Oedipus, the King
The Odyssey
Parts of Speech
Sentence Fragments
Subject vs. Predicate
100

This is where Oedipus, the King takes place.

Thebes

100

Name three characteristics of an epic hero.

  1. Noble birth

  2. Capable of great deeds of strength and courage

  3. Unmatched warrior

  4. Vast Traveler

  5. National Heroism

  6. Humility

  7. Faces supernatural foes/ receives supernatural help

100

What are the nouns in the following paragraph? (Hint: there are 8)

The Odyssey is my favorite story to read with 9th graders. The mythology is so interesting, and the characters are very relatable.  It is an old poem, but it still has importance to this day.

The Odyssey, story, (9th) graders, mythology, characters, poem, importance, day

100

Is the following sentence a fragment or complete? If it is a fragment, how would you fix it?

Writing an essay and turning it in.

Fragment

I am writing an essay and turning it in.

100

What is the subject and predicate of the following sentence?

The dog ate my homework.

Subject: dog

Predicate: ate

200

This is the cure for Thebes.

Find the murderer of Laius and either banish or kill him.

200

This is what happened on the island of the Lotus Eaters.

Odysseus men "fell in" with the Lotus Eaters and got addicted to the lotus flower, which makes you "lose your hope of home."  Odysseus has to drag them back to the ship and tie them undert the rowing benches so that they wouldn't run back to the lotus plant.
200

What are the pronouns?

The Odyssey is my favorite story to read with 9th graders. The mythology is so interesting, and the characters are very relatable.  It is an old poem, but it still has importance to this day.

my, it (x2)

200

Is the following sentence a fragment or complete? If it is a fragment, how would you fix it?

Even though The Odyssey is estimated to be a thousand years old.

Fragment

The Odyssey is estimated to be a thousand years old.

200

What is the subject and the predicate of the following sentence?

In the story, Odysseus demonstrates several qualities of an epic hero.

Subject: Odysseus

Predicate: Demonstrates

300

This is Oedipus' brother-in-law.

Creon

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! This is what happened on the Cyclops' island.

Odysseus is curious about Cyclops and breaks into his cave.  Cyclops comes home, traps them in the cave, and eats Odysseus' men.  Odysseus comes up with a plan to get him drunk with really strong wine and stab him with a makeshift spear from an olive tree.  When Cyclops is sleeping, Odysseus and his men stab his eye out and then ride to safety underneath Cyclops' huge sheep.  They steal the Cyclops' sheep, and then taunt the Cyclops as they leave.  Cyclops prays to Poseidon that Odysseus will never make it home, and if he does, that he would lose all of his companions. 

300

What are the verbs?

The Odyssey is my favorite story to read with 9th graders. The mythology is so interesting, and the characters are very relatable.  It is an old poem, but it still has importance to this day.

is, to read, is, are, is, has

300

Is the following sentence a fragment or complete? If it is a fragment, how would you fix it?

Please turn your quizzes into the box by the windows.

Complete; it is a command, so the subject is you.

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What is the subject and the predicate of the following sentence?

Write your name at the top of your paper and turn it in to the box by the windows.

Subject: you

Predicate: write, turn

400

This is why Oedipus ran away from Corinth.

He went to an oracle because a drunk old man had told him that he wasn't the true son of his father.  There he heard a prophecy that he was to kill his father and marry his mother, so he ran away from Corinth.  He ended up in Thebes, where he defeated the Sphinx. 

400

This is what happened on Circe's island.

Circe turns Odysseus' men into pigs.  Hermes gives Odysseus a magic herb that will protect him from Circe's magic.  Odysseus convinces Circe to change his men back into men (by sleeping with her). He stays on her island for one year. 

400

What are the adjectives? (Hint: there are 5; I will accept 4)

The Odyssey is my favorite story to read with 9th graders. The mythology is so interesting, and the characters are very relatable.  It is an old poem, but it still has importance to this day.

favorite, 9th*, interesting, relatable, old

400

Is the following sentence a fragment or complete? If it is a fragment, how would you fix it?

According to the history books that were published several years ago which are down in the old book room.

Fragment

The history books that were published several years ago are down in the old book room.

400

What is the subject and the predicate of the following sentence?

Underneath the sofa by the stairs is the television remote.

Subject: remote

Predicate: is

500
Oedipus asks Creon to do these three things for him at the end of the play.

1) Bury Jocasta

2) Banish him from Thebes

3) Take care of his daughters (because no one would want to marry them)

500

Why were Odysseus' men destroyed?

They ate the forbidden cattle of Lord Helios, and Helios threatened to never light up the world again if Zeus didn't punish them.  Zeus destroyed Odysseus' ship with a lightning bolt, and only Odysseus survived.

500

What are the adverbs?

The Odyssey is my favorite story to read with 9th graders. The mythology is so interesting, and the characters are very relatable.  It is an old poem, but it still has importance to this day.

so, very, still

500

Is the following sentence a fragment or complete? If it is a fragment, how would you fix it?

Eat your vegetables.

Complete; it is a command, so the subject is you.

500

What is the subject and the predicate of the following sentence?

How was Odysseus clever enough to devise the Trojan Horse?

Subject: Odysseus

Predicate: was 

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