For this section, students should read Books XV-XIX of The Iliad.
Common Core Objectives
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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Book XV
In Book XV, the Achaeans’ advances come to a halt when Zeus wakes up. He confronts Hera, who informs him of Poseidon’s interference in the war. At this point, Zeus reveals his master plan for the war: Hector will fight all the way to the Greeks’ ships, at which point Patroclus will...
