Analyze Craft and Structure The Odyssey Part 1/ Quiz

TODAY’S AGENDA:

1.Vocab

2.Epic heroes

3.Flashbacks

4.

Quiz review

LEARNING GOAL

I can

●identify how word parts change
the meaning of base words

●examine Odysseus as an epic
hero

●identify an example of flashback in
the text

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ENTRANCE QUESTION:

5 second summary - what do you remember
about The Odyssey Part I?

Poll

In the last adventure you read, Odysseus' men drowned because the god Zeus took revenge on them (on orders from the god Helios). Encountering actions like this one can make one consider the value and meaning of revenge.

In your opinion, does revenge solve a problem or make it worse?

• revenge is a great way to solve a problem

• revenge may solve some problems, but it also causes problems so be prepared

• revenge causes more problems than it solves, it's not worth it

Word Study!

Many English words are formed by adding prefixes, suffixes, or
both to a word that already exists. Words to which prefixes or
suffixes are added are called "base words."

For example, the word predict means "to estimate what will
happen in the future." By adding the prefix un- and the suffix -able,
you create the word unpredictable, meaning "unable to estimate
what will happen in the future."

Multiple Choice

What is the prefix that has been added to this word: unobservable

• un

• obs

• erve

• able

Multiple Choice

What is the suffix that has been added to this word: unobservable

• un

• obs

• erve

• able

Draw

Divide the following word into its word parts: prefix, root, and suffix.

Oral Tradition

Storytellers and poets of long ago did not write down the tales
they told. Indeed, some of them may not have known how to
read or write at all! Instead, they learned the stories and
poems of their culture from others and recited them from
memory. The term oral tradition refers to the literature that
was passed down by word of mouth. Eventually, these
spoken stories and poems were recorded in writing.

Oral Tradition - Epic!

One form of literature that has come from the oral tradition is
the epic, a long narrative poem. Many of these epics are
central to a culture or nation's shared identity. The narrative in
an epic centers around an epic hero, a larger-than-life
character who possesses traits his society values most
highly.

In Medias Res

Many epics begin in medias res, which means in the
middle of the action. Major events occurred before the
action of the poem begins, and the reader is thrust into
the middle of the story. The Odyssey begins (like the
Trojan War and Odysseus' adventures there), and the
reader is thrust into the middle of the story.

In Medias Res - Flashbacks!

The hero's adventures are often recounted in a flashback, a
scene that interrupts a narrative to relate earlier events.
Readers are told, in the first adventure, that Odysseus is
recalling all the struggles he encountered on his journey back
from Troy. He is telling the story to Alcinous, King of the
Phaecians, and although he starts in the middle of the story
of his return home, he is interrupted in that story and goes
back to tell earlier parts of the story.

Open Ended

What stories with flashbacks can you think of?

Now it's time for some review questions. Can you emerge victorious in your own epic journey - the journey of our quiz?

Multiple Choice

If people are described as fugitives from justice, which statement is most likely to be true of them? Base your answer on the meaning of fugitives

• they are being held in jail

• they have committed a minor crime

• they are on the run from the law

• they are not guilty

Multiple Choice

Which sort of situation would someone be most likely to want to avenge? 

• kindness to a needy stranger

• violence against a family member

• receiving a gift

• going on a date

Multiple Choice

If adverse means “harmful” or “opposed,” what does it most likely mean if two people are adversaries?

• They are in conflict with each other.

• They are similar to each other.

• They are close colleagues.

• They provide relief to each other.

Multiple Choice

If a fathom is a measure of depth, what does fathomless most likely mean?

• to be too deep to measure

• to be of average depth

• to have a measure of width

• to have no measurement tools

Multiple Choice

What danger do the Lotus-Eaters pose to Odysseus’ men in the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1?

• Familiarity with the Lotus-Eaters is dangerous because they are cannibals.

• The Lotus-Eaters deliberately cause the winds to subside.

• The Lotus-Eaters offer the men the lotus plant, which causes them to lose interest in returning home.

• The Lotus-Eaters are dishonest and try to mislead the crew about the route home.

Multiple Choice

In the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1, what quality for which Odysseus is famous is most clearly illustrated when he tells Cyclops his name is Nobody?

• He is trained for battle

• He is clever

• He is courageous

• He's an effective leader

Draw

Draw or write how Odysseus and his men escape the cave after blinding the cyclops.

Multiple Choice

In the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1, why does Odysseus blind Cyclops rather than kill him in his sleep?

• Odysseus' men convince him that Poseidon will curse them if they kill any of the Cyclopes.

• Odysseus and his men need Cyclops to move the stone that blocks the cave’s entrance.

• Odysseus wanted to teach the Cyclops a lesson.

• Odysseus was afraid of the Cyclops' supernatural powers.

Multiple Choice

When does Odysseus lose all his men?

• in a battle with the Cicones

• when the sirens snatch them off his ship

• after they anger Helios by eating his beeves

• when he visits the Land of the Lotus-Eaters

Draw

Draw or write what Polyphemus does after Odysseus and his men escape

Multiple Choice

Why does most of the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1 qualify as a flashback? 

• Homer opens the narrative with an invocation to the muse of epic poetry.

• The adventures of Odysseus are set in the distant past, in ancient Greece.

• In early scenes, Homer hints at dangers that Odysseus will face in future episodes of the epic.

• Homer interrupts the story of Odysseus’ journey home by having Odysseus tell Alcinous of earlier events.

Multiple Choice

Which of these quotations from the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1 best illustrates typical qualities of an epic hero?

• “In the next land we found were Cyclopes, / giants, louts, without a law to bless them.”

• “We beached her, grinding keel in the soft sand, / and waded in, ourselves, on the sandy beach.”

• “I rather dwelt on this part of the forecast, / while our good ship made time, bound outward down / the wind for the strange island of Sirens.”

• “Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike / deep in the embers, charring it again, / and cheered my men along with battle talk / to keep their courage up: no quitting now.”

Multiple Choice

By definition, what makes The Odyssey an epic?

• It is a long narrative poem featuring a hero who embodies traits that are important to his culture.

• It is a long narrative poem featuring real people and based on actual historical events.

• It is a long lyric poem that expresses a speaker’s strong emotions about actual events.

• It is a long dramatic poem that includes supernatural elements and features long journeys.

Poll

After participating in this lesson and reviewing the readings, how prepared do you feel for today's quiz?

• 1 star, I'm not ready and need to study more

• 2 stars, I'm pretty nervous and should review my notes

• 3 stars, I feel ok but some questions were really tricky

• 4 stars, I feel pretty good! I knew almost all the answers

• 5 stars, I'm golden! Easy peasy!