1. Lesson 33: Culminating Writing Task, Body Paragraphs, Part 1
The Odyssey
Lesson 33: Culminating Writing Task, Body Paragraphs, Part 1
Students will continue the process of writing their culminating writing task by choosing evidence and drafting body paragraphs.

2. Culminating Writing Task

4. Please prepare for class to begin.
You will need:
Your copy of The Odyssey
The culminating writing task handout
Your completed character motivation charts
The character traits resource

6. Arrogance/Pride:
“There I sacked the city, killed the men, but as for the wives and plunder, that rich haul we dragged away from the place—we shared it round” ( ).
Odysseus doesn’t need to attack the Cicones, but they are allies of the Trojans and he wants them and the Trojans to remember who he is and that he defeated the Trojans in the war.

7. Activity 5: Writing the Body
Begin drafting your first body paragraph
Use the topic sentence that you created in Activity 3
Before inserting evidence, include the context of the quotation
Be sure to embed the quote into a sentence using lead-ins.
Fully explain your evidence before moving on.
Complete the paragraph with a concluding sentence.

8. BODY PARAGRAPH #1
Topic Sentence: In the beginning of the epic, Odysseus starts off as an arrogant persuasive man motivated by his own self-satisfaction.
Quote Set Up : This is evident when Odysseus and his men stop on the island of Ismarus, home of the Cicones.
Text Quote: He and his fleet of ships “sacked the city, killed the men, but as for the wives and plunder, that rich haul [they] dragged away from the place—[they] shared it round” ( ).
Analysis: It was not necessary for Odysseus and his crew to stop on the island and attack the Cicones, but he wanted the allies of the Trojans to know that he was the great Odysseus who defeated the Trojans in the war.
Closing Sentence: Thus, it is his arrogance that causes Odysseus to act this way.

9. (This is strictly an example – DO NOT COPY THIS PARAGRAPH)
BODY PARAGRAPH #1
In the beginning of the epic, Odysseus starts off as an arrogant persuasive man motivated by his own self-satisfaction. This is evident when Odysseus and his men stop on the island of Ismarus, home of the Cicones. While there, he and his fleet of ships “sacked the city, killed the men, but as for the wives and plunder, that rich haul [they] dragged away from the place—[they] shared it round” ( ). It was not necessary for Odysseus and his crew to stop on the island and attack the Cicones, but he wanted the allies of the Trojans to know that he was the great Odysseus, so he tells his men to commit this aggressive and egotistical act. Thus, it is his arrogance that causes this behavior.
(This is strictly an example – DO NOT COPY THIS PARAGRAPH)

10. Homework
If you did not finish choosing your evidence and/or writing your first body paragraph, do this for homework.
Your culminating writing task handout
Your character motivation chart handouts