The Odyssey Books 5 8 Date Title The

The Odyssey Books 5 -8

Date: Title: The Odyssey – Books 5 -8 Dispatches: VERB send off to a destination or for a purpose. redolent: ADJECTIVE strongly smelling of. "the church was old, dark, and redolent of incense" sustenance: NOUN food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment. hospitality: NOUN The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. desolate: ADJECTIVE uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness. Task: For each of the words defined on the left, write a sentence which makes use of it.

Can you remember the narrative of Books 1 -4 of The Odyssey? Odysseus was responsible for devising the Trojan ______ and helping to end the Trojan _____. On his way home, Odysseus provoked the _____ of Poseidon and was placed on Calypso’s _______ as punishment. Athena asks _____ if she can intervene and help Odysseus. He agrees and she travels to Odysseus’ home disguised as a _______ in order to help Odysseus’ son Telemachus and his wife _____. Athena convinces Telemachus to seek _____ of his father. Telemachus discovers that his father isn’t _______ and that he is trapped on an island. mortal anger devising dead Zeus War island Penelope horse news

The Odyssey: Books 5 -8 As a class, books 5 -8 of The Odyssey. 1. Produce a summary of the events of each book. 2. Produce a letter from Odysseus’ viewpoint to his wife Penelope. How did he feel on the island? How does he feel now he is journeying back to her? Script a courtroom scene in which Athena argues in defence of Odysseus and his actions.

How would you describe Odysseus at this point in the story? Why?