Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. solve an ancient riddle.
2. read and/or listen to a drama.
3. describe plot.

Agenda:
1. Warm-Up: Try to answer the following riddle: What walks on four feet in the morning, two feet in the afternoon, and three feet at night? (Answer is MAN!) This is the riddle that the main character in Oedipus solved in order to become the king of Thebes.

2. Notes: Characters in Oedipus:
a. Oedipus - king of Thebes
b. Jocasta - wife of Oedipus (also his mother)
c. Creon - brother of Jocasta (brother-in-law and uncle of Oedipus)
d. Chorus - the elders of Thebes - the voice of reason and religion

3. Today we will read Oedipus - pages 23 to 30.

4. Post-Reading Questions:
a. How does Oedipus become the King of Thebes?
ANSWER: HE SOLVES THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX.
b. What is the state of Thebes when the play opens? Why is it this way?
ANSWER: THE CITY IS A MESS; THE PREVIOUS KING HAS BEEN KILLED. THEY NEED TO SOLVE HIS MURDER.

Homework: Type and email research proposals to ms.kingsbury@verizon.net. Continue to research your senior project topic. 8 pages of notes are due on 11/1/07. Submit all late work by 10/31/07 if you want it to count for the first marking period!!

NOTE: DUE TO A GUEST SPEAKER THE SECOND HALF OF CLASS, STUDENTS IN PERIOD 4/5 ONLY READ PAGES 23-24.