9H The Odyssey, Malone, Initial Inquiry Name: ______________________________

Reading Strategies and Language Usage in The Odyssey— Initial InquiryOver the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at language usage in the Odyssey and learning strategies for reading through this complex text. But before we start, answer the questions below to get you thinking about some of the skills and themes we’ll be discussing:Skill—Reading Strategies

When you’re reading something confusing, what are some strategies you use to try and make sense of it?

Skill—Language Usage Agree or Disagree: In every word, there’s a world.

Theme—Loyalty Which group do you feel the most loyalty towards: parents/family, friends, or

another group you belong to (a sports team, church, club, etc....)?

Theme—Hospitality Which do you prefer: having a guest or being a guest? Why?

Theme—Heroism Agree or Disagree: “I hate that man like the Gates of Death who says one

thing but hides another in his heart,” Achilles, ancient Greek hero.

Theme—War/Domesticity Have you known anyone who has come back from a war?

Agree or Disagree: Home should be the safest place.

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9H The Odyssey, Malone, Initial Inquiry Name: ______________________________

Greek Mythology: Names and Places--Identify or describe as many of the following as possible. These are names that we will encounter in our study of The Odyssey. Identify which ones you know. We will fill in more as we read. Achilles ______________________________________________________

Apollo ______________________________________________________

Athena ______________________________________________________

Calypso ______________________________________________________

Circe ______________________________________________________

Cyclops ______________________________________________________

Helen

Helios

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Hermes ______________________________________________________

Homer

Ithaca

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Odysseus ______________________________________________________

Penelope ______________________________________________________

Poseidon ______________________________________________________

Sirens ______________________________________________________

Telemachus ______________________________________________________

Trojan Horse ______________________________________________________

Troy ______________________________________________________

Zeus ______________________________________________________

Background Information on Ancient Greece

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9H The Odyssey, Malone, Initial Inquiry Name: ______________________________

Read the Holt-McDougall text from The Trojan War through Greeks Create Myths (pg. 125-126)From the text, what can you infer about how ancient Greeks defined heroism?

2-3 sentences

The Greek ideal arête means virtue and excellence. What character traits do you think of when you hear the word virtuous and excellent?

bullet points

Virtuous Excellent

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9H The Odyssey, Malone, Initial Inquiry Name: ______________________________

Map of Ancient Greece—Use your map to add to page 2.

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