1. What does an epic reveal about its culture?
Odyssey: Part 2
What does an epic reveal about its culture?

2. To Do Copy down words & definitions from p. 832 Read pgs. 833-845
Add to culture chart

3. Part 2 Quiz Locate a ¼ sheet of paper. Put your name on it.
Number (This will be multiple choice)

4. Elements Match
With your partner, sort the phrases/sentences into the following categories:
Epic Simile
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Epithet

5. “Land of the Dead” Read extended version
In one paragraph, discuss some of the changes that the movie director made and explain why you believe the director of the movie made these changes?

6. Sirens, Scylla & Charybdis
Reader’s Theater?
Roles:
Narrator
Odysseus’s voice
Odysseus
Men
Sirens (2-3)
Scylla (6?)
Charybdis

7. Hollywood Versions
Watch version 1 and find at least 3 differences between what you read and this film version
Watch version 2 (modern version) and find at least 3 ways it is the SAME as the original story
Which movie did a better job of developing the hero as a believable, relatable character? Why?
Which movie better depicted the story of the conflict between the hero and the monster? Why do you think this is true?

8. Your Version
Imagine that you are a movie director, assigned the task of producing a modern take on the tale of the Cyclops or the Sirens.
Where would you set your film?
How would the setting impact the story?
Who would you cast as Odysseus (or as the Odysseus-like character)? Why?
What would your monster-character look like? Why do you imagine him or her as such?
How would the monster lure in his or her “victims?”
How would your hero prepare for and react to the danger?

9. Discussion Groups
In assigned group, answer 1-15 and “Literature Group” question on p. 846.
Everybody writes down the answers.
Hints:
#2: lines #5: lines
#3: lines #6: lines 32-34
#4: lines #8: lines

10. Tragic Flaw
A tragic flaw is a “flaw” in a hero’s personality that ultimately leads to his/her downfall/demise.
What is Odysseus’s tragic flaw?
How has his tragic flaw impacted the story so far: Cicones, Cyclops, Sirens, Scylla/Charybdis?

11. Monster Discussion
Odysseus faced many monsters on his journey from Troy to Ithaca. Briefly discuss the monsters depicted by Homer.
Consider: How are these monsters exact opposites of the archetype of the HERO?
Work together as a group to brainstorm characteristics of a modern-day monster which would be the exact opposite of the traits we esteem in heroes today.
Write a 100 – 150 word description of your monster, and then draw a picture of him or her. Make sure that your finished product has all of your group member’s names on it.

12. “Siren Song” Select a partner
Discuss what aspects of a song – such as the music, the message, or the performance – might make it irresistible to its listeners.
What song(s) do you consider irresistible? What do you think makes it irresistible?
Jot down a summary of your ideas.

13. “Siren Song”
Read info on p. 848
Read 3 times
Respond