From Book 25: The End of the Odyssey
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Patrick Oneill
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From Book 25: The End of the Odyssey
9th Grade
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Book 25: The End of the Odyssey
Author: YOU
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In case you haven't read the full 24 books of verse of The Odyssey:
Today we will give it an ending.
We will do it in two ways.
First, we will write a simple straightforward explanation of what happens on YOUR version of the End.
Second, we will translate it to verse. Ye Ole Fashion Way.
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In case you HAVE read the full 24 books of verse of The Odyssey:
Today we will give it an ending (even if you know the ending).
We will do it in two ways.
First, we will write a simple straightforward explanation of what happens on YOUR version of the End.
Second, we will translate it to verse. Ye Ole Fashion Way.
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If we want to do this, we must address the following questions:
What happens to Penelope?
What happens to Telemachus?
Does Odysseus make it back to Ithaca?
Does Odysseus finally get to see his wife and son?
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If we want to do this, we must address the following questions:
If Odysseus gets back to Ithaca, does he do it alone or with company?
How does he deal with the suitors who want to marry his wife Penelope?
What's up with the Greek Gods? Do they intervene?
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If we want to do this, we must address the following questions:
Why are there so many questions?
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Remember that in our digital books there are explanatory texts that narrates brief parts for us to be able to catch on to what's going on in the story. This is an example of how I want you to explain the End of the Odyssey.
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Verses from Book 25: The End of the Odyssey
Now, let us translate your narrations (summaries, if you may) into verse!
Think of it as a hip hop song and try to rhyme your narration.
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Verses from Book 25: The End of the Odyssey
The verses can be short and simple as long as they follow a sequence.
In other words, They Must Make Sense.
Narrate the Ending you wrote. Write something cool.
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Great work!
From Book 25: The End of the Odyssey
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