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Who am I?
The Odyssey
Parts of Speech
Essay
Mystery Questions
100
I am the main hero and protagonist of The Odyssey.
Odysseus
100
Where is Odysseus from?
Ithaca
100
What part of speech is a person, place or thing?
Noun
100
What is the sentence called at the beginning of the essay that tells what the reader what the essay is going to be about?
The thesis statement
100
What is non-fiction writing?
It is writing about something that really happened
200
I am the Queen of Ithaca!
Penelope
200
Why does it take Odysseus so long to make it home?
The Trojan War takes ten years and he angers the gods which makes his journey home difficult.
200
What part of speech is the action?
Verb
200
What is a narractive essay?
It tells a story
200
What are the 3 main types of nonfiction writing?
article, essay, speech
300
I am very upset that suitors are coming to marry my mother and take my father's place.
Telemachus
300
Who is the author of The Odyssey and explain how he got his name.
Homer - generic name given to author's when they didn't actually know who wrote something
300
Identify the part of speech in the following sentence. The FURRY dog scampered across the slippery floor.
Adjective
300
What is a Persuasive Essay?
It trys to convince an audience into an action or to do something.
300
What was ultimately the reason for the destruction of Odysseus's men?
themselves
400
I like to eat people and have six heads!
Scylla
400
The Odyssey is a narrative poem....explain what this means
It is a poem that tells a story
400
Identify the part of speech in the following sentence. The furry dog QUICKLY scampered across the slippery floor.
Adverb
400
What are 3 things that need to be included in your thesis statement?
Author, title of wriitng, type of writing, and whatever the heck you are writing about!
400
What did Ms. H dofor Valentines DAy?
Went to the Walking Dead live show
500
I have one eye, like to eat people, and my father is Poseidon.
Polythemus (the Cyclops)
500
Explain one theme of the poem
Example: Family - Odysseus does everything in his power to make it back home to his wife and son
500
Name 3 descriptors that you can add to your writing to make it more specific and detailed.
Specific nouns, vivid verbs, adjectives, adverbs, simile, metaphor, personifcation.
500
What are the 3 main ways that you can organize an essay?
Chronological, Comparison/Contrast, and Cause and Effect.
500
What is Ms. H's middle name?
Nichol