The Odyssey

Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey has fascinated readers and listeners for thousands of years. It’s hard to consider a person educated in the literary tradition unless they’ve familiar with this classic. Here are worksheets and a project to help you teach or appreciate The Odyssey.

The Odyssey Chapters 1-2 Worksheet
: comprehension and review questions that will help you assess how well your students understand chapters one and two of the text.
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The Odyssey Chapters 3-4 Worksheet: ten comprehension and plot recall questions to help your students review chapters three and four of the story.
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The Odyssey Worksheet Chapters 15-16: ten more review questions on Homer’s classic epic, The Odyssey, this time covering chapters fifteen and sixteen.
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The Odyssey Map Project: Students will review the storyline by creating an illustrate map charting major events in Odysseus’s journey home.
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