Wednesday, July 12, 2017

July 20, 2017

Group Three

1. Why can’t Odysseus and his men easily escape from the blinded Polyphemus?

2. What plan does Odysseus devise to escape the cave?

3. Why does the author have Polyphemus stop the large ram Odysseus hides under and talk to the sheep? What effect does this have on the reader?

4. What two mistakes does Odysseus make as he is escaping from Polyphemus?

Group Two

1. Why can’t Odysseus and his men easily escape from the blinded Polyphemus?

2. What plan does Odysseus devise to escape the cave?

3. Why does the author have Polyphemus stop the large ram Odysseus hides under and talk to the sheep? What effect does this have on the reader?

Group One

1. Why can’t Odysseus and his men easily escape from the blinded Polyphemus?

2. What plan does Odysseus devise to escape the cave?



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july 19. 2017

Group Three

1. What "gift" does Polyphemus offer Odysseus for telling him his name?

2. What lie does Odysseus tell Polyphemus?

3. Explain in detail how Odysseus wounds Polyphemus.

4. Why can’t Polyphemus get the other Cyclopes to help him?
 

Group Two

1. What "gift" does Polyphemus offer Odysseus for telling him his name?

2. What lie does Odysseus tell Polyphemus?

3. Explain in detail how Odysseus wounds Polyphemus
 
Group One

1. What "gift" does Polyphemus offer Odysseus for telling him his name?

2. What lie does Odysseus tell Polyphemus?



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July 18, 2017

Group Three

1. Why does Odysseus want to remain at the cave until the owner comes home?

2. Why does Odysseus lie and say his ship was destroyed?

3. Odysseus compares Polyphemus to what large natural object?

4. Why doesn’t Odysseus stab Polyphemus the first night while the Cyclops sleeps?

Group Two

1. Why does Odysseus want to remain at the cave until the owner comes home?

2. Why does Odysseus lie and say his ship was destroyed?

3. Odysseus compares Polyphemus to what large natural object?

 
Group One

1. Why does Odysseus want to remain at the cave until the owner comes home?

2. Why does Odysseus lie and say his ship was destroyed?


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July 17, 2017

Group Three


What is the symbol of the Cyclops?
 
What is the role of Polyphemus in the Odyssey?

Who is the father of the Cyclops?


Group Two

What is the symbol of the Cyclops?
 
What is the role of Polyphemus in the Odyssey?

Group One

What is the symbol of the Cyclops?


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July 14, 2017


Group Three
 
How was Aphrodite involved in the Trojan War?
 
What does the god Aphrodite do?
 
Why was the goddess Aphrodite important?
 
Group Two
 
How was Aphrodite involved in the Trojan War?
 
What does the god Aphrodite do?
 
Group One
 
Why was the goddess Aphrodite important?
 
 
 
 
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July 13, 2017

Group Three
 
Who was the Trojan war fought between?
 
Who was the winner of the Trojan War?
 
How did the war ends?
 
Group Two
 
Who was the Trojan war fought between?
 
Who was the winner of the Trojan War?
 
Group One
 
Who was the Trojan war fought between?
 
 
 
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July 12, 2017


Group Three
 
What caused the Trojan War in the Odyssey?
 
When was the Trojan War date?
 
Where was the ancient city of Troy?
 
Group Two
 
What caused the Trojan War in the Odyssey?
 
When was the Trojan War date?
 
 
Group One
 
What caused the Trojan War in the Odyssey?
 
 
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