Paul and Jay talk about the significance of the test of the bow in this chapter of Homer's Odyssey. There are obvious ones, but there are subtle connections to both past evil and future goodness too. Listen along and consider how you may roll out this chapter with your students someday soon! Jay opens with a perfect little poem about archery.

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Paul and Jay close in on the end of Homer's Epic, The Odyssey with their review of book 20 -- the obvious and essential, the subtle but crucial and what amazes or confounds them still about the chapter. Listen closely for ideas about how to engage your students in this amazing text. As always, Jay opens with a beautiful poem, "Omens" by Denusha Lameris. Find it here. #english #classics #highschoolenglish #literature #humanities #homer #theodyssey #pedagogy #teachertalk #teachertalkwithpaul&jay #podcast #podcasts #literature #poetry #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoollearning #howto #education #educational #educationalvideo

From this episode, book 19, the end of Homer's great epic is in view. Paul and Jay walk you through all that is obvious, subtle and amazing in the unforgettable reunion of Odysseus and Penelope, albeit in disguise. Paul argues that both are disguised in this scene. Jay reads a beautiful poem by Rachel Hadas which can be found here. Thank you for listening!

Teacher Talk is a podcast for teachers that offers deep dives into great literature from the perspective of the high school classroom. Join the camaraderie with Paul & Jay and develop with us a simple but substantive classroom pedagogy of reading, writing, and Socratic discussions.

In this episode, Paul and Jay work through the obvious, the subtle and the remarkable in book 18 of Homer's Odyssey. Paul opens with a strangely harmonious poem from the early 20th century poet, Vachel Lindsey.

Teacher Talk is a podcast for teachers that offers deep dives into great literature from the perspective of the high school classroom. Join the camaraderie with Paul & Jay and develop with us a simple but substantive classroom pedagogy of reading, writing, and Socratic discussions.

Follow as Paul and Jay slice right through book 17 with their well honed three-part analysis:

1. The Obvious and Essential

2. The Subtle but Crucial

3. The Lingering Questions

With these points in mind, you should be ready to discuss the chapter in your own class with inspiration and authority.

Jay opens the episode with a short poem by Yeats, "He Wishes for The Cloths of Heaven." https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/he-wishes-cloths-heaven/

Teacher Talk is a podcast for teachers that offers deep dives into great literature from the perspective of the high school classroom. Join the camaraderie with Paul & Jay and develop with us a simple but substantive classroom pedagogy of reading, writing, and Socratic discussions.

Book 16 of the Odyssey puts father and son on the stage together for the first time. Each has been formed by his own odyssey and is now eager to pit himself against the bad odds in Ithaca. It is a chapter that builds anticipation and shows off Homer's genius. Jay opens the episode with a haunting poem from Richard Blanco, "My Father, My Hands." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/richard-blanco #english #classics #highschoolenglish #literature #humanities #homer #theodyssey #pedagogy #teachertalk #teachertalkwithpaul&jay #podcast #podcasts #literature #poetry #homeschool #homeschooling #homeschoollearning

In book fifteen, Homer begins to weave back together the threads of family and home and order that have been frayed in Ithaca for a long long time. Follow as Paul & Jay detail the teaching of this key chapters. Paul opens the episode with a poem by Bruce Weigl, "My Autumn" leaves.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42757/my-autumn-leaves

Paul and Jay continue their review of The Odyssey detailing the essential, the subtle and the lingering in book 14. Jay opens with a poem about homelessness, "Homeless" by Juliet Kono. #theodyssey #odyssey #odysseus #bookreview #highschoolenglish #highschool #classics #homer #books #booksummary #homeschoolhighschool