The Odyssey Project
Points 100
Due Date: All Projects (unless otherwise stated) are due the Monday after we finish the
text.
Work on the projects as we read. If your project is worth less than 100 pts, then you will
have to complete more than one.
Options:
1. The Odyssey Board Game 50 Points (1-2 persons)
A. Include 50 questions and answers from the book. Use any information from page
640-end of the unit.
B. 4-6 players can play the game
C. Include pictures from all of Odysseus’s adventures
D. Include rules, a chance for a winner, pieces, and dice. They should have an
Odyssey theme and everything that would normally come with a board game.
E. The game must have some sort of challenge/consequences for the players.
F. You can create a game on-line (see me)
G. Each member will turn in an MLA Works Cited Page
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PowerPoint Presentation The Modern Hero 50 Points (1-2 persons)
Identify 5 other heroes in film/television/books/comics
Discuss what makes each character a hero based on the information given in class.
The presentation should include the following: A picture of the character,
biographical/historical information about the character, and reasons why your
character is considered a hero (Evidence/Commentary/Be Specific about why
your character is a hero).
You will present this to the class
Include a works cited page MLA
See me about which heroes you can research
Limited Number of sign-ups
*This project is due 7 days after the Tenets of a Hero Notes
3. The Odyssey The Director’s Cut: 100 Points (4 groups of 5)
With a group, create a video “remake” of one of the stories from The Odyssey that
we read in class. The mini-movie must have a beginning, middle, and end.
Include dialogue, a plot diagram, and a theme chart. The video must be at least 5
minutes.
Each cast member will need to include the following:
A. Each person will complete a plot diagram of the scene
B. Each person will have to complete a Character’s Trait Chart for his/her
character
C. Each person will have to complete a Theme Chart for the scene
D. Keep it G rated
E. Your group will present the film to the class
F. Each person will include a MLA works cited page
G. Each person must have his/her own write up about the significance of the
scene: What does Odysseus learn, how would you characterize him, what is
the theme? Evidence/Commentary. MLA
H. See Literature Book Pages 3, 85, and 209 for charts
4. Movie Poster (20) Points Each: (1 person)
Make a movie Poster advertising The Odyssey. It
Must include the following:
A. Draw a picture that represents the story
B. One quotation from the story
C. Poster size
D. On a separate sheet of paper you must explain why you chose the picture,
what it means (symbolizes) and explain the significance (commentary) of the
quotation (5-6 sentences) MLA
E. You will present these to the class
F. Work Cited page MLA
5. Travel Brochure 100 Points: (1-2 persons)
You are the owner of Odyssey Travel Agency, and the company is about to go
bankrupt. There is one last travel season to turn the company around. Create a
travel brochure that promotes each of Odysseus's stops (Only the ones we read in
class). Be sure to include the following:
A. A picture of each stop
B. Places to see
C. Activities
D. Shopping
E. Historic Significance: Include events, people involved, and a quote from the
story. Include why each stop is important to Odysseus.
F. The brochure can be set up as a cruise guide with a list of excursions at each
stop. Also include time, cost, and what is included.
G. Be Creative
H. Each member will turn in an MLA Works Cited Page
I. Present to the class
6. Travel DVD 100 pts (1-2 persons)
The DVD includes everything in the brochure.
7. Odysseus’s Map 50 pts (1-2 persons)
A. Create a map of Odysseus’s Journey. Include only the stops discussed or
read about in class. You need to have the following:
B. All the stops (11?)
C. Illustrations of each stop
D. Include names for all the following: Landmarks/Locations/Bodies of
Water/Landscape
E. Neat and Colorful
F. For each stop a ½-1 page write up that includes the following information:
G. The site
H. The problem Odysseus experiences
I. The solution to the problem
J. What Odysseus learns from the experience
K. Each member will turn in an MLA Works Cited Page
8. Comic Book: (1-2 persons)
Draw a color or well-shaded comic book portraying the story of the Odyssey.
Be sure to include the following:
A. Dialogue where appropriate.
B. Pictures of each location
C. The problem Odysseus faces and solutions
D. What Odysseus learns/teaches
E. Each member will turn in an MLA Works Cited Page
9. Odysseus’s Postcards 20 pts each: (1 person)
Draw and write five postcards Odysseus could have written to his family at home while
on his twenty year journey. Pictures must be colored or well-shaded. Be sure to follow
typical post card format.
1. 100 Words
2. Spelling/grammar
3. Include what Odysseus learns/teaches
4. Odyssey Theme
5. Each member will turn in an MLA Works Cited Page
10. PowerPoint Presentation (50 points) The Greek gods.
A. Include the top 5 Greek gods, their powers, their equivalent Roman name, and
their territory (reign)
B. *Include a brief summary of Odysseus’s adventure and how each god interfered
or played a role.
C. Include an MLA works cited page
D. Present your slide show to the class
E. See me about which gods you can research
F. Limited number of sign-ups
G. * The Project is due 5 days after the start of the unit.