B3+discussion

Prompt - 11/13/19
Writing Situations for O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Choose one character from The Odyssey and a similar character from O Brother, Where Art Thou? (for example, Odysseus and Everett, or Penny and Penelope, or “Big Dan” Teague and the Cyclops).

Select one of the situations below and respond in a well-developed paragraph on the “Extended Discussion” section of the wiki. Your response is due by the beginning of class on Monday, 11/16/09. 1. You are buying the characters identical birthday gifts at a 2-for-1 sale. What gift will you buy that they will both most likely appreciate? On what information from the texts do you base your choice?

2. Both of the characters have asked you to help them select a vehicle, with the stipulation that they are identical. What local dealership will you recommend, and what type of vehicle (make and model, if appropriate) should they purchase and why?

3. You have decided to take the two characters to a local eating establishment, and cost is not a concern. Based on what you have read about them, where would they both most enjoy eating? On what do you base your choice?

4. You wish to take both characters to a music concert they will both enjoy, and your teacher will be glad to purchase advance tickets for you. Where will you go, and on what information from the text do you base your choice?

5. One of the characters has won three tickets to any sporting event in your area and has asked you to make the choice of which one to see. What event would they both most likely enjoy, and on what information from the text do you base your decision?

From http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson1041/WritingSitOBrother.pdf

Accessed 10/28/09