The Odyssey

DISCUSSION PORTION OF TEST                                 (50 possible points)

 

Choose one of the following topics to discuss at length in class in your small green book (minimum 600 words).  Answers must be composed entirely in class. No notes can be brought into class. Do not use pencil. (You may use erasable pen.) Do not write on the backs of pages. The professor will monitor to insure no student brings hidden notes, and any student caught with any materials of any kind, either written or electronic, will be asked to leave the classroom and will receive the grade of 0 for the test. The only materials allowed are a blank ‘green book’ and a writing instrument. All other materials including any electronic devices must be turned off and be in a zipped and secured bag beneath the desk. Only ESL students are allowed to use a paper dictionary (only); however, all students may ask the professor for help spelling words that are not character names, titles, authors, or notes from the board. “A” essays need to have at least two direct quotations from the primary texts.

 

Points will be deducted for errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. An essay answer must do more than merely recount the plot(s) of the work(s) chosen to discuss.  First, a statement of observations about the work(s) should be made that reflects the question. Only after that should plot and specific references to the text be used in support of your generalizations about the work(s). Very importantly:  a literature essay is not a book report in which a student merely recounts the plot. An essay should reflect conclusions made from reading.

 

  1. A Contrasting Look at Greek Heroes: Discuss the two heroes in The Odyssey  (their quests and what they learned) and contrast them with Oedipus.

 

  1. Your impression of the roles of women in any two works we have read so

far.

 

  1. Greek Literature and The Theme of Revenge

 

  1. Crime vs. Sin: Oedipus as a Tragic Hero

(Use Aristotle’s definition)

 

  1. Polytheism Reflected in Greek Literature vs. Monotheism in the Old and New

Testaments

 

  1. Greek Hubris vs. Judeo/Christian Humility: The Similarities and Differences

 

  1. Compare and contrast the lives and teachings of Socrates and Jesus

The Letter G is the one I want my essay to be write about

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