The If Odyssey: A Philosophical Journey Through Greek Myth and Storytelling for 8 - 16-Year-Olds
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Overview
The If Odyssey draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer's
epic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus,
but also to that other great Ancient Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore with
Odysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas, the
philosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love among many other philosophical
issues. From the author of The If Machine, this book offers stories and
session plans suitable for use across the curriculum with children aged 8-16.
Online you'll find maps of Odysseus' journey, The Words of Tiresias that
provides clues for the children as to Odysseus' progress and an Ancient Greek language
workshop with accompanying worksheets. You can use the 'Storykit' section, which
provides hints and tips on storytelling skills, to bring the tales of The
Odyssey to life and stimulate independent, critical thinking with your
class.
Using Homer's epic tales as inspiration, this book offers teachers session plans and storytelling tips to facilitate philosophical discussions with children aged 8-16.
Includes storytelling tips to help teachers bring this epic tale to life.
Contains an online supplement complete with maps of Odysseus' journey, poems and illustrations.
Author is founder of The Philosophy Shop, regular contributor to Teach Primary magazine and speaker.
Acknowledgements \ Preface \ Section One: How to use The
If Odyssey \ Introduction \ Ariadne: The Art of Facilitation \ Aoidos: The
Lost Art of Storytelling \ Logos: Teaching Strategies \ Section Two: The
Odyssey \ 1. The War (The Wooden Horse) \ 2. The Battle (The Ciconians) 3. Happiness and Forgetting (The Lotus Eaters) \ 4. Nobody's Home (The Cyclops)
\ 5. Captain or Crew? (Aeolus and the Bag of Winds) \ 6. Dinner Guests (The
Laestrygonians) \ 7. Choices (Circe and the Pig Men) \ 8. Under the World (Tiresias
and the Underworld) \ Chapter 9. The Singing Women (The Sirens) \ 10. The
Horror of The Rocks (Scylla and Charybdis) \ 11. Clouded (The Cattle of Helios)
\ 12. The Concealer (The Island of Kalypso) \ 13. The Storyteller (The
Phaeacians) \ 14. The Stranger (The Return Home) \ Section Three: After The
Odyssey \ Appendix 1: The Hero \ Appendix 2: Introduction to Ancient Greek
\ Appendix 3: Ancient Greek Workshop \ Appendix 4: Winged Words (Oidipus and
The Riddle of The Sphinx) \ Bibliography
- Title: The If Odyssey: A Philosophical Journey Through Greek Myth and Storytelling for 8 - 16-Year-Olds
- Authors: Peter Worley, Tamar Levi
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Education
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 160
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781441107763, 9781441174956, 1441174958, 1441107762
- Resource ID: LLS:9781441107763
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T11:23:45Z
Peter Worley is founder and CEO of The Philosophy Foundation (www.philosophy-foundation.org), a charity that specialises in philosophy in primary and secondary schools, based in the UK. Peter has over 15 years' experience in teaching and regularly gives talks and presentations about philosophy in schools. He is a Fellow of the RSA and is currently studying for a PhD at King's College London, UK.
Tamar Levi is an author and illustrator based in London, UK and has her own website: www.TamarLevi.com. Tamar is also researching a PhD in English and Creative Writing at Roehampton University, UK.
Angie Hobbs is Senior Fellow in the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK