Talking  Heads      Pick  a  scene  of  conflict  from  chapter  19  or  20,  and  write  a  one-­‐minute  commentary   to  present  to  the  class.       Your  script  must  be  written  down  in  case  we  don’t  get  to  your  group  and  I  have  to   grade  it.       Scene  Selections:   Chapter  19   p184  -­‐  Melantho  confronts  Odysseus   p187  -­‐  Penelope  tests  Odysseus  the  beggar   p189,  191  &  192  -­‐  Eurycleia  recognizes  Odysseus  (you  can  skip  the  flashback)   Chapter  20   p198  -­‐  Philoetius  speaks  to  Odysseus   p  200-­‐201  Telemachus  rebukes  the  suitors       Here   we   have     (1)   Telemachus,     (2)   son   of   Odysseus,   previous   to   this   encounter   we   haven’t   seen   much   of   him.   We   know   he   is   (3)lonely   –   (4)   he   confided   to   Athena   at   the   beginning   of   the   novel   that   he   misses   his   father—and   we   know   he’s   (5)   smart,   (6)   because  here  he  is  following  Athena’s  counsel  to   call  this  meeting  together   Now   you   can   see   here   we   have   (7)   Telemachus  confronting  the  suitors  about  their   behavior.   (8)   This   is   fascinating   because   previously   he   let  them  live  in  his  house,  maybe   not   undisturbed,   but   with   a   low   level   of   resistance   from   him.   However,   from   this   interlude   we   can   see,   he’s   not   going   to   take   that   kind  of  treatment  lightly  any  more.    If  he  keeps   being   this   bold   (9)   I   predict   he’ll   end   up   wounding  one  of  the  suitors  in  a  fight.  What  do   you  think,  Bob?   I  don’t  know  Jimmy.  I’d  have  to  disagree   with   you   there.  Although   it   may   seem  as   though   Telemachus  is  finally  taking  a  stand  for  himself   here,   (10)   the   reality   is   he’s   still   only   doing   Athena’s   bidding.   (11)   If   his   relationship   with   the   suitors   is   going   to   change   at   all,   it’s   got   to   come  from  him,  not  some  godly  inspiration.  

1. Name  character     2. Give  descriptive  phrase     3. First  character  trait   4. Evidence  for  first  trait     5. Second  character  trait   6. Evidence  for  second  trait   7. Summarize  event   8. Explain  why  event  is   significant   9. Make  a  specific  prediction   10. Write  a  counterclaim  to   prediction   11.  Commentary  for   counterclaim