National Endowment for the Humanities
Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle
Here's a handy worksheet applicable to any study of epic heroes, including those in epic poetry. Readers record examples from their text that identify the quest, the tests, helpers and companions, as well as the low point, the...
National Endowment for the Humanities
A Story of Epic Proportions: What Makes a Poem an Epic?
Learners analyze the epic poem form and its roots in oral tradition. For this epic poetry lesson, students research the epic hero cycle and recognize the pattern of events and elements. Learners analyze the patterns embedded in the stories.
Curated OER
Homer’s Odyssey Reading Guide
Looking for a list of reading questions to use with The Odyssey? Provided here are dozens of questions (although certain sections are left out). Use these questions to create your own reading guide for the famous epic poem.
Spark Notes
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about The Epic of Gilgamesh. Students may check some of their answers online.
ELI Publishing
Whitman and the American ‘Romantic’ Nature
Pupils read a short biography of Walt Whitman and a portion of Whitman's epic poem "Song of Myself." Readers then respond to a series of comprehension questions.
Gottlieb
Kennings vs. Stock Epithets – A Quick Review
Bone-crusher. Troll-wife. Battle-sweat. Blood-worm. What study of Beowulf would be complete without offering readers of this Old English epic poem an opportunity to craft their own kennings and epithets? Provide individuals with a copy...
Annenberg Foundation
Masculine Heroes
What were the driving forces behind American expansion in the nineteenth century, and what were its effects? Scholars watch a video, read biographies, engage in discussion, write journals and poetry, draw, and create a multimedia...
Curated OER
Odyssey List 1 Worksheet
As your class begins to read The Odyssey, present them with a two-page worksheet focusing on vocabulary. Although the reading selection is not specified, twenty words are introduced on these pages. Example vocabulary words include...
Spark Notes
The Odyssey by Homer: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Homer's The Odyssey. Students may check some of their answers online
SparkNotes
The Iliad by Homer: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Homer's The Illiad. Students may check some of their answers online.
Other
Creighton University: Sumerian Literature: Epic of Gilgamesh
Has a map, overview, and questions on The Epic of Gilgamesh. Especially useful for students studying for a test on the epic.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Epic of Gilgamesh for Kids
History Questions: Epic of Gilgamesh Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Grade Saver
Grade Saver: Beowulf
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the epic poem Beowulf including author information, literary elements, verse by verse summaries/notes, test and answer key, and term paper ideas.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Poetic Forms
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn how to compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms: epic poetry and lyric poetry.
TVOntario
Tvo Kids: Quest of Epic Proportions
Play this adventure game to find out what the dragon wants.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Odyssey" by Homer
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer. Odysseus, an ancient Greek war hero and leader of Ithaca, embarks on a twenty-year long return to his homeland after the fall of Troy. It is...
W. W. Norton
Norton Anthology: The Linguistic and Literary Contexts of "Beowulf"
Use these online resources from the "Norton Anthology of English Literature" to provide both depth and breadth to your understanding of the poem "Beowulf," whether you are a student reading it for the first time or a teacher preparing to...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the Biggest Single Celled Organism?
The elephant is a creature of epic proportions- and yet, it owes its enormity to more than 1,000 trillion microscopic cells. And on the epically small end of things, there are likely millions of unicellular species, yet there are very...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Sonic Boom Problem
Objects that fly faster than the speed of sound create a shock wave accompanied by a thunder-like noise: the sonic boom. These epic sounds can cause distress to people and animals and even damage nearby buildings. Katerina Kaouri details...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Interpreters Juggle Two Languages at Once
Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities of language and cultural exchange, how do these epic miscommunications not happen all the...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Music and Emotion Through Time
In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix. [20:13]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Host of Heroes
What can some of literature's most famous heroes teach us? From the epic hero to the tragic hero, each has something distinctive to share. April Gudenrath describes the many faces of the fictional hero--and shows how they can inspire...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read James Joyce's "Ulysses"?
Sam Slote uncovers the allure of the epic tome, James Joyce's "Ulysses."
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Princess Who Rewrote History
Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father's reign called "The Alexiad." As a princess writing about her own family, she had to balance her loyalty to...
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