TASK 1: Who Was This Homer Guy?

MLA HEADING:

The Odyssey Webquest

TASK 1: Who was this “Homer” guy?

Follow the link and write 6 facts about Homer. Then click the “” button at the bottom of the page and write 2 reason why he is important.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/3a_p1.html

About Homer:

Importance:

TASK 2: Encyclopedia Mythica

Write a two to three sentence definition for each of the following using the link:

http://www.pantheon.org/main/search.html

GODS

Aeolus

Apollo

Athena

Helios

Muses

Poseidon

Zeus

HUMANS

Laertes

Nausicaa

Odysseus

Penelope

Telemachus

Tiresias

SUPERNATURAL BEINGS

Calypso

Charybdis

Circe

Cyclops/Polyphemus

Scylla

Sirens

LOCATIONS

Olympus

Underworld

TASK 3: Map it!

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.957336,26.238822,1575m/data=!3m1!1e3

In what modern day country is Troy located?

The city of Troy is located in the modern day country of:

TASK 4: See it!

Follow the link to see a virtual reconstruction of Troy. Click on one of the links (right hand box) to see the reconstruction. Name which section you clicked on and describe what you see in 2-3 sentences.

http://cerhas.uc.edu/troy/q418.html

Name of site:

Description:

TASK 5: What is an “odyssey” anyway?

Follow the link to find the definition of an Odyssey. Then think of one example in fiction or in history of an odyssey (other than The Odyssey!) Next, use Google Images to find a picture that represents the journey given in your example.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Definition:

Example:

Picture:

TASK 6

Follow the link to read the lyrics to two different songs about “home.”

Write a well-developed paragraph about what home means to you.

http://berry9thgrade.weebly.com/odyssey-song-lyrics.html