1. Odysseus as a Leader

3. Which ‘leaders’ do you admire in our society?
Task:
Briefly answer the questions below (2 mins)
In pairs, discuss your answers. Do you agree? (5 mins)
Which ‘leaders’ do you admire in our society?
What qualities make a good leader?
What responsibilities does a leader have to his men?

4. What were the qualities of a Homeric leader?
Perseverance
Bravery
Self Control
Strategy/ Intelligence
Strength
Nobility
Desire for kleos
Authority

5. When do we see Odysseus as a leader?
Example
Leadership Quality
Analysis
Cicones
Lotus Eaters
Cyclops
Aeolia
Laestrygonians
Circe’s Island
Sirens
Scylla & Charybdis
Thrinacie

6. Odysseus on Trial TASK (15 mins)
In groups of five assign the following roles:
Prosecution
Defence
Odysseus
Witness 1
Witness 2
Prepare a short speech in character that discusses Odysseus leadership and whether or not he is to blame for the deaths of his crew members

7. You might want to consider:
“There is more to admire about Odysseus when he is without his men rather than when he is with them”. How far do you agree with this statement?
You might want to consider:
The qualities Odysseus shows as a leader
How admirable these qualities are
Anything else that you think is significant
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8. What is this question asking?
“There is more to admire about Odysseus when he is without his men rather than when he is with them”. How far do you agree with this statement?
You might want to consider:
The qualities Odysseus shows as a leader
How admirable these qualities are
Anything else that you think is significant
[30]
What is this question asking?

9. What are my examples? With his men Without his men Calypso’s Island
Cicones
Lotus Eaters
Cyclops
Aeolia
Laestrygonians
Circe’s Island
Sirens
Scylla & Charybdis
Thrinacie
Without his men
Calypso’s Island
Phaeacia

10. See the rest of the PowerPoint
What are my examples?
With his men
Cicones
Lotus Eaters
Cyclops
Aeolia
Laestrygonians
Circe’s Island
Sirens
Scylla & Charybdis
Thrinacie
Without his men
Calypso’s Island
Phaeacia
See the rest of the PowerPoint

11. What are my examples? Without his men Episode Leadership Quality
Analysis
Calypso’s Island
Phaeacia (Nausicaa)
Phaeacia (Alcinous)

12. You can choose one of these arguments or more than one!
What’s the argument?
Once you have an understanding of all the examples and their significance, you can put them together to form your argument.
Odysseus is more effective as a leader when…
He is with his men
He is without his men
He is always effective
He is never effective
Some combination of the above
You can choose one of these arguments or more than one!

13. Essay Structure! Introduction
Your chosen argument
Only A03 here
With his men (a paragraph for each episode)
You don’t have to include every example on this PowerPoint
Make sure your examples are detailed
Connect your examples to your argument
Without his men (a paragraph for each episode)
Conclusion
Acknowledge other arguments if you have time
Your chosen argument again