Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Odyssey: Book 16 review game for English 10H class?

Does anyone know of a really quick and easy game or activity that my English 10 Honors class can play just to review Book 16 of The Odyssey?



Approximate duration: 5-10 minutes

It can be an individual activity or group-competition.

Max # of groups in class: 2 (~8 students in each group)

It has to be an activity where the facilitator/leader of the game has to come up with questions pertaining to The Odyssey's Book 16 in order for the rest of the class to review the Book.



In the past (our class does one for each Book that we read), we've done Jeopardy-style games, board-game-move-your-piece-to-get-to-the鈥?games, pictionary/charades, top-heavy, and lots more that are really the same basic game but just with different questions and slightly modified rules and prizes/point system.



This is, like, the 16th time that we have to come up with an activity and it's getting a bit boring and repetitive, so I really need your help. I've even tried looking online for any activities/lesson plans that can be used for any book, but they all take up a lot of time--we need something exciting, something that we can do with the least possible materials/props, something that takes 10 minutes of time in class at the most (because we still have to do extensive discussion about the book right after), something that will keep us students on our toes and, most importantly, it should help us remember key parts/characters/themes in the book!



Please help! Try to remember any activities you've ever done in English class! Thank you! =)The Odyssey: Book 16 review game for English 10H class?
Since this book deals primarily with Odysseus' return to Ithaca and his master plan to reclaim his palace, regain his kingship, and again take up his old life after conducting a "war" against the suitors, then, you might want to consider playing "Bingo."The Odyssey: Book 16 review game for English 10H class?
Try something in the style of Smarter than a Fifth grader- you're using your Jeopardy questions, but in a different format.

There's always good old hang-man- the word or phrase is part of a fill-in-the-blank sentence

Have the kids work in groups to make up a board or card game.

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