Odyssey Test Details

Here are a few details for The Odyssey test tomorrow. On the writing portion think deeply and work to say something that is original and interesting. In order to do well, your paragraph must move beyond plot to explain what is important about the topic.

25 questions Scantron test - Multiple Choice, Quote Identification and Matching

Theme Paragraph:
Consider one of the following topics, develop it into a theme that is still meaningful and relevant today:

• Hubris
• Loyalty
• Role of women
• Role of the supernatural
• Hospitality
• Revenge
• Role of Heroism

Sample Topic Sentences:

Not So Good: There are many goddesses and women who work with Odysseus and battle against him. (This just summarizes plot and is not specific about details from the text.)

Better: In The Odyssey, Homer reveals that women ,who exert their powers through intellect and seduction, are ultimately more powerful than men who exercise their power through violence. ( This makes a universal statement and asserts an idea with which a reasonable person might disagree.)