1. Your presentation: MUST DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ODYSSEY ANALYZE THE LITERARY ELEMENTS IN THE TEXT INCLUDE A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF: – PLOT – SETTING – CHARACTER TRAITS – CONFLICT – TONE & MOOD – SYMBOLISM – THEME MUST NOT BE PURE SUMMARY BE MISSING REQUIRED ELEMENTS ON ANY SLIDE BE MISSING AN ANALYSIS OF THE TEXT BE OF ‘NOVICE’ OR ‘WORKING TOWARDS’ QUALITY

2. Introduction and Reflection Slides Introduction Slides (2) Title slide – Title of text – Author of text – A creative project title – Your name – Image(s) Author Slide – Author’s name – Background information, interesting facts – Image(s) One Literary Review Slide Identify at least one ideal audience for The Odyssey Evaluate the ‘literary merit’ of The Odyssey Recommend The Odyssey to an audience based on a scale you create Defend your recommendation with details and examples from the text Image(s)

3. PLOT SLIDE: Identify two climactic events in The Odyssey. 1. SUMMARIZE each event. 2. EXPLAIN how each event served as a climax in the epic poem. 3. ANALYZE how each event positively or negatively impacted plot and characters in the epic poem.

4. SETTING SLIDE: Identify the most important setting in The Odyssey. 1. Select a quote from the text which most clearly illustrates the setting you chose. 2. DESCRIBE the setting and EXPLAIN what you learned about the characters based on their actions and words in this setting. 3. INSERT an image which best illustrates this setting.

5. HISTORICAL CONTEXT SLIDE: ANALYZE the historical context of the epic poem, The Odyssey. 1. DESCRIBE the historical context of the poem. 2. EXPLAIN why the historical context is important. 3. CITE specific examples from the text which support your explanation.

6. CHARACTER TRAITS SLIDES (Slide 1 of 2): Identify and analyze the character traits of the epic hero, Odysseus, in The Odyssey. 1. Select two quotes from the text which most clearly illustrate Odysseus as an epic hero. 1 quote-what he says (words) 1 quote-what he does (actions) 2. IDENTIFY five character traits that describe Odysseus. 3. EXPLAIN why you selected each character trait.

7. 1. EXPLAIN what you learned about Odysseus based on his words and actions. 2. ANALYZE at least one way in which Odysseus is an example of an epic hero. CHARACTER TRAITS SLIDES (Slide 2 of 2): Identify and analyze the character traits of the epic hero in The Odyssey. 3. EVALUATE Odysseus as a hero. Are all of his words and actions typically ‘heroic’? EXPLAIN why or why not.

8. CONFLICT SLIDES: Identify two of the central conflicts in The Odyssey. 1. Briefly SUMMARIZE each conflict and tell which characters were involved. 2. IDENTIFY the type of conflict. 3. EXPLAIN what you learned about the character(s) based on how they face the conflicts.

9. TONE & MOOD SLIDES: Select three quotes that best show the author’s TONE. EXPLAIN how the tone of the passages create MOOD in the poem. 1. SELECT three quotes that show the author’s tone. 3. EXPLAIN how the tone in this passage affects the overall mood of the text. 2. IDENTIFY the specific positive or negative tone of each passage.

10. SYMBOLISM SLIDE: Identify three examples of symbolism used in The Odyssey. 1. SELECT one quote from the text which most clearly illustrates each symbol. 2. EXPLAIN why this is an example of symbolism for each example. 3. INSERT one appropriate image to literally represent the symbol and one appropriate image to figuratively represent the symbol.

11. THEME SLIDES: Identify and analyze the central theme of The Odyssey. 1.IDENTIFY the central theme of the text. 2. EXPLAIN how you know this is the theme. Provide at least three examples to support your idea. 3. EVALUATE the theme as a universal, timeless, theme. Why is it important to study The Odyssey today?