Survey of Literature

Survey of Literature Make-up work For Semester 1

When was the last time you ran into a Cyclops on your summer vacation? Time to pretend you are Odysseus and write a POSTCARD FROM THE EPIC EDGE

You are Odysseus, longing for his wife, son and home. As you travel on your adventures, you stop to write a postcard addressed to Penelope, your wife. This “postcard” should be true to the genre of travel postcards and reflect an understanding of the adventures of our hero Odysseus.

Instructions:

Step 1 • Select an episode of the Odyssey that you especially understand and enjoy. • You may choose up to THREE (3) episodes.

Step 2 • One side of the card should have a visual representation (these are PICTURE postcards). • Create a picture for that episode that illustrates your understanding of one of the events of that episode from Odysseus’s point of view. • For example, it could be a portrait of Scylla, a picture of Circe’s house in the woods, or a picture of Odysseus tied to the mast, listening to the Sirens’ songs. • You can draw the picture or use cut-outs from magazines to represent characters you encounter.

Step 3 • The other side of the card needs a written description of the scene and a few details from the story – written from Odysseus to his wife Penelope. • Requirements: • It has to sound like Odysseus – his POV • It has to sound like a husband writing to his wife • You have remember: he may not want to tell his wife every little detail. (It’s Odysseus, after all, and he’s not know for telling the whole truth.)

Format, etc. • You can write up to THREE (3) postcards from three different episodes. • They need to be postcard size: 4x6 is a good size. • They are due no later than Wednesday, January 23. Absolutely no cards accepted after that date. • Each card is worth up to 15 points in extra credit in the Writing Assignments category (highest percentage category)

Research paper make-up Annotated bibliography

Step 1 • Find FOUR (4) sources on Greek and Roman mythology • Can be websites • Can be books • Can include novels featuring Greek or Roman characters • You are required to do a minimum of four, but providing more sources will add more points!

Step 2 • Create an annotated bibliography • One or two sentences which describe the source and WHY it is a valuable source for a student • Use Easybib.com to create the entries • Must be typed • SPELLCHECK!!!!

Step 3 • Hand in on or before Wednesday, January 23. Absolutely no bibliographies accepted after that date. • This will be scored using the same rubric as the Working Bibliography for the research paper • You can add to or make-up the original grade. • You can email it to me as an attachment or through Easybib, OR print it out.

Sample postcard Dear Penelope, We have just left the shores of Troy and I am on my way home to you and our son. He must be ten years old by now – how I have missed seeing him grow up! I know you have raised him to be a strong, clever boy who will be a glorious warrior and a good king, like his father. Telemachus will be proud of his father who was awarded Hector’s armor for his bravery and who came up with the way to defeat the Trojans. I have much to teach him! Watch over him for me, my love. I am on my way home. Your Odysseus

Survey of Literature