The Cyclops!!!

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Warm-up
You have 60 seconds to write everything that you know about mythological heroes! Ready, set, GOOOOOOOOO !!
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The Odyssey
Vocabulary Word Epic Vocabulary Word Epic
Definition a long narrative poem celebrating the adventures achievements of a hero Synonyms None!
Graphic Representation Graphic Representation
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The Odyssey
Vocabulary Word Narrative Vocabulary Word Narrative
Definition A fancy-schmancy way of saying a story Synonyms A tale
Graphic Representation Graphic Representation
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The Odyssey
Vocabulary Word characterization Vocabulary Word characterization
Definition Ways to make a character appear real Methods of characterization Appearance Actions Words (diction) Inner thoughts feelings Other peoples reactions
Graphic Representation Graphic Representation
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The Odyssey

• Takes place in Ancient Greece

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The Odyssey

• Written by the famous, blind poet, Homer

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The Odyssey

• Written circa 900 B.C. and was likely intended to
  be sung and not read

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The Odyssey

• Begins with the fall of the city of Troy
• Tells the story of a Greek warrior, Odysseus, and
  his men
• In the excerpt well be reading, Odysseus and his
  men venture into the cave of the Cyclops and
  become trapped there

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Main Character a god

• Zeus
• king of the gods

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Main Character a human

• Odysseus
• the protagonist in the epic
• Greek warrior
• clever courageous
• wants to resume his proper place as king

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Main Character a monster

• The Cyclops
• the one-eyed cannibal giant with a terrible
  temper
• a.k.a. Polyphemus

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Warm-up
Is Odysseus a nice guy? Yes/No/Why?
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Pre-Reading--Odysseus
Methods of Characterization Methods of Characterization
Appearance Actions
Words Thoughts/Feelings
Others Reactions Others Reactions
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Methods of Characterization Methods of Characterization
Appearance There is no mention of Odysseuss appearance. It is implied that he is strong and commanding. Actions
Words Thoughts/Feelings Odysseus is outraged that the giant would
Others Reactions Others Reactions
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Methods of Characterization Methods of Characterization
Appearance There is no mention of Odysseuss appearance. It is implied that he is strong and commanding. Actions Makes most of his men wait on the ship, takes only his twelve best men with him (?) Puts himself between his men and the Cyclops and confronts the Cyclops himself Creates a stake from a large piece of wood and drives it into the Cyclops eye Figures out that he can escape from the cave without the Cyclops seeing him by riding underneath a sheep
Words Thoughts/Feelings
Others Reactions Others Reactions
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Methods of Characterization Methods of Characterization
Appearance There is no mention of Odysseuss appearance. It is implied that he is strong and commanding. Actions Makes most of his men wait on the ship, takes only his twelve best men with him Puts himself between his men and the Cyclops and confronts the Cyclops himself Creates a stake from a large piece of wood and drives it into the Cyclops eye Figures out that he can escape from the cave without the Cyclops seeing him by riding underneath a sheep
Words Speaks with and tries to rationalize with the Cyclops first, instead of harming him right away Tells the Cyclops his name is Nobody, so when the Cyclops is injured he tells his friends Nobody had caused harm Thoughts/Feelings
Others Reactions Others Reactions
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Methods of Characterization Methods of Characterization
Appearance There is no mention of Odysseuss appearance. It is implied that he is strong and commanding. Actions Makes most of his men wait on the ship, takes only his twelve best men with him Puts himself between his men and the Cyclops and confronts the Cyclops himself Creates a stake from a large piece of wood and drives it into the Cyclops eye Figures out that he can escape from the cave without the Cyclops seeing him by riding underneath a sheep
Words Speaks with and tries to rationalize with the Cyclops first, instead of harming him right away Tells the Cyclops his name is Nobody, so when the Cyclops is injured he tells his friends Nobody had caused harm Thoughts/Feelings Odysseus is outraged that the giant would deny him and his men hospitality and actually harm them. He plans and carries out revenge.
Others Reactions Others Reactions
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Methods of Characterization Methods of Characterization
Appearance There is no mention of Odysseuss appearance. It is implied that he is strong and commanding. Actions Makes most of his men wait on the ship, takes only his twelve best men with him Puts himself between his men and the Cyclops and confronts the Cyclops himself Creates a stake from a large piece of wood and drives it into the Cyclops eye Figures out that he can escape from the cave without the Cyclops seeing him by riding underneath a sheep
Words Speaks with and tries to rationalize with the Cyclops first, instead of harming him right away Tells the Cyclops his name is Nobody, so when the Cyclops is injured he tells his friends Nobody had caused harm Thoughts/Feelings Odysseus is outraged that the giant would deny him and his men hospitality and actually harm them. He plans and carries out revenge.
Others Reactions Little evidence of others reactions except that his men follow him without question Others Reactions Little evidence of others reactions except that his men follow him without question
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Pre-Reading--Odysseus
The Road of Trials The Road of Trials
Challenges 1. Outcomes 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
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Pre-Reading--Odysseus
The Road of Trials The Road of Trials
Challenges 1.. Outcomes 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
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Warm up Grab a dictionary and look up the
following vocabulary words. Write the
definitions in the My Notes section on page 32 of
SB Book.

• Vocabulary
• laurels
• savage
• lawless
• solitude
• isolated

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Odysseus Tells His Tale The Cyclops Cave

• Vocabulary
• laurels green shrub or small tree
• savage ruthless or a brute or beast
• lawless does not follow laws or rules
• solitude alone
• isolated alone or deserted

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MY NOTES Odysseus Tells His Tale The Cyclops
Cave

• SUMMARY
• Odysseus and his men find a place to rest on
  their way home from the battle of Troy.
• They are curious about the neighboring land of
  the Cyclopes.
• The next morning Odysseus and his crew set sail
  to explore the new land .
• They are curious to find out about who the
  Cyclopes are and if they are friendly.

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Odysseus Tells His Tale Polyphemus Return

• Vocabulary
• draught type of wine
• bouquet scent or aroma (from wine)
• bleating the noise a goat makes
• whey watery part of milk after it has soured
• kids baby lambs
• kindle to light (fire)

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MY NOTES Polyphemus Returns

• Summary

• Odysseus and 12 of his strongest men go explore
  the cave and take wine as an offering.
• Upon arrival Cyclops is not present they make
  themselves comfortable eating cheese.
• Cyclops returns from tending to his sheep/goats
  to find the men and questions their intentions

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Odysseus Tells His Tale Trapped

• Vocabulary
• sacked to pillage, loot, destroy, steal
• suppliant to ask for nicely
• devoid without
• moored anchor
• cunning sneaky, or tricky
• entrails the internal organs

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MY NOTESOdysseus Tells His Tale Trapped

• Summary
• Odysseus tells Polyphemus that he and his crew
  are shipwrecked and asks him to respect the gods
  and show them hospitality
• Polyphemus shows no pity and instead takes two
  members of his crew and devours them
• Polyphemus goes to sleep
• Odysseus and his remaining crew are trapped

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Comprehension Check

• What is the setting?
• A. Odysseus ship.
• B. Polyphemus cave
• Euanthes house.
• D. Apollos pasture.

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Comprehension Check

• This is an example of a(n)
• A. epic poem
• B. non-fiction piece
• C. historical fiction
• D. Odysseus biography

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Comprehension Check

• What is the primary conflict?
• A. Odysseus needs to escape Polyphemus cave.
• Odysseus wants to steal Polyphemus sheep.
• Odysseus ship is lost.
• D. Polyphemus wants to trick Odysseus.

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Comprehension Check

• Who is the protagonist?
• Cyclops
• Polyphemus
• C. Odysseus
• D. Zeus

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MY NOTES Offering the Cyclops Wine (page 35)

• Summary
• When morning comes Polyphemus goes about his
  daily tasks and again eats two of the men from
  Odysseus crew.
• Odysseus thinks of a plan to get revenge and
  begins working with his crew on preparing a huge
  club which they will use to poke the Cyclops eye
  while he sleeps.
• Odysseus offers Polyphemus wine and Polyphemus
  drinks several cups.
• Polyphemus asks Odysseus his name.

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Comprehension Check

• Examine the word devoid in the following sentence
  and select the correct definition.
• Devoid of pity, he was silent in response, but
  leaping up laid hands on my crew. Two he seized
  and dashed to the ground like whelps, and their
  brains ran out and stained the earth.
• Full of..
• Filled with..
• C. Lack of..
• D. With..

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Comprehension Check

• A character trait that best describes Odysseus
  is
• clever
• stingy
• C. honest
• D. cruel

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Comprehension Check

• As soon as Rosy-fingered Dawn appeared, Cyclops
  relit the fire.
• This is an example of which literary device?
• metaphor
• simile
• C. onomatopoeia
• D. personification

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Comprehension Check

• Odysseus offers the cyclops a ________ as a
  gift.
• draught
• sheep
• whey
• vessel

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MY NOTES Blinding the Cyclops

• Summary
• Polyphemus continued to drink the wine which
  makes him less coherent.
• Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is nobody.
• Polyphemus assures Odysseus (nobody) that he will
  be the last of his men to be eaten.
• Polyphemus falls into a drunken sleep.
• The crew works together to stab the eye of the
  Cyclops and he awakens crying for help.
• His Cyclops neighbors come to the entrance of the
  cave to check on him and Polyphemus replies that
  Nobody is trying to kill me and they leave.

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MY NOTES ESCAPE

• Summary
• Odysseus feels good about his clever scheme.
• Polyphemus moved the stone door but sat there
  waiting for the crew to escape.
• The crew escaped the next morning hiding between
  and even underneath the sheep as they were herded
  out.
• Odysseus and his crew returned to the ship with
  sheep to take with them.

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Comprehension Check

• Using contextual clues, identify the meaning of
  adze in the following sentence.
• As a great axe or adze causes a vast hissing
  when the smith dips it in cool water to temper
  it, strengthening the iron, so his eye hissed
  against the olivewood stake (Homer 36).
• weapon with a sharp blade
• plural form of axe
• Ancient Grecian harpoon
• A foul creature of Greek Mythology that is part
  woman and part bird.

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Comprehension Check

• As used in this sentence, If you are alone, and
  nobody does you violence, its inescapable
  sickness that comes from Zeus pray to the Lord
  Poseidon, our father (Homer 37), how does the
  prefix in- affect the meaning of escapable?
• It makes it longer.
• B. It adds fear to the escape.
• C. It changes its meaning to the opposite of
  escapable.
• D. It means they must escape into something.

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Comprehension Check

• Which quote best exemplifies Odysseus
  leadership characteristic?
• My fine ram, why leave the cave like this last
  of the flock?
• I considered the best way of escaping, and
  saving myself, and my men, from death.
• Polyphemus, what terrible pain is this that
  makes you call through deathless night, and wake
  us?
• Off they went, while I laughed to myself at how
  the name and the clever scheme had deceived him.

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Comprehension Check

• What was the resolution to the conflict in this
  story?
• A. Odysseus was able to take the sheep back to
  the ship to feed his men.
• B. Odysseus blinded the Cyclops and he and his
  men established a settlement in the abandoned
  cave.
• C. Odysseus and his men escaped from the cave
  underneath the sheep.
• D. When the Cyclops is injured, he tells his
  neighbors that Nobody caused him harm.