Odyssey Group Project

Group Project Description

Odyssey Summaries and Readings: Books 2-4

Please read the following excerpts from Book 4:

Lines 1-390
Lines 560-573
Lines 698-end


As you are reading and taking notes, please feel free to begin to specialize and focus on 1-2 themes/issues/ideas.


Here are summaries of Books 2, 3 and 4.

Engaging with the Odyssey

We will use the following links to engage in our reading and interpretation of the opening books of the Odyssey.


Picasso's Guernica

Telemachus: The Disheartened Prince

Telemachus Sets Sail



Odyssey Close Reading Excerpts



As you continue in your reading and note taking of this text, you want to notice the small details and the larger patterns.

To begin with, pay attention to how the following are treated in the text:

-fate/omens/prophets/warnings
-women
-family
-the elderly
-the gods
-guests/hospitality
-pride

Also, look for examples of foreshadowing and figurative language.

Vocabulary Lesson 8 Practice

Vocabulary Lesson 8 Practice

Use this document to help you review vocabulary lesson 8.  Please post your sentence from the NY Times as a comment for this post.

Note Taking Guide

Use the following guide to help you take notes on your reading of the Odyssey.

Note Taking Guide

Background Information on the Odyssey: The Trojan War

The following links provide background information on the Trojan War.  This information is important to know in order to understand what is happening in the Odyssey.

http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html

Introduction to the Odyssey: NY Times Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08alexander.html

Book Talk Assignment

Please refer to the following document about book talks.

https://docs.google.com/a/capeelizabethschools.org/document/d/1o1QqXI-qoLYCcHqlxHsDdG96tBGryANCCeErXNgQlC4/edit

Sample Narrative

Read over the following narrative.  I encourage you to open it in notability so that you can write on it.  Examine these specifics about the narrative:

-Voice:  How is it established?
-Characterization details:  What do you learn about the speaker and the other characters in the story?  How do I reveal these traits?
-Beginning: How do I begin the narrative?  How does this set the tone?
-Ending:  What are my realizations?  How do I reveal them?
-Language:  What do you notice about language in the piece?
-Sentence Structure:  What do you notice?


https://docs.google.com/a/capeelizabethschools.org/document/d/1wgbqOx4lEuU-QM-Z8TgSfEc0QJMRdKfOkk7a5g1odqg/edit