We did a packet for The Iliad. This is your reading assignment for The Odyssey. It is due Tuesday, January 24, BOC. The test over the whole book is Thursday, January 26.
The Children’s Homer – Part Two – The Odyssey
As you read The Odyssey – the story of Odysseus’
trip home from the Trojan War, you will notice Odysseus (and his men) face many
adventures, trials, and tests. Pick
THREE (3) of these adventures and do the following for EACH:
- · Create a visual representation of the climactic moment from this particular adventure.
- · Copy down a phrase or sentence that best captures the MOOD of this adventure and put it UNDER the visual. (Remember quotation format – examples below.)
- · Put a title ABOVE the picture.
EX: “Nor will he give up digging about in my
past” (68). [This
was narration in the book.]
EX: “ ‘You’re such a lucky lad to know all this…’
” (68). [This was dialogue in the book.]
EX: “Word for word from the book” (34). [Direct
quotes must match the original, exactly.]
EX: “Remember
!, ? and … go inside the quotation marks!” (67). [The period goes at the very
end.]
