Copy of Template for Analytical Paragraph About Xenia

Forney 1
Linden Forney
Mr. Villareal
English I (H), Charybdis Class
Analytical
9 December 2024
OBJECTIVE: To write an analytical paragraph that analyzes a character’s response to the

Greek code of xenia, including
1. 1 thesis statement supported by
2. 1 paragraph with at least
3. 3 textual examples from 2 different translations of The Odyssey.
GRADING: You will earn a Summative Assessment grade of 100 points and a Process grade
of 30 points.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete the fields below.
2. Although drafts of your thesis statement and textual examples will be written on other
Google Doc templates for homework assignments, the drafting, editing, and writing of
your analytical paragraph must be done ONLY on this template. DO NOT draft
sentences for your analytical paragraph in any other apps or on any other documents
(Notability, Google Doc, etc.). The reason: I need to be able to see the history of how
your drafting of the body paragraphs results in a final draft.
3. Use 1 gerund phrase either in your thesis statement or paragraph, bold it, and type (GP)
immediately after it (e.g., The image of spearing Odysseus men in the water (GP)
illustrates the Laestrygonians merciless xenial response to strangers in need.).
4. Complete the Works Cited section by the following MLA guidelines located on Purdue
OWL, the Clark Library and Academic Resource Center, or our Canvas Works Cited
page. You created icons for these resources on the home screen of your iPad. The Works
Cited page should include a minimum of 2 different translations of The Odyssey. You
may NOT use a textual example from the graphic novel.
a. The Odyssey of Homer by Richmond Lattimore
b. The Odyssey / Homer by Emily Wilson
c. The Odyssey by Homer by Robert Fitzgerald
d. The Odyssey by Robert Fagles
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HOW TO SUBMIT: Submit your Google Doc to the assignment link on Canvas by following
these steps:
1. Tap the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner.

2. Tap "Share & export."
3. Tap “Manage access.”
4. Tap “General access,” and set access to “Jesuit High School” and “Editor.”
5. Tap the link icon in the upper right-hand corner.
6. On the assignment page in Canvas, click the "Submit Assignment" button.
7. In the submission options, you should see a section to submit a URL.
8. Paste the website URL into the provided box.
9. Click "Submit" or "Submit Assignment" once you have entered the URL.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PLEDGE

By typing my name below, I acknowledge that I did not use any resources to shortcut or to
replace my own thinking and sentence-making for this assignment, including any online
resources or Generative AI tools not sanctioned by Mr. Villareal. Using academically
dishonest resources will result in a Summative Assessment grade no higher than a 50/100 and
a Process Grade no higher than a 20/30.
ACCEPTABLE USE: Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, POE Chatbots (AI Bots supplied by

Mr. Villareal), Purdue OWL, resources provided by The Clark Library and Academic
Resource Center, MLA 9 Handbook, PDF resources supplied by Mr. Villareal and imported to
Notability, Fictionary, ChatGPT as a thesaurus/synonym finder
UNACCEPTABLE USE: Literary aids such as SparkNote and Cliff’s Notes etc., GAI tools to
write sentences such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Grammarly, etc.
Linden Michael Forney
Thesis Statement
Responding only with savagery to Odysseus and his men’s outcry for a safe shore,
domineering Polyphemus is the antithesis of xenia in Homer’s The Odyssey.

Forney 3
Analytical Paragraph
1. Although drafts of your thesis statement and textual examples will be written on other
Google Doc templates for homework assignments, the drafting, editing, and writing of
your analytical paragraph must be done ONLY on this template. DO NOT draft
sentences for your analytical paragraph in any other apps or on any other documents
(Notability, Google Doc, etc.). The reason: I need to be able to see the history of how
your drafting of the body paragraphs results in a final draft.
2. Use 1 gerund phrase either in your thesis statement or paragraph, bold it, and type
(GP) immediately after it (e.g., The image of spearing Odysseus men in the water
(GP) illustrates the Laestrygonians merciless xenial response to strangers in need.
3. Cite evidence correctly from the translations: Author's Last Name Book#.Line# (e.g.,
Wilson 16.43-44).
From Odysseus’ first encounter with him, Polyphemus shows belligerence towards the code of
xenia. When the weary strangers ask him for hospitality, he rebukes them, saying, “you order me
to fear the gods! My people think nothing of that Zeus with his big scepter, nor any god; our
strength is more than theirs” (Wilson 9.274-276). Through his blatant disregard of the sacred
code, Polyphemus insults the gods themselves, saying the cyclopes needn’t follow their rules
because of their superiority. Polyphemus’ sadistic nature is then revealed when he “sprang up
and reached for my companions, caught up two together and slapped them, like killing puppies,
against the ground, and the brains ran all over the floor, soaking the ground” (Lattimore 9.288-
291). Drawing a likeness between the murder of Odysseus’ men and killing puppies (GP),
Lattimore highlights Polyphemus’ cold, heartless personality. When Polyphemus returns to his
cave, his barbarous ways are put on full display: “He ripped them limb by limb to make his meal,
then ate them like a lion on the mountains” (Wilson 9.291-292). Wilson’s depiction of
Polyphemus as a lion connotes his savage nature, as well as implying Odysseus and his crew are
vulnerable prey. The gory image of Polyphemus slowly tearing his guests apart also shows how
Forney 4
the cyclops takes joy in disemboweling his captees.
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Acting as the antithesis of xenia in Homer’s The Odyssey, Polyphemus the tyrannical Cyclops
responds only with savage bloodlust to Odysseus and his men’s outcry for a safe shore.
Polyphemus is the example of a bad host, as the one eyed terror shows extreme hostility towards
his guests, “devouring flesh, entrails, and marrow bones, leaving nothing” (Wilson 9.291-294).
The savagery of Polyphemus is evident when he first returns to his cave to find our helpless
hero: “He ripped them limb by limb to make his meal, then ate them like a lion on the
mountains” (Wilson 9.291-293).
Wilson’s use of the simile “like a lion on the mountains” connotes Polyphemus’ savage and
bloodthirsty nature, like that of a lion. The gory diction “He ripped them limb by limb” also
shows how the cyclops takes joy in mercilessly disemboweling his weakened and vulnerable
guests.
Works Cited
Complete the Works Cited by the following MLA guidelines located on Purdue OWL, the
Clark Library and Academic Resource Center, or our Canvas Works Cited page. You created
icons for these resources on the home screen of your iPad. The Works Cited page should
include a minimum of 2 different translations of The Odyssey. You may NOT use a textual
example from the graphic novel.
a. The Odyssey of Homer by Richmond Lattimore
b. The Odyssey / Homer by Emily Wilson
c. The Odyssey by Homer by Robert Fitzgerald
d. The Odyssey by Robert Fagles
Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Odyssey of Homer. By Homer, Harper & Row, Publishers,
Inc., 2007.
Wilson, Emily, translator. The Odyssey / Homer. By Homer, W. W. Norton & Company, 2018.

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Forney 1

OBJECTIVE: To write an analytical paragraph that analyzes a character’s response to the

1. Tap the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PLEDGE

ACCEPTABLE USE: Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, POE Chatbots (AI Bots supplied by

Linden Michael Forney

domineering Polyphemus is the antithesis of xenia in Homer’s The Odyssey.

the cyclops takes joy in disemboweling his captees.

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