Monday, October 22, 2007

Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. generate questions for a semester test.
2. describe the life of Sophocles.
3. describe the different kinds of irony.
4. analyze ancient wisdoms and literature.

Agenda:
1. Warm-up: Students should complete the following activity: On a sheet of paper, write three multiple choice questions and one essay question based on anything we have covered this marking period. Look back through your notebook and textbook for ideas. 40 points for your warm-up today (10 points for each question you submit).

2. Notes regarding the Life of Sophocles:
a. lived 495 BC - 406 BC
b. one of the greatest Greek playwrights, specializing in tragedy
c. excelled in music and wrestling, was briefly a general in the Athenian army
d. Oedipus has been called "the perfect tragedy" - he is most famous for this play

3. Notes on theme: Most of Sophocles' plays focus on fatalism, meaning that humans are trapped by fate and their own frailties. In short, life is terrible, and then you die.

4. Vocabulary: Three Kinds of Irony:
a. Verbal Irony: when a person says one thing but really means something else
b. Situational Irony: Occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate
c. Dramatic Irony: when the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know

5. Sophocles Analysis: From http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Sophocles - students will analyze quotes Sophocles. Choose one quote and write what it means to you and why it is true.

Homework: Students should continue to research their senior project topics and take notes on what they learn and read. 8 pages of notes is due on 11/1/07.

Bring a book to read in class on Tuesday for the 25 Book Challenge!!!