ODY Pt. 2: Study Session

During your studies for the upcoming Quiz on Part 2 of The Odyssey, you may wish to reread/review details pertaining to the following:

• Odysseus' Return to Ithaca
• The Reunion of Father and Son
• The Plan. You know the one. The big one.
• The Disguise
• Argus 😢
• The Suitors' Treatment of "the beggar"
• Queen Penelope and her Conversation With "the beggar"
• The Challenge (The One That Penelope Gives The Suitors) AND The Winner
• The First To Die & The Suitors' Reaction
• Penelope's Test & Royal Carpentry 101

Also:

• Questions 1, 2, and 3 on page 1115 (After You Read)
• Epic Poetry Lit Terms

But Mr. Tidyman it's Sundaaaaaaayyyyyy and I only wanna review for, like, 12 minutes!!

Did you know that the author of YA-Lit megahit The Fault In Our Stars

John Green

explains it better, and faster, than I ever could?

Link to Crash Course Literature 201: The Odyssey*

*Disclaimer: This video covers some plot that has been cut

from your version of the text.

It also deals honestly (but not lewdly) with the issues

of sex and faithfulness in the story.

Thanks, "jared" from YouTube, for this whiteboard rendition.

The Hero's Journey

Thank you, Joseph Campbell. Heroes walk the same path.

https://prezi.com/9bmnwcgio1lx/heros-journey-the-lion-king/?webgl=0

Wanna blow your mind? Check out all the results for this idea:

https://www.google.com/#safe=strict&q=joseph+campbell+hero%27s+journey+prezi&*

Tomorrow: Tues 2/21

I'm not saying that there's a Quiz over Part One of the Odyssey tomorrow.

I'm not saying that at all.

But if there were to be one, hypothetically, tomorrow would definitely be the day to give one. If one were, in fact, to give one. Hypothetically.

And furthermore, if one were to review for this hypothetical quiz, here's what one might undertake to review:

• Know the Elements of Epic Poetry
• Several of these lit terms can be found in the Textbook itself, before The Odyssey begins, on pages 1040e-1040F
• These ones, specifically, might be handy
• Know The TEXT
• Not just the text of Odysseus' Adventures, but read (and KNOW) all of the yellow-box Summary information. The stuff that's set apart from the text of the story itself.
• Be prepared to demonstrate your knowledge of HOW the text of The Odyssey serves as an example of an epic poem, with particular regard to HOW the adventures of Odysseus communicate the values of Ancient Greek culture.

Stay Gold.

Anticlea

That was Odysseus' mom's name.

Anticlea.

Essays Due; Land of the Dead

Students handed in their Synthesis Essays on the heroic question: Is it more important for a hero to be smart? Or to be strong?

If you belong to the population of students who wanted to whine about this assignment,

please remember:

It was assigned last Friday.

You had 7 days.

BUT THEN!

Students accompanied Odysseus, son of Laertes, on his hair-raising, heart-wrenching journey to the

Land of the Dead

This is a link to the in-class listening document

We stopped several times along the way to check for listening comprehension, as well as savor Odysseus' heartbreak.

HW:

• Finish Part 1 of The Odyssey
• 1071-1082
• I'm not saying that there'll be a Quiz on Tuesday. But hey. You never know
• Except I know you haven't had one yet.
• And I know that the major divisions between sections of a story are a good time to pause and assess.
• And I know y'all have a 3-Day weekend to read, review, and catch up.
• Just sayin'.

ODY: Textbook Citation

This document has a copiable-and-pastable Works Cited entry for our textbook!

When quoting in your essay, be sure to use:

(Fitzgerald #)

💻M👏L👏A👏FORMAT👏PLZ

Another MLA Powerpoint
(Instructions, not examples)

YouTube Tutorial! YOU'RE WELCOME
There are several others, too

Purdue Online Writing Lab