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Sit some place alone
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Clear off your desk except for a pen or pencil
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When finished, flip your quiz upside down and wait.

At the top, label it
“Calypso Story”
Create a smaller label that reads
“Calypso Characters”

Odysseus: Our main character, survivor of the
Trojan War and still King of Ithaca; missing since the end of the war.
Telemachus: Odysseus’ son who searches for
Odysseus
Calypso: beautiful nymph goddess who keeps
Odysseus on her island for 7 years
Athena: Zeus’ favorite daughter. Goddess of war, wisdom and peace.

Read 652-653
Expectations While You Read:
-Simply follow along
-Stop me if you get lost or don’t understand
-Re-read or ask questions if needed
-Stay on task

Copy and answer these recall questions:
1. Who is sent by Zeus to tell Calypso to free
Odysseus?
2. In what setting does the messenger find
Calypso and Odysseus?
3. How does Odysseus act during the day?
4. Describe the conversation between
Calypso and Odysseus.

Create a heading:
Name
“Calypso Analysis Questions”
Date
Period
You will be given four questions. Answer each one in complete sentences. All answers must be supported with specific quotations from the text.

1.
What is the mood of the
setting (not Odysseus’ mood) before Calypso releases
Odysseus?
Find a line (or set of lines) that prove your answer.

2. What line(s) best show
Odysseus’ feelings before he is released by Calypso?
Write out the lines and explain how they show his feelings.

3. What does she try to do before she officially lets
Odysseus go? What do her actions and words say about her?

4. How does he respond to
Calypso’s persuading talk?
What does his reaction suggest about him?

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Walk your papers up to the front of the room.
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Grab an index card.
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Open text book to page 655.

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Read the poem on 655 by Suzanne Vega
Answer the following questions on the lined side of your index card about this poem:
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
3.
Who narrates this poem?
What tone of voice does our narrator have?
What line is repeated throughout the poem?
Why is it repeated so much?
How many stanzas are in this poem?
How is each stanza different?

Using the plain side of your index card:
On the left side, list the topics that occur within this poem.
On the right side, create at least ONE theme
(from your list of topics) that describes the universal lesson/moral learned from this poem.
Submit index card when finished.