The Odyssey Body Biography Project Bundle, Great for Characterization

The Odyssey Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless hero's journey and epic poem. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. Teachers and students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, The Odyssey, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project!

The project bundle includes 6 characters. Give your students a relevant and modern experience while promoting the 4 C's and achievement. I adapted the body biography concept to align with citing textual evidence, character traits, research, and inference skills.

Includes 6 choices:

★ each poster is a character from the novel. Featuring fun but mature images- appealling to all grades. In line art for your students to add color and design.

★ Poster is 32 inches high by 10 inches wide. It requires 4 pages each.

★Bonus - characterization pre-planning sheets for each character!

★ Student handout that explains each part of the body biography project (there are 12 parts).

★ Teacher set up directions, learning objective / learning outcomes, background, tips, and CCSS

★ Group Work Rubric and Group Work Reflection Questions

★ Content Response Rubric NEW!

★ Body Biography Content Checklist NEW!

Here is your list:

Odysseus

Penelope

Anticlea

Telemachus

Athena

Calypso

What’s the Student Objective?

The student objectives are as follows:

•Review what is supportive evidence.

•Define the literary term “character trait” and explore how to provide details that support their inferences (apply this skill similar to exploring a fictional text).

•Use the text, class notes, and web resources to research the character (subject) , then cite evidence to find accurate and descriptive word choice.

•Fill out The Odyssey Body Biography graphic organizer/poster

Group work should promote:

•Intellectual understanding, abilities and skills.

•Communication, cooperative and teamwork skills such as planning. management, leadership and peer support.

•Personal growth (increased self esteem and self confidence).

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★Classroom Décor

★Bulletin Board

★Hallway

★Showcase Display

Directions are clear and explicit. Danielle Knight Copyright 2019