Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Monday
While you wait…
Look back at the Anticipatory Hook Statements: How do they apply to our Oedipus Cycle unit?
Independent Novel Presentations
• Homework: Read and annotate “The Miracle That Was Greece” (grab it off the side table at the end of
class)
• Mondays = Writing Center 3:15-3:45
Past, Present, Future
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Monday
Independent Novel Presentations, Assignment 2 due, & Small Groups Discussions – FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS!
Theme for Oedipus Rex
Senior Survey & Returns
Read Antigone: pp. 189-245
• Antigone: Group Work (plot, conflicts, character perspective, theme, unit
questions)
• HMWK: “The Miracle That Was Greece”
• “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Discussion; Play Review Guide; HMWK: Prep for Discussion
• Greek Tragedy and the World From Which It Came: Plot Outline (How is each action of each scene essential
to the logic of the plot?)
• “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Read - List all the ways Oedipus embodies the ideas in Greek culture at the
time it was written
Presentations
• Mon, Nov 16 – Harris N,
Korina R, Jonathan C
• Tue, Nov 17 – Claudia W,
Taylor S, Henry R
• Thurs, Nov 19 – Oralia C,
Michael L, Martin R
• Fri, Nov 20 (2) – Kayla O,
Jordan H, Johnathan H, Virdi
H, Richard H, Tylor O, Bailey S
Monday
U4: The Classic Tragic Figure
Monday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
• Identify and apply the elements of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy
• Analyze and explain the purpose and effect of characters’ perspectives, dilemmas and decisions, and how
these impact and support theme
• Identify, illustrate, and explain the beliefs of Ancient Greek society as represented in their literature
Unit Questions:
• How does drama reflect society?
• What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do these plays reveal Greek
ideals?
• What is tragedy as defined by Aristotle? How do these plays embody this definition?
• What insights are revealed about society, past and present?
• Thematic Topics: What do these plays say about…?
Activity: Develop & Apply
Purpose: to review and analyze the play Antigone
Tasks:
1. Read through the task sheet. Questions?
2. Form small groups
3. Complete all 6 tasks
Outcome: Share your theme on the board
Monday
SNOW DAY - Tuesday
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Tuesday
While you wait…
Look at your Unit Questions: Can you respond to each?
Edith Hamilton’s The Greek Way
“Sophocles is the embodiment of all we know as Greek, so much so that all definitions of
the Greek spirit and Greek art are first of all definitions of his spirit and his art.”
Independent Novel Presentations
Tue, Nov 17 – Claudia W, Taylor S, Henry R
• Homework: Prep for in-class writing assignment by completing an outline;
Discussion on Thursday and Play Review Guide due Friday (but if you have it in class
Wednesday, you may use it).
You may come in with handwritten outline for tomorrow’s in-class writing!
Past, Present, Future
Tuesday
• Antigone: Group Work (plot, conflicts, character perspective,
theme, unit questions, foil)
• HMWK: “The Miracle That Was Greece”
• “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Discussion; Play Review Guide; HMWK: Prep for Discussion
• Greek Tragedy and the World From Which It Came: Plot Outline (How is each action of
each scene essential to the logic of the plot?)
• “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Read - List all the ways Oedipus embodies the ideas
in Greek culture at the time it was written
• In-class Writing: What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do
these plays reveal Greek ideals?
U4: The Classic Tragic Figure
Tuesday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
• Identify and apply the elements of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy
• Analyze and explain the purpose and effect of characters’ perspectives, dilemmas and decisions, and how
these impact and support theme
• Identify, illustrate, and explain the beliefs of Ancient Greek society as represented in their literature
Unit Questions:
• How does drama reflect society?
• What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do these plays reveal Greek
ideals?
• What is tragedy as defined by Aristotle? How do these plays embody this definition?
• What insights are revealed about society, past and present?
• Thematic Topics: What do these plays say about…?
Instruction: Obtain
Before we get started with today’s activity,
What questions do you still have about Antigone?
Who is the tragic figure?
Why is it called “Antigone” and not “Creon”?
Activity: Develop & Apply
Tuesday
Purpose: to examine Greek tragedy and the world from which it came
Tasks: “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Discussion
• Aristotle's definition of “unity of action” dictates that a plot be constructed so that no scene
can be eliminated without breaking the chain of cause and effect.
• Plot Outline: How is each action of each scene of Oedipus Rex essential to the logic of the
plot? (see next slide)
• From “The Miracle That Was Greece,” list the major ideas that were current in Greek culture
at the time the play was written? (see 10, other slide)
• List all the ways Oedipus embodies the ideas in Greek culture at the time it was written
• List all the ways that Antigone embodies the ideas in Greek culture at the time it was written
Outcome: Write your outline for tomorrow; you may only use this outline for you in-class
assessment.
Instruction: Obtain
Tuesday
Aristotle based his analysis of tragedy in his Poetics upon Sophocles' Oedipus.
Aristotle’s definition of “unity of action” – plot be constructed so that no one scene can be eliminated without breaking
the chain of cause and effect.
How is the action in each scene of Oedipus essential to the logic of the plot?
PrologueOedipus & Creon
Scene 1 Oedipus & Tiresias
Scene 2 Oedipus, Creon, &
Jocasta
Scene 3 C. messenger,
Oedipus
Scene 4 Shepherd,
C. messenger
Oedipus
Scene 5 Messenger,
Oedipus,
Creon
Problem stated, Oedipus curses murderer
T. accuses O., but O. refuses to believe him
O. hears that Laius’s murder occurred where
3 roads meet
O. hears the “good news” of Polybus’s death;
he then discovers that he himself was
abandoned and adopted as an infant
O. discovers that he was Laius’s son, since he
was the baby given to the shepherd by J.
Jocasta commits suicide, Oedipus blinds himself
This plot analysis reveals the ideas current in Greek culture at the time Oedipus was written.
Instruction: Obtain
Tuesday
• List all the ways Oedipus embodies the ideas current in Greek culture at the time it
was written.
“Know thyself”
“Nothing in excess”
Hubris
“Man is the measure”
Wholeness
Mind
Freedom
Retributive justice
Religion
Fate
Prep & Homework
• Take a look at your Writing Reflection Chart. Today you are completing an in-class
writing assignment. Focus on improving your needs and sticking with your
positives.
• You may come in with handwritten outline for tomorrow’s in-class writing!
Synthesis Prompt:
• Literature is frequently regarded as a mirror of society, revealing the society’s
religious beliefs, its fears, and its concept of itself as a society, its concepts of truth
and reality, and its concepts of the individual and his/her role in society. If this view
of literature is valid, then the reader has gained some picture of Greek society,
particularly ancient Greek society, by reading Oedipus Rex and Antigone. In welldeveloped essay, discuss a picture of the Greek society that can be gleaned from
your reading. Be sure to cite specifics from both works of literature.
Presentations First!
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• Fri, Nov 20 (2) – Kayla O, Jordan H,
Johnathan H, Virdi H, Richard H, Tylor
O, Bailey S
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Wednesday
While you wait…
have out your outline from yesterday/last night,
your play review guide (if you did it) and a couple sheets of paper, a pen/pencil.
Edith Hamilton’s The Greek Way
“Sophocles is the embodiment of all we know as Greek, so much so that all
definitions of the Greek spirit and Greek art are first of all definitions of his spirit
and his art.”
• Homework: Prep for Discussion and create a Play Review Guide
Past, Present, Future
Wednesday
• “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Discussion; Play Review Guide; HMWK: Prep for Discussion
• Greek Tragedy and the World From Which It Came: Plot Outline (How is each action of each scene essential to the logic of
the plot?)
• “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Read - List all the ways Oedipus embodies the ideas in Greek culture at the time it was
written
• In-class Writing: What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do these plays reveal Greek
ideals?
• Class Discussion:
• How does drama reflect society? What insights are revealed about society, past and present?
• What is tragedy as defined by Aristotle? How do these plays embody this definition?
• What is the difference between a hero and a tragic hero? What are examples of modern day tragic heroes?
• Why do the characters make the decisions they do? Do these characters act out a sense of justice? Authority? Personal
needs? What happens as a result? Does justice prevails? Why is their need to act the way they do so important to them?
• What is a moral dilemma? How do they appear in Greek tragedy?
• What views of law are presented in the plays? What does Sophocles ultimately seem to support? How are we similar or
different from the government and people of Ancient Greece?
• Thematic Topics: What do these plays say about…?
• Make-up Discussion Tuesday, December 1st at lunch!
U4: The Classic Tragic Figure
Wednesday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
• Identify and apply the elements of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy
• Analyze and explain the purpose and effect of characters’ perspectives, dilemmas and decisions, and how
these impact and support theme
• Identify, illustrate, and explain the beliefs of Ancient Greek society as represented in their literature
Unit Questions:
• How does drama reflect society?
• What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do these plays reveal Greek
ideals?
• What is tragedy as defined by Aristotle? How do these plays embody this definition?
• What insights are revealed about society, past and present?
• Thematic Topics: What do these plays say about…?
Activity: Apply
Wednesday
Purpose: to show what you know about how the dramas Oedipus Rex and Antigone
embody the ideals of Greek society at the time they were written
Tasks: using your handwritten outline, complete your in-class essay
See next slide
Outcome: By the end of class, turn in your final essay to the front basket (with outline
stapled on the bottom)
Greek Drama and Society
• Literature is frequently regarded as a mirror
of society, revealing the society’s religious
beliefs, its fears, and its concept of itself as a
society, its concepts of truth and reality, and
its concepts of the individual and his/her role
in society. If this view of literature is valid,
then the reader has gained some picture of
Greek society, particularly ancient Greek
society, by reading Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
In well-developed essay, discuss a picture of
the Greek society that can be gleaned from
your reading. Be sure to cite specifics from
both works of literature.
• Remember: You were given 10 concepts from
“The Miracle That Was Greece.” Use these as
your points, easy-cheesy!
• 9-8 These essays offer a well-focused and
persuasive analysis that clearly presents a
picture of three or more specific aspects of
Greek society and their ideals and refers to
both Oedipus Rex and Antigone equally,
providing a deeper understanding of the
works as a whole and convincingly analyzing
the specific means by which this picture of
Greek society is achieved. Using apt and
specific textual support, these essays
explore the topic with cogent explications
that are free of plot summary not relevant
to the topic. Although these essays may not
be error-free, they make a strong case for
their interpretation and discuss the literary
works with significant insight and
understanding. Essays scored a 9 reveal
more sophisticated analysis and more
effective control of language than do essays
scored an 8.
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Thursday
While you wait…
Make sure you have out your copy of the plays and your unit questions
and any other notes you’ve prepared!
Independent Novel Presentations
Tue, Nov 17 – Claudia W, Taylor S, Henry R
Oralia C, Michael L, Martin R
• Homework: PREPARE YOUR OUTLINE; THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE YOU MAY USE
• Also, look at your TEWWG essay: What do you need to improve upon for this one?!
Past, Present, Future
Thursday
• Prepare for In-class Writing: What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature?
How do these plays reveal Greek ideals?
• Class Discussion:
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How does drama reflect society? What insights are revealed about society, past and present?
What is tragedy as defined by Aristotle? How do these plays embody this definition?
What is the difference between a hero and a tragic hero? What are examples of modern day tragic heroes?
Why do the characters make the decisions they do? Do these characters act out a sense of justice? Authority? Personal needs? What happens as a
result? Does justice prevails? Why is their need to act the way they do so important to them?
What is a moral dilemma? How do they appear in Greek tragedy?
What views of law are presented in the plays? What does Sophocles ultimately seem to support? How are we similar or different from the government
and people of Ancient Greece?
Thematic Topics: What do these plays say about…?
• Make-up Discussion Tuesday, December 1st at lunch!
• In-class Writing: What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature?
How do these plays reveal Greek ideals?
• Independent Novel Assignment #3 - skip
U4: The Classic Tragic Figure
Friday
Standard 2: Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
Unit Objectives: You will be able to. . .
• Identify and apply the elements of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy
• Analyze and explain the purpose and effect of characters’ perspectives, dilemmas and decisions, and how
these impact and support theme
• Identify, illustrate, and explain the beliefs of Ancient Greek society as represented in their literature
Unit Questions:
• How does drama reflect society?
• What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their literature? How do these plays reveal Greek
ideals?
• What is tragedy as defined by Aristotle? How do these plays embody this definition?
• What insights are revealed about society, past and present?
• Thematic Topics: What do these plays say about…?
Activity: Develop & Apply
Thursday
Purpose: to show what you know about the tragedies, Oedipus Rex and Antigone, by discussing the unit
question below.
Tasks: Discuss the following questions
• How does drama reflect society? What insights are revealed about society, past and present?
• What is tragedy as defined by Aristotle? How do these plays embody this definition?
• What is the difference between a hero and a tragic hero? What are examples of modern day tragic heroes?
• Why do the characters make the decisions they do? Do these characters act out a sense of justice?
Authority? Personal needs? What happens as a result? Does justice prevail? Why is their need to act the
way they do so important to them?
• What is a moral dilemma? How do they appear in Greek tragedy?
• What views of law are presented in the plays? What does Sophocles ultimately seem to support? How are
we similar or different from the government and people of Ancient Greece?
• Thematic Topics: What do these plays say about…?
Outcome: Self Assessment
Homework: PREPARE YOUR OUTLINE; THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE YOU MAY USE
See Wednesday’s slides
• Snow day Tuesday =
Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Friday
• LET’S QUICKLY GO CHECK THE OEDIPUS CYLE BACK INTO THE LIBRARY
While you wait…
Welcome to Friday! StoryCorps.
http://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps
Homework: Read Antigone: pp. 189-245
Past, Present, Future
Friday
• In-class Writing: What are the beliefs of Greek society as revealed in their
literature? How do these plays reveal Greek ideals?
• Class Discussion: Make-up Discussion Tuesday, December 1st at lunch!
• Independent Novel Assignment #3
Kayla O, Jordan H, Johnathan H, Virdi H, Richard H, Tylor O, Bailey S
• Here comes… Hamlet!
Independent Novel
Friday
Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative strategies
Research and Reasoning
1.Independent research designs articulate and defend information, conclusions, and solutions that address specific contexts and purposes
Oral Expression and Listening
1.Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and audience awareness
Objective: to practice various reading strategies while reading your independent novel
Relevance: The ability to interpret a text and cite evidence fosters the coherent thinking, speaking, and writing, which are
priority skills for the workplace and postsecondary settings.
Essential Questions:
• What strategies are most useful when reading, understanding, and making personal connections to literary texts?
• How can a reader compare his/her family or individual beliefs to those of a historical or literary period?
• What are the qualities or characteristics of literary merit? What is a text of literary merit?
• What specific techniques in a classic text elicit historic attention or appreciation? Why?
• What specific techniques in a modern text deserve critical attention or appreciation? Why?
Independent Novel
Activity: Develop
Friday
Purpose: to hear about other independent novels that you may be interested in
reading in the future
Tasks: 10 minutes “round robin”*
• Each person should spend 2-3 minutes sharing and discussing his/her novel and
assignment
• Please monitor your time; your group should be discussing these books the entire 10
minutes
*Note: If you did not turn in an assignment, you may not sit with your group  Please
use this time to complete assignment #3 on your own
Outcome: Turn in your assignment
What did you learn? What did you find interesting, entertaining, etc.?
Now let’s…
Friday
Coming Soon…
• M = Look back at the Anticipatory hook questions – how do they apply? Antigone: 189-245 –
Group Work (plot, conflicts, character perspective, theme); HMWK: “The Miracle That Was
Greece”
• Mondays = Writing Center 3:15-3:45
• T = Look at your Unit Questions: can you respond to each? “The Miracle That Was Greece” –
Discussion; Play Review Guide; HMWK: Prep for Discussion
• Greek Tragedy and the World From Which It Came: Plot Outline (How is each action of each scene essential
to the logic of the plot?)
• “The Miracle That Was Greece” – Read - List all the ways Oedipus embodies the ideas in Greek culture at the
time it was written
• W – In-class writing (Grade); HMWK: Prep for Discussion (Grade), Play Review Guide (Grade)
• T – Discussion: show what you know about the plays, especially in regard to unit & essential
questions; HMWK: Play Review Guide
• F – Play Review Guide due; Story Corps (extension activity – post on Sharepoint);
Independent Novel Assignment #3 due (Grade); Group Discussion
Presentations
• Mon, Nov 16 – Harris N,
Korina R, Jonathan C
• Tue, Nov 17 – Claudia W,
Taylor S, Henry R
• Thurs, Nov 19 – Oralia C,
Michael L, Martin R
• Fri, Nov 20 (2) – Kayla O,
Jordan H, Johnathan H, Virdi
H, Richard H, Tylor O, Bailey S
day
Coming Soon…
• Hamlet
• Group Play Review Guides for Tragedy
Coming Soon…
Presentations
• Mon, Nov 30 – Tink L, Emmitt
C, Joseph Q
• Tue, Dec 1 – Baylee S, Bryana
O, Aliea F
• Thurs, Dec 3 – Emma C, Erin
S, Carmina P,
• Fri, Dec 4 (2) – Jordan M,
Abby T, Cody W, Zach S,
Alyanas D, Noah S
• Mon, Dec 7 - Brytne O, Ethan
F, Tess A
• Tue, Dec 8 - Bailey M,
Schaeffer W, Sienna A
• Thurs, Dec 10 – Zach P,
Sheldon D
• Fri, Dec 11 (2) – Ali S, Dylan S,
Tara H, Mary R
Colorado Academic Standards
Oral Expression and Listening
1.Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and
audience awareness
2.Effective collaborative groups accomplish goals
Reading for All Purposes
1.Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative
strategies
2.Interpreting and evaluating complex informational texts require the understanding of
rhetoric, critical reading, and analysis skills
Writing and Composition
1.Style, detail, expressive language, and genre create a well-crafted statement directed at an
intended audience and purpose
2.Ideas, evidence, structure, and style create persuasive, academic, and technical texts for
particular audiences and specific purposes
3.Standard English conventions effectively communicate to targeted audiences and purposes
Research and Reasoning
1.Independent research designs articulate and defend information, conclusions, and solutions
that address specific contexts and purposes
2.Logical arguments distinguish facts from opinions; and evidence defines reasoned judgment
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