1. Female Characters in The Odyssey
Who are the female characters in The Odyssey and how are they portrayed?

2. Have 30 seconds to list as many as you can remember
Which female characters have we met/ heard about in the Odyssey so far?
Have 30 seconds to list as many as you can remember

3. Ino Athene Calypso Penelope Nausicaa Dymas’ daughter Nausicaa’s mum
Nausicaa’s maids

4. Main female characters:
Athene
Calypso
Penelope
Ino
Nausicaa
In most of the books of the Odyssey.
Book 5
Book 1 and mentioned in Book 5
Book 5
Book 6

5. Get into 5 groups - You will be assigned a female character
Task (10 mins)
Get into 5 groups - You will be assigned a female character
Find the section(s) where your woman appears
How are they presented in that section? (what do they do/ say? How are they described?)

6. As a class, discuss the following questions:
Task (10 mins)
As a class, discuss the following questions:
What (if anything) do these female characters have in common?
What relationship do these female characters have with Odysseus?
Which is your favourite female character so far? Why?

7. Essay Question
To what extent do female characters in The Odyssey help or hinder Odysseus in the books you have read so far? (10 marks)

8. Essay Question
To what extent do female characters in The Odyssey help or hinder Odysseus in the books you have read so far? (10 marks)
mortals AND goddesses
Your answer should include as many of the main female characters as possible
Your answer needs to think about how each female is helpful AND unhelpful
Your answer needs to be evaluative; you need to have an opinion and you need to think about how much females help/ hinder.
Books 5 & 6

9. Essay Planning Do I need an introduction?
How many paragraphs will I need?
What should each paragraph contain?
How can I make sure I add in evaluation?
Do I need a conclusion?
What should I be leaving time for at the end?

10. Task (15 mins)
Plan your answer to the essay question. You are being given more time than usual to do this to ensure that your plan is excellent!!
To what extent do female characters in The Odyssey help or hinder Odysseus in the books you have read so far?
(10 marks)
Do I need an introduction?
How many paragraphs will I need?
What should each paragraph contain?
How can I make sure I add in evaluation?
Do I need a conclusion?
What should I be leaving time for at the end?