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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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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Science Behind the Myth: Homer's "Odyssey"

For Students 9th - 10th
Matt Kaplan explains why there might be more reality behind Homer's "Odyssey" than many realize. [4:31]
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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...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Homer's Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about an epic poem about the hero Odysseus and his journey home on this site. Read more information about Homer's Odyssey here.
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PBS

A Tale for All Ages: The Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site features a note on the popularity of Robert Fagles's translation of Homer's Odyssey.
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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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Other

Libivox: The Odyssey by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the complete text of The Odyssey by Homer in audio.
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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...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Homer's Odyssey for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Odyssey Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: The Odyssey Student Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of honors student questions about themes and characters in "The Odyssey." The way you might respond to them can be used in creating your lesson plan.
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...
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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.
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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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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Homer Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains a number of lesson plans for Homer's "The Iliad" and "The 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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From the Odyssey: The Sirens

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from the Odyssey: The Sirens" by Homer, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Pairing the Odyssey With Contemporary Works

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for two lessons that relate Homer's "The Odyssey" to more contemporary works like "Running Out of Summer" by Peter E. Morgan and the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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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...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Homer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief biography of Greek poet Homer with list of additional books to read.

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