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The Odyssey: Cruise Brochure

Instructions: You are going on a cruise across the Mediterranean sea. Of the Islands we visited in The Odyssey,

choose three islands you wish to visit on your cruise. After choosing your locations, build a brochure of those islands

and what you would do, when deboarding, on those islands. What KEY things draw you to those islands? What are

some activities/excursions you would like to do while on each island?

List of Islands visited in The Odyssey:

(Pick three)

Ismarus Telepylos (Land of the Laestrygonians)

Island of Helios
Troy Aeaea
Ogygia
Island of Lotus Eaters Land of the Dead
Island of the Phaeacians
Island of the Cyclops Island of the Sirens
Cliffs of Scylla and Charybdis Ithaca
Aeolia

Use the spaces below to brainstorm your brochure

Island visit #1 Island visit #2 Island visit #3

Event that occurred here Event that occurred here Event that occurred here

Activity/Excursion planned Activity/Excursion planned Activity/Excursion planned

 Cruise Brochure Checklist

This is a research project. Each student must include the following in their project:

A Title Page -What is your cruise called? Illustrate something to draw customers in.

A list of the THREE islands your cruise will visit. Include any activities/excursions that will take place at

each island.
A Vacation Hook (Why would someone take your cruise instead of another cruise. What makes it

special?)
A page dedicated to each island. What is the name of the island? What occurred there during The

Odyssey? What activities/excursions do you have planned to take place there?

A works cited page of any information/resources you use while creating your brochure.

Cruise Brochure Checklist

This is a research project. Each student must include the following in their project:

A Title Page -What is your cruise called? Illustrate something to draw customers in.

A list of the THREE islands your cruise will visit. Include any activities/excursions that will take place at

each island.
A Vacation Hook (Why would someone take your cruise instead of another cruise. What makes it

special?)
A page dedicated to each island. What is the name of the island? What occurred there during The

Odyssey? What activities/excursions do you have planned to take place there?

A works cited page of any information/resources you use while creating your brochure.
 vacation hook
List of Islands Title page
(why would someone want to take this

and planned activities

vacation?)

Island #1 Island #2 Island #3