Kun opiskelijat lukevat monimutkaisia romaaneja, joissa on useita hahmoja ja asetuksia, se voi olla heille hyvin hämmentävää. Yksi tapa, jolla opettajat voivat auttaa oppilaita, on asettaminen ja luonnekartoitus. Näiden yksinkertaisten mallikäsikirjoitusten avulla lukijat voivat pitää asetukset ja hahmot hyvin järjestettyinä.
"The Odyssey" takes place in many different locations
ISLAND OF AEOLUS
Events: Odysseus and his men went to fight in the Trojan War. The seas rough, because the gods make the journey home hard to punish them.
LAESTRYGONIANS
Description: Event(s): 1) They were blown past the route home to this island. 2) 3) ______________# men die
CIRCE'S ISLAND
Description: Event(s): 1) 2) 3) 4) ______________# men die
LAND OF THE DEAD
Description: Odysseus and his crew reach the palace of Aeolus, king of the winds Event(s): 1) Aeolus gives him a bags of strong winds to send them home. 2) His men open it at the wrong time.
Description: Event(s): 1) 2) 3) 4) ______________# men die
Description: The winds blew Odysseus and the men to island of the sorceress named Circe. Event(s): 1) She turns some of the crew into____________________.
Circe tells Odysseus that he must consult the blind prophet, Tiresias. 1) Odysseus talks to __________________, ____________________, and ______________________. 2) ________________ warns him to not to harm the sacred cattle of ___________________________.
THE SEA/SHIP
ISLAND OF HELIOS
CALYPSO'S ISLAND
ITHACA
Description: Scylla is ___________ Charybdis is ___________ Event(s): 1) Odysseus' men put ___________ in their ears to resist the siren's song. 2) ______________# men die
Description: They land on this island, but quickly begin to starve. Event(s): 1) 2) 3) ______________# men die
Description: Odysseus lands here after fleeing the god's wrath on the island of Helios
Description: Odysseus goes to _____________________ first. Event(s): 1) 2)