1. The Odyssey Homer An Epic Journey (Intermediate)
Rotating tubes with text
(Intermediate)
To reproduce the first shape effect on this slide, do the following:
Select the rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, do the following:
On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes, and then under Rectangles click Rectangle (first option from the left). On the slide, drag to draw a rectangle.
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank.
In the Shape Width box, enter 7.42”.
In the Shape Height box, enter 0.75”.
On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Reflection, and then under Reflection Variations click Tight Reflection, touching.
Drag the rectangle above the middle of the slide, and then align the right edge with the right edge of the slide.
In the Direction list, select Linear Up (second row, second option from the left).
In the Type list, select Linear.
Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops as follows:
Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stop or Remove gradient stop until four stops appear in the slider.
Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following:
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Blue, Accent 1, Lighter 40% (fourth row, fifth option from the left).
In the Position box, enter 0%.
Select the next stop in the slider, and then do the following:
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 5% (second row, first option from the left).
In the Position box, enter 26%.
Select the last stop in the slider, and then do the following:
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 50% (second row, second option from the left).
In the Position box, enter 80%.
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 35% (fifth row, first option from the left).
In the Position box, enter 100%.
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select No line.
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane. In the Shadow pane, click the button next to Presets, under Outer click Offset Center, and then do the following:
In the Transparency box, enter 60%.
In the Angle box, enter 0°
In the Blur box, enter 5 pt.
In the Size box, enter 102%.
On the slide, select the rectangle. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate.
In the Distance box, enter 0 pt.
Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane. In the Shadow pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under No Shadow click No Shadow.
On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane. In the Fill pane, click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left).
Select the second, duplicate rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, point to Reflection, and then click No Reflection.
In the Selection and Visibility pane, press and hold CTRL, and then select both rectangles. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and then click Selection Pane.
On the slide, drag the second rectangle until it is directly on top of the first rectangle.
Click Align Center.
Click Align Selected Objects.
Click Align Middle.
To reproduce the first text effect on this slide, do the following:
Enter the first line of text on the slide, and then select the text. On the Home tab, in the Font group, do the following:
On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box. On the slide, drag to draw a text box.
Click Bold.
In the Font Size box, enter 26.
In the Font list, select Trebuchet MS.
Click the arrow next to Font Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 25% (fourth row, second option from the left)
On the slide, select the text box. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles group, click Text Effects, point to Shadow, and then click Shadow Options. In the Format Text Effects dialog box, in the Shadow pane, click the button next to Presets, under Inner click Inside Diagonal Bottom Left (third row, first option from the left), and then do the following:
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Left to align the text left in the text box.
In the Transparency box, enter 21%.
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1 (first row, first option from the left).
In the Angle box, enter 90°.
On the slide, drag the text box onto the second (top) rectangle.
In the Distance box, enter 4 pt.
To animate the first shape and text effects on this slide, do the following:
Also on the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click Float Down.
In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the third object in the list (the first rectangle you created). On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then under Entrance click Float In.
Also on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, do the following:
In the Duration box, enter 1.00 second.
In the Start list, select With Previous.
In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the second object in the list (the second rectangle you created). On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then under Entrance click Fade.
In the Start list, select After Previous.
Also on the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click From Top.
In the Selection and Visibility pane, select the first object in the list (text box). On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then under Entrance click Wipe.
To reproduce the other animated shapes and text on this slide, do the following:
With the second group of objects still selected on the slide, drag them under the first group of objects, aligning the right edge of the rectangles with the right edge of the slide.
Press and hold CTRL, and then in the Selection and Visibility pane, select the two rectangles and the text box. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate.
Click in the second and third duplicate text boxes and edit the text.
With the third group of objects still selected on the slide, drag them under the second group of objects, aligning the right edge of the rectangles with the right edge of the slide.
With the second group of objects still selected on the slide, on the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate.
To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following:
Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:
Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stop or Remove gradient stop until two stops appear in the slider.
Click the button next to Direction, and then click From Center (third option from the left).
In the Type list, select Radial.
Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows:
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (fifth row, first option from the left).
Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 5% (fifth row, second option from the left).

2. Who was Homer. Did he exist
Who was Homer? Did he exist? Did he really write The Iliad and The Odyssey?

4. Homer
According to a hymn written in honour of the god Apollo, he was a blind man from the island of Chios, in the eastern Mediterranean.
Lived around 850 BC
Chios was home to a guild of poets, or rhapsodists, called the Homeridai, and seems to be one of the most likely candidates.
Geographically Chios lies to the south of the island of Lesvos, north of the island of Samos, and 9 nautical miles from the western coast of the port of Tsesme in Turkey.

5. Homer
Homer's verses were first set down in writing around 700 BC, soon after the Greeks invented their own alphabet by incorporating vowels into the existing Phoenician alphabet.
The verses were probably significantly older than this, because they had been memorized by traveling bards who earned a living by reciting them.
Bards: a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds.
Muse: The nine muses who inspire art. The invocation (ex. beginning of Book 1) typically occurs at or near the beginning, and calls for help or inspiration, or simply invites the Muse to sing through the author.

6. Book 1
As with all epics, the narration of The Odyssey begins in media res, which literally means in the middle of. The major events of Odysseus' journey are told by Odysseus to Alcinous via flashbacks.
The Odyssey begins with an epic invocation, an appeal to one of the muses, the nine goddesses of the arts.

7. Book 1 and Book 2 Questions: Where is Odysseus?
What or whom is Athena disguised as?
Why do Telemachos and his mother need Odysseus?
Why does Odysseus’ wife have suitors? What do they want?
What song does the minstrel Phemios sing, and why does Penelope object to his song?
What does Athena advise Telemachos to do?
What is the function of the pubic assembly with which the book begins, and who called it?
What are the arguments of the principal suitors and of Telemachos?
Describe the trick that Penelope plays on her suitors.
What specifically does Athena do to help Telemachos?

8. Book 3 Who is Nestor and how does he know Odysseus?
What is Nestor’s opinion of Odysseus?
Does Nestor know significant information about Odysseus that can help Telemachos find the answer to his quest for his father?
Describe Nestor’s reaction when he realizes that Telemachos’s companion is Athena.
Who is Orestes?
Who is Peisistratos?

9. Book 4 and Book 5 Who is Menelaos?
How does the court at Sparta compare with Telemachos home in Ithaca?
What clues cue Menelaos and Helen that Telemachos is Odysseus’ son?
What is Menelaos’ opinion of Odysseus?
Describe Antinous’ plan to destroy Telemachus.
What is Hermes’ mission?
What can Hermes do with his wand?
Who is holding Odysseus captive?
Why does Odysseus reject Calypso’s offer of immortality?
What is Calypso’s reaction to having to let Odysseus go?
What is the main problem Odysseus faces while traveling by sea?
How long does Odysseus remain drifting at sea?
What happens to Odysseus at the end of the chapter?

10. Book 6
How does Athena manage to get a sympathetic native to the seashore to receive Odysseus?
What “subliminal” message does Athena give to Nausicaa while she lies sleeping?
Who is the only person who doesn’t run away from the terrifying Odysseus? Why doesn’t she run away?
Is it pure luck that Nausicaa helps Odysseus?
What does the fact that Odysseus won’t bathe in front of the girls tell us about the kind of person he is?
Why won’t Nausicaa let Odysseus ride in her cart?
What instructions does she give Odysseus?

11. Book 7 How does Athena continue to help Odysseus?
What lifestyle do the Phaiacians have? What craft are they best known for?
Why does Odysseus first approach Queen Arete?
How is Odysseus treated as a guest?
How much of his identity and story is Odysseus willing to reveal at this point?

12. Book 8
What is the purpose of the athletic games Alcinoos arranges to entertain Odysseus?
How is Odysseus treated?
With what terms does Seareach inflict his deepest insult and provocation of Odysseus?
Who is Demodocos? (hint: remember we discussed a cameo?)
What songs does he sing and how does it affect Odysseus?
How is King Alcinoos helping Odysseus to get home?
Describe the meeting of Nausikaa and Odysseus.

13. Book 9 Why does Odysseus begin to tell of his travels?
What are the attractions of the land of the Lotus Eaters?
What are the attractions of the land of the Cyclops Polyphemos?
What is human and inhuman about Polyphemus?
What does Odysseus give the Cyclops as a gift?

14. Book 10
Who is Aiolos?
Why do Odysseus’ companions disobey their captain and open the bag given him?
How do even more men die after the bag accident?
What is Aiaia?
What does Circe do to some of Odysseus’ men?
What information or advice does Circe provide Odysseus?

15. Book 11
How does Odysseus summon the souls or shades of the dead to speak to him?
What does Odysseus learn from the prophet Teiresias?
What does he learn from his mother? Why can’t Odysseus hug his dead mother?
What should Odysseus do to the suitors at his house?
Describe the exchanges Odysses has with his former comrades-in-arms at Troy.
How does Aias’ ghost respond to Odysseus’ appeal for reconciliation?

16. Book 12
How does Odysseus manage to hear the song of the Sirens without risking shipwreck?
What does the proverbial expression “choose between Scylla and Charybdis” mean and how is this meaning brought about in The Odyssey?
How does Odysseus handle the choice?
What risk does Odysseus see even before he and his men land on the island of Helios’ cattle?
How does he seek to prevent catastrophe, and why and how is he foiled?
How does he end his
narrative?