We will be reading Homer's The Odyssey in class and filling out this reading guide. Background Notes PowerPoint Hero's Journey PowerPoint Hero's Journey Video Crossword Review Examples of Xenia in The Odyssey Video John Green's "Crash Course" to The Odyssey Review video (Helpful as a REVIEW! Otherwise he does go quickly and it may be confusing.) Epithet: repetitive adjective phrase used to describe a character or a place keeper for the speaker Allusion: reference to an outside literary work, historical event, person epic simile: long comparison using like or as Epic: long narrative poem xenia: guest friendship kleos: honor, reputation Odysseus escapes Cyclops by: 1. Sharpening stake 2. Getting the Cyclops drunk 3. Saying his name is “Nohbdy” 4. Stabbing the Cyclops in the eye 5. Escaping underneath sheep Circe turns Odysseus’ men to pigs with her magic drink Scylla = sea-monster with 6 necks and mouths, tentacle legs Charybdis = sea-monster .. vicious whirlpool Suitors must string Odysseus’ bow and then shoot an arrow through 12 axes and onto a target Qualities that make Odysseus an epic hero: brave, courageous, super-human abilities, represents ideals of ancient Greece, smart
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To prepare for reading Homer's The Odyssey, you will be researching important background information that we need to know in order to better understand the epic poem about Odysseus.
Here is the unit calendar, explanation, topic choices, and important database information. You will find credible sources and create an annotated bibliography for each source. Here are directions for how to write an annotated bibliography (3 paragraphs each). Here is an example entry we wrote together in class. Notes pages --> Must have direct quotes and paraphrases for each source. Example MLA Outline |
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