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The broad CCR standards are the foundation for the grade level–specific Common Core State Standards.  \nDISCUSSION GUIDE  \nDisney • HYPERION BOOKS  \nAbout This Guide  \nThe Tales from the Odyssey stories have has such rich symbolism, amazing action, and extraordinary characters that there seem to be limitless activities teachers can use to enhance their students’ reading and learning. This guide will give focus and direction to teachers, so they can lead and mentor their students in the particular areas that reflect their students’ needs and abilities. There are whole-group activities and discussion questions, activities for small groups, and activities for independent, individual student efforts. The suggested activities focus on various learning modalities so that teachers can select the activities that best fit their students’ learning styles and strengths.  \nPre-reading Activities  \nWhat is an epic?  \nAn epic is a long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of legendary or historical heroes. The Greek epics were originally part of a purely oral tradition. They were sung by wandering entertainers called rhapsodes, who improvised performances of their tales using a special verse form called epic meter and accompanying themselves on a simple harplike instrument called the cithara. In those days, every sung version of an epic was different. But at some time, probably beginning in the eighth century BCE, as the practice of singing the epic tales was beginning to die out, the epics were written down. Two of the most famous Greek epics are the Iliad and the Odyssey, which were originally part of a vast cycle of similar poems, most of them now known only in fragments. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War, and the Odyssey recounts the adventures of Odysseus, king of the island of Ithaca, on his long journey home from that war. The Greeks loved the Iliad and the Odyssey, which became central to their literary education.  \nWhat is a Greek myth?  \nA Greek myth is a story about the powerful gods and goddesses of ancient Greece. Some of these stories were first told to explain natural phenomena like the weather, volcanoes, and the constellations. Others were an important part of the ancient Greeks’ religion. These stories later became important sources for Greek poetry, art, and theater. They have continued to inspire writers and painters up to the present day. The oldest written versions of the Greek myths are found in the Iliad and the Odyssey.  \nWho was Homer?  \nHomer is the name traditionally given to the composer of the Iliad and the Odyssey as they have come down to us. Scholars are not sure if Homer was a real singer or a legendary one, or if there were several singers who shared that name. Many scholars believe that Homer was a famous rhapsode who lived around 850 BCE—nearly three thousand years ago. Like many other famous epic singers, he is said to have been blind.  \nWhat was the Odyssey’s original written form?  \nThe Odyssey was composed in a dialect of ancient Greek. It was originally written down in twenty-four parts, or books, in long flowing lines that did not rhyme at the end, in the special rhythm called epic meter. Technically, this meter is called dactylic hexameter. The Odyssey has been translated into many languages, in both verse and prose.  \nThe Ancient Greeks  \nThe ancient Greeks were polytheists, people who believed in many gods and goddesses, each of whom ruled over a particular aspect of the world. There was a god of the sea, a god of war, a god of love, and so forth. 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