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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Everything You Need to Know to Read Homer's "Odyssey"

For Students 9th - 10th
An encounter with a man-eating giant. A sorceress who turns men into pigs. A long-lost king taking back his throne. On their own, any of these make great stories. But each is just one episode in the "Odyssey," a 12,000-line poem spanning...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: Homer: The Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson from a multimedia course on literary world classics considers Homer's Odyssey. Lesson centers on a half-hour video offering multiple perspectives on the work. Read an excerpt from The Odyssey and find dozens of rich and varied...
Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Odyssey by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of The Odyssey by Homer divided into 24 Books.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Homer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial includes a PowerPoint presentation detailing the life, literary works, and historical impact/context of Homer. It also includes two YouTube videos: "Historical Context for the Works of Homer" and "The Odyssey: Plot and...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Odyssey (Prose) by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the prose version of the epic poem The Odyssey (prose) by Homer including all 24 books.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: "The Odyssey" by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the entire text of Homer's "The Odyssey" online or download the ebook in multiple digital formats. Bookmarking available.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: The Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on The Odyssey by Homer; it provides a short summary of the beginning of the story. Students read with Book 9, 10, 11, and 12; links to the readings and a study guide with questions is provided. To get to the readings...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Mythology and the Odyssey: The Odyssey, Continued

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is a continuation of The Odyssey by Homer; a summary ies provided to the parts that students are not reading. Then students click to the next page (12) and read Books: 17, 21, 22, and 23 (links are provided) and continue with...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Lit and Comp: Mythology and the Odyssey Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on Greek Mythology and The Odyssey by Homer. It provides links to a list of "The Olympian Greek Gods and Goddesses," Greek Mythology.com, LibriVox: The Odyssey audio recording, The Odyssey online...
Website
Mythweb

Mythweb: Odysseus

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Fun, illustrated trip through the story of the Odyssey well suited for younger audiences. Each book of the Odyssey is summarized on a page along with a very eye-catching illustration.
Interactive
Other

Odysseus' Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
The Odyssey by Homer tells the story of the hero Odysseus' journey from Troy to Ithaca. The trip should have taken a few weeks but instead lasted more than ten years. Follow the famed journey on this map of locations in Homer's Odyssey.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Odyssey" by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Primary
CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From "The Odyssey: The Sirens" by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Odyssey" is an epic poem about a Greek hero named Odysseus, also known as Ulysses in Roman myths, and his 10-year journey home after the fall of Troy. In this excerpt, Ulysses encounters the Sirens while at sea. A specific purpose...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 9: The Odyssey

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This unit builds on student knowledge of the quest. Students come to understand how great literature reflects life, and how in any journey (be it physical or metaphysical) patience is important for gaining wisdom and experience along the...
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Homer's "Odyssey" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: The Odyssey [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "The Odyssey" by Homer is available here in PDF format. The Odyssey, which was first released in Circa 600 BC, is 443 pages pages long.
Lesson Plan
Other

Mo Dept. Of Ed.: Life Is a Journey (The Odyssey Unit Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Unit plan containing five lessons designed for ninth graders. They center around "The Odyssey" and the journey of life, and they teach reading strategies such as decoding, note taking, and summarizing. All are aligned to Missouri...
eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Odysseys of Homer, Vol. I

For Students 9th - 10th
This very early translation by George Chapman is offered from its 1857 edition at this site.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Archeologists Hit a Homer Run

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a sarcophagus with a colorful depiction of a scene from The Odyssey found in Asia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
PPT
National Library of France

National Library of France: Homer and the Muses

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow presents information on Homer and his famous works The Iliad and The Odyssey. Offers photos of texts, artifacts, and art from ancient through Medieval and modern times inspired by Homer's writing.
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TES Global

Blendspace: The Odyssey by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that includes links to videos, websites on mythology and mythological creatures, maps, assessments, flashcards, and activities to use while reading Homer's The Odyssey.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Monsters of the Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that includes links to images of fourteen different monsters found in Homer's The Odyssey.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: The Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
A sixteen-part learning module with links to texts, videos, images, and a map to use while reading The Odyssey.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Archaeologists Hit a Homer Run

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a sarcophagus found by archaeologists in Asia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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