Homework: Dear parents/ guardians, please assist your
child with today’s homework.
Option 3: Collections: New Coasts and Poseidon’s Son
For seven of the ten years Odysseus has spent
wandering the Mediterranean Sea, he has
been held captive by the goddess Calypso
on her island. … Zeus sends the god Hermes to tell Calypso to release
Odysseus; she helps him build a raft on which he can sail to his next
destination. He must sail for 20 days before landing on the island of Scheria,
where he will be helped in his effort to return home.
…Odysseus is welcomed by King Alcinous, who gives
a banquet in his honor. That night the
king begs Odysseus to tell who he is and
what has happened to him…. Odysseus relates
to the king his adventures.
“I am laertes
son What shall Isay first? What shall I keep until the end? The gods have tried
me in a thousand ways. But first my name: let that be known to you, and if I
pull away from pitiless death, friendship will bind us, though my land lies
far. I am Laertes son, Odysseus. Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and
war.”
Task: Read the following statements, agree Yes or No,
then explain why, and give evidence from the text.
1.
Statement: Odysseus
is all alone in the world, no one helps him.
A.
Your reason for
Yes or No:
B.
Evidence from the
text:
2.
Statement: Odysseus
is humble; he never brags.
A. Your
reason for Yes or No:
B.
Evidence from the
text:
Option 2: Collections: New Coasts and Poseidon’s Son
For seven of the ten years Odysseus has spent
wandering the Mediterranean Sea, he has been held captive by the goddess
Calypso on her island. … Zeus sends the
god Hermes to tell Calypso to release Odysseus; she helps him build a raft…He
must sail for 20 days before landing on the island of Scheria, where he will be
helped …to return home.
…Odysseus is welcomed by King Alcinous, who gives a
banquet in his honor. That night the king begs Odysseus to tell who he is and
what has happened to him…. Odysseus relates to the king his adventures.
1. How
many years did Odysseus wander the sea?
2. Who
has held him captive? Who helped set him free?
3. What
did Calypso do for Odysseus?
4. What
does Alcinous do for Odysseus?
5. What
does Odysseus say about himself?
Option 1. Collections: New Coasts and Poseidon’s Son
For seven of the ten years Odysseus has spent
wandering the Mediterranean Sea,
1.
How many years
did Odysseus wander the sea?
(Odysseus) has
been held captive by the goddess Calypso
on her island. … Zeus sends the god Hermes to tell Calypso to release
Odysseus;
2.
Who has held him
captive? Who helped set him free?
Calypso helps him build a raft…He must sail for 20
days before … he will be helped …to return home.
3.
What did Calypso
do for Odysseus?
…Odysseus is welcomed by King Alcinous, who gives a
banquet in his honor… Odysseus relates to the king his adventures.
4.
What does
Alcinous do for Odysseus?
“…I am Laertes
son, Odysseus. Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war.”
5.
What does
Odysseus say about himself?
Option 1A. Collections: New Coasts and Poseidon’s Son
For seven of the ten years Odysseus has spent
wandering the Mediterranean Sea,
1. How many
years did Odysseus wander the sea?
(Odysseus) has
been held captive by the goddess Calypso
on her island. … Zeus sends the god Hermes to tell Calypso to release
Odysseus;
2. Who has
held him captive? Who helped set him free?
Calypso helps him build a raft…He must sail for 20
days before … he will be helped …to return home.
3. What did
Calypso do for Odysseus?
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