A 5th Grade Odyssey

Write an adventure story detailing your personal “odyssey” through the 5th grade.

You will use characters from the book The Odyssey to write an adventure story about your 5th grade year.

Possible Characters:Odysseus SirensPenelope PoseidonCyclopsAthenaHermesOdysseus’ crew

Story Guidelines Odysseus is the hero of your story. Your hero

must make it through the year of 5th grade, including classes, special areas, and recesses.

You cannot use any actual names of students or teachers.

Your story should be at least two pages long and entertain your readers.

Here are some ideas to think about for your story…

Poseidon

God of the sea, protector of all waters, father of the Cyclops.

Did anyone protect you from trouble this year?

Athena

Athena is the Greek goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature.

Did anyone give you good advice this year?

Hermes

He was the cleverest of theOlympian gods, and messenger to all the other gods.

Did anyone deliver messagesfor you or help you duringtimes of trouble?

The Sirens

The Sirens enticed sailors to come to theirisland by playing theirbeautiful music.

Were you tempted byanyone to do somethingwrong this year? How did you resist?

Odysseus started his 5th grade year at Dandridge Elementary School. (add more details to this paragraph)

Classes and Homework•Detail•Detail•Detail

Recess•Detail•Detail•Detail

Friends•Detail•Detail•Detail

Conclusion