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ERIC Number: EJ479169
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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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Identifiers: Literature Instruction; Odyssey; Response to Literature