &#8211; <em>The Odyssey of Homer<\/em>, Vandiver [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/44cnIAh\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lecture 1 (after book I)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 2 (after book IV)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 3 (after book VI)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 4 (after book IX)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 5 (after book XI)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 6 (after book XII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 7 (after book XV)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 8 (after book XVII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 9 (after book XIX)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 10 (after book XXII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 11 (after book XXIV)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 12 (after book XXIV)<\/li>\n<li>Exam questions you may find useful if you assign this resource:\n<ul>\n<li>What is xenia? Where did you see it practiced well or poorly in the Odyssey?<\/li>\n<li>What happens to all of Odysseus\u2019s companions? Do you think Odysseus is responsible for their fates?<\/li>\n<li>Give one example of Odysseus\u2019s skill in rhetoric, in choosing his words and story to his audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Aeneid<\/em>, Vergil (or Virgil) &#8211; Level 5 Year 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book I<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book II<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book III<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book IV<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Book V<\/li>\n<li>Book VI<\/li>\n<li>Book VII<\/li>\n<li>Book VIII<\/li>\n<li>Book IX<\/li>\n<li>Book X<\/li>\n<li>Book XI<\/li>\n<li>Book XII<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional resource &#8211; \u00a0<em>The Aeneid of Virgil<\/em>, Vandiver [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45SqEU0\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lecture 1 (before book I)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 2 (before book I)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 3 (before book I)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 4 (after book I)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 5 (after book III)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 6 (after book IV)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 7 (after book VI)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 8 (after book VIII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 9 (after book X)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 10 (after book XII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 11 (after book XII)<\/li>\n<li>Lecture 12 (after book XII)<\/li>\n<li>Exam questions you may find useful if you assign this resource:\n<ul>\n<li>What does The Aeneid tell about Rome?<\/li>\n<li>Aeneas is characterized as a \u201cman noted for pietas.\u201d What is pietas and how does this virtue show in Aeneas&#8217;s actions?<\/li>\n<li>Some scholars see Turnus as admirable, noble, and valiant; others see him as treacherous and ignoble. What do you think of him? Include evidence from the epic to support your belief.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990\">dante<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Inferno,\u00a0<\/em>Dante &#8211; Level 5 Year 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos I-II + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos III-IV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos V-VI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos VII-VIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos IX-X + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XI-XII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XIII-XIV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XV- XVI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XVII-XVIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canto XIX-XX + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXI-XXII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXIII-XXIV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXV-XXVI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXVII-XXVIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXIX-XXX + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXXI-XXXII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXXIII-XXXIV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Purgatorio<\/em>, Dante &#8211; Level 5 Year 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos I-II + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos III-IV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos V-VI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos VII-VIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos IX-X + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XI-XII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XIII-XIV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XV- XVI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XVII-XVIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canto XIX-XX + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXI-XXII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXIII-XXIV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXV-XXVI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXVII-XXVIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXIX-XXX + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXXI-XXXII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canto XXXIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Paradiso,\u00a0<\/em>Dante &#8211; Level 5 Year 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos I-II + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos III-IV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos V-VI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos VII-VIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos IX-X + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XI-XII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XIII-XIV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XV- XVI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XVII-XVIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canto XIX-XX + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXI-XXII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXIII-XXIV + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXV-XXVI + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXVII-XXVIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXIX-XXX + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cantos XXXI-XXXII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canto XXXIII + notes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 Mater Amabilis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High School English: Epics Lesson Plans by Book These lists provide a recommended reading schedule for resources used in the English courses, to make it easier to assign them in other ways. Mater Amabilis participates in affiliate programs with Amazon and Living Book Press. 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