Week 2 The Odyssey Assignments

Week 2 – The Odyssey Assignment
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What Would You Do?
Directions: In order to better understand some of the situations that characters in The Odyssey will have to face, take a
look at the following situations and decide what you would choose to do if they happened to you. Write 3-4 complete
sentences for each situation.
1) You have been shipwrecked on an island. You meet a god/goddess who falls in love with you and wants you to stay
with them forever. In return they will make you immortal. However, all you really want to do is get home and be with
your family. What would you choose? Why?
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2) Your husband/wife went off to war with a group of people, many of whom returned ten years later. Years go by and
your husband/wife still hasn’t returned. A group of men/women, who all assume your husband/wife must be dead, start
courting you, and have proposed. You can’t support yourself and your son on your own, but you haven’t given up hope
that your husband/wife is still alive and will return. What do you do?
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3) You are a young adult who lives with his mother. Your father has been presumed dead. A large group of men have
come courting for your mother, who doesn’t want to believe her husband is dead. Since she refuses to pick one of them,
they stay at your house, eating you out of house and home. They are loud and rude to you. You want to get rid of them,
but there is only one of you, and dozens of them. What can you do?
Assignment#2
Read the Newsela article – a quick summary of The Odyssey-https://newsela.com/read/myths-odysseus-odyssey-

simple/id/25014/
Answer the following questions:
Quiz
1. Which of the following characters was MOST supportive of Odysseus during his journey?
(A) Poseidon
(B) Circe
(C) Helios
(D) Calypso
2. How does the article BEST develop the idea that Odysseus was a wise and brave man?
(A) by highlighting the ways he used his mind and his courage to get out of difficult situations
(B) by calling attention to the many people who respected him for his intelligence and daring
(C) by describing his origins as a famous war leader who won many battles during the Trojan War
(D) by discussing his legacy as an intelligent and heroic leader after he finally returned home.
3. Read the sentence from the section "Odysseus Outsmarts The Giant Cyclops."
They did not plow the fields but lived off their herds of sheep and cattle.
What is the meaning of the phrase "plow the fields" as used in the sentence above?
(A) live in one place
(B) farm their land
(C) hunt for food
(D) eat fruits and vegetables
4. Read the sentence from the section "Devouring Oxen Angers Helios."
Zeus hurled a great thunderbolt, which destroyed their ship causing everyone to drown.
The authors use the word "hurled" to mean:
(A) vomited
(B) summoned
(C) heaved
(D) demanded
Assignment # 3
Watch “The Homecoming”- The Odyssey video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJRgYAZMKyA&t=2s
Then Answer the following questions:

from the Odyssey: Part 2 –The Homecoming
Answer the questions in phrases or sentences.
1. How is Odysseus disguised when he meets his son, Telemachus?
2. What does Athena say is a fear Odysseus has?
3. Who recognizes Odysseus, even though he is disguised?
4. Who are the unwelcome people living in Odysseus’ palace?
5. What test does Penelope give her visitors?
6. What does Odysseus say is the men’s crime?
7. How does Odysseus convince Penelope that he is her husband?
Assignment # 4
Characterize Odysseus: support each trait with text evidence
Traits Text Evidence
Hospitable
Reflective
Polite
Troubled
Generous
Responsible
Bold
Skillful
Assignment #5
Themes in The Odyssey
Cite evidence to support the theme(s)

Themes Cite evidence from the story
Hubris
(excessive
pride)
Justice and
Punishment
Trickery
and
Deception
Revenge
Heroism

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What Would You Do?

sentences for each situation.

Read the Newsela article – a quick summary of The Odyssey-https://newsela.com/read/myths-odysseus-odyssey-

Answer the following questions:

(A) live in one place

(B) farm their land

(C) hunt for food

(D) eat fruits and vegetables

The authors use the word "hurled" to mean:

Watch “The Homecoming”- The Odyssey video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJRgYAZMKyA&t=2s

Then Answer the following questions:

Answer the questions in phrases or sentences.

1. How is Odysseus disguised when he meets his son, Telemachus?

2. What does Athena say is a fear Odysseus has?

3. Who recognizes Odysseus, even though he is disguised?

4. Who are the unwelcome people living in Odysseus’ palace?

5. What test does Penelope give her visitors?

6. What does Odysseus say is the men’s crime?

7. How does Odysseus convince Penelope that he is her husband?

Characterize Odysseus: support each trait with text evidence

Traits Text Evidence

Themes in The Odyssey

Cite evidence to support the theme(s)

Themes Cite evidence from the story

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