The winding, incredible, seemingly never-ending adventure of Odysseus can be overwhelming to young readers. An engaging audio version of Homer's Odyssey introduces listeners to the fundamentals of the story without Homer's elevated language.

Concepts

odysseus, the odyssey, homer, greek mythology, ancient greece, the trojan war

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Send home the link for class members to listen to the story with parents
• Break up the reading over several days, addressing each element of the story with additional discussion and activities

Classroom Considerations

• The story begins at 0:20, after a brief introduction
• Duration of the full audio is 20:48
• Comment section is open to the public
• Ads for additional stories from the publisher are visible throughout the transcript, but readers can easily skip them

Pros

• Includes a few relevant lines from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Ulysses" at the end of the story
• Makes a complex story accessible for elementary readers
• Perfect for a listening center

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.10 RL.6.10 RL.7.10 RL.8.10