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Go to the Agassi Prep website and
download this presentation from Ms.
Yerdon’s page. “Odyssey character guide.”
Open up this presentation and delete all the
slides except: the directions, my example,
and your assigned character.
Click here to go to Spark Notes and copy
and paste the character description for
your character.
Click here to go to the Google Art Project to
find a piece of art depicting your character.
Since you cannot copy from the Google Art
Project you will have to Google Image the
title of the work to find it on another site.
Click here to access the Purdue Owl page
that will explain how to cite an image. Put
your citation in a textbox, with a black
outline, below the picture. Make sure your
textbox is the same size as the picture.
Google to find the Roman name of your
character (if there is one) then add it to the
title.
Google to find 5 interesting facts about your
character.
Grading Rubric: Odyssey Character Guide
 The character description is copied from Spark Notes
 The image is an actual artistic artifact, that is housed in a museum, and can
be found at the Google Art Project.
 The image is cited in an outlined textbox, below the image, and in proper
MLA format.
 There are at least 5 interesting facts about the character or a quote from
that character that can be found within the Odyssey.
 The Roman name of the character is located at the top of the page.
 The font is uniformed: same color, same size, same font.
 The image and the citation textbox are the same size and placed
appropriately.
 The document is saved as the character’s name_the student’s name.
 The power point is emailed before the end of class.
Grading Rubric: Odyssey Character Guide
 The character description is copied from Spark Notes
 The image is an actual artistic artifact, that is housed in a museum, and can
be found at the Google Art Project.
 The image is cited in an outlined textbox, below the image, and in proper
MLA format.
 There are at least 5 interesting facts about the character or a quote from
that character that can be found within the Odyssey.
 The Roman name of the character is located at the top of the page.
 The font is uniformed: same color, same size, same font.
 The image and the citation textbox are the same size and placed
appropriately.
 The document is saved as the character’s name_the student’s name.
 The power point is emailed before the end of class.
Odysseus / Ulysses
The protagonist of the Odyssey. Odysseus fought among
the other Greek heroes at Troy and now struggles to return
to his kingdom in Ithaca. Odysseus is the husband of Queen
Penelope and the father of Prince Telemachus. Though a
strong and courageous warrior, he is most renowned for his
cunning. He is a favorite of the goddess Athena, who often
sends him divine aid, but a bitter enemy of Poseidon, who
frustrates his journey at every turn.
Interesting facts about Odysseus.
1. Odysseus was the
descendant of the gods. His
great grandfather was
Hermes, who was the
Olympian messenger god,
and son of Zeus.
2. George Clooney’s character
in the 2000 film Oh’ Brother,
Where Art Thou was based
on Odysseus.
3. Ithaca is a city in upstate
New York! Ithaca is Gorges!
4. He is also a character in
Homer’s The Iliad.
5. Nobody know the origin of
the name Odysseus. It’s not
Greek, it’s not IndoEuropean. Who knows?
Nobody, not even professors!
Marble Heal of Odysseus. CE 75-125. Musée
d’Art Classique de Mougins, Cannes,
France. Google Art Project. Web. 5
October, 2014.
Telemachus
Penelope
Athena
Poseidon
Zeus
Antinous
Eumaeus
Eurycleia
Calypso
Polyphemus
Circe
Laertes
Tiresias
Menelaus
Helen
Agamemnon
Nausiciaa