Write a two entry annotated bibliography for your myth
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Works Cited for the Internet Generation
Web Page
“Title of web page.” Title of the website. Name of the owner of the site, Date Published DD MMM YYYY. Web. Date Retrieved DD MMM YYYY. <Web URL>.
Notes: Write a brief note about what you’ve found on this site, include anything relevant.
ORIGINAL TEXT
From: www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/english/odysseus.ppt
What makes Odysseus a classic Greek hero? How can Homer’s The Odyssey be characterized as the story of an epic hero?
Let’s start with the brains of the operation!
Odysseus is intelligent, but his intelligence is of the cunning, sly type….not the book-smart type.
He is, after all, a man of “twists and turns…” The Greek term for this versatility is “polytropos,” or “turning in many directions.” Odysseus is a man of deceptions and disguises.
Odysseus is a wanderer who seeks to return home.
- •The sharpness with which he led his men in the Trojan War is the same devious aptitude he uses to find his way back home after the war. It is also the same intelligence he uses to outwit monsters and other foes who block his path and threaten his men’s lives.
Sample Annotated Bibliography
“Odysseus as a Hero.” World of Teaching. Petunia Hinklemeyer. Published 22 April 2009. Web. Retrieved 26 April 2010 <www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/english/odysseus.ppt>.
In this section, we learn about the concept of polytropos, which appears to be essential to the character of Odysseus. We also learn that he is cunning and sly, and that he uses many deceptions and disguises to get his way.
