Odyssey
Assignments (Click for more detailed description) Objectives
Travel Brochure
Students will create a travel brochure of the major settings Odysseus visits during his travels. The brochure should describe all the major aspects of the setting and should present the settings in chronological order, not the order of appearance from the text. * Recognize flashback and put events back into chronological order
* Pull main ideas out of reading selection
Literary Element Review
Students will review the major literary elements by searching through several pieces of literature for examples of each * Review basic literary terms
Board game Project
In groups, students will create a board game that includes information from all the epic heroes we study in class. The game must include questions from all the epic heroes and demonstrate a knowledge of the literature * Review the basic storylines from all the stories
* Work in a group to create a complex project
Reviews and Games  
Who's who?
Review of characters  
How well did you read?
Review of plot  
Internet Resources  
Minimum Required Reading
The basic story and the excerpts which are the minimum required for class
Galileo Library
Full-text version of The Odyssey
Encyclopedia Mythica
This is a link to their Greek gods and goddess page
Winged Sandals
Some fun links for basic information on the Greeks and their beliefs
 
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Last Updated on 7-16-2007