Unit 2: Oedipus and Antigone

Date Agenda Homework
Tuesday, September 11

1. Proofread "Life of Pi" Essays

 

 

1. Final Draft of Essay DUE Thursday, September 11

2. Read Prologue and Act I (up until Ode #2). Make Annoations

3. Bring Annotations from "Life of Pi" to class on Thursday

Thursday, September 13

1. Collect final draft of Essay and Annotations

2. Journal on Fate

3. Introduction to Greek Tragedy PowerPoint

4. Mini Lesson on Verbal, Dramatic, and Situational Irony. Highlight for irony in Prologue and Episode 1.

5. Reading Reflection and Mini Socratic on Prologue and Episode 1.

 Read Episode 2 and Episode 3. Make detailed annotations paying careful attention to irony
 Tuesday, September 18

 1. Vocabulary Word: Pestilence

2. Journal Entry on Oedipus' Choice

3. Close Reading of Choral Ode from Episode 1

 Finish Play
 Thursday, September 20

 1. Vocabulary Word:

2. Pass out vocabulary list for Oedipus and Antigone. Click here for list.

3. Reading Reflection for play.

4. Choral Ode Storyboards

 Socratic Seminar Friday!

Bring annotations from Oedipus and reading reflection sheets.

Friday, September 21 Socratic Seminar on Oedipus  None- Enjoy it. It does not happen often
Monday, September 24

1. Vocabulary Word: Smote

2. Quickwrite on Anitgone

3. Begin reading Prologue

Finish Prologue and Parodos (line 185)
Tuesday, September 25

1. Vocabulary Word: Sovereign

2. Introduce Festival of Dionysus

3. Journal

4. Group Guided Discussion

5. Annotate Parados

Read Episodes 1 and 2 (up to line 709)
Thursday, September 26

1. Vocabulary Word: Intransigence

2. Journal

3. Reading Reflection

4. Annotate Choral Ode #1

4. Work on Festival of Dionysus

Read Episodes 3 and 4 ( up to line1097)
Monday, September 27

1. Return Essays for Life of Pi

2. Introduce new Essay Topic (coming soon)

3. Work on Festival of Dionysus

Finish the play
Tuesday, September 28

1. Reading Reflection

2. Festival of Dionysus

Finish final draft of festival
Thursday Performance of Festival of Dionysus Vocabulary cards DUE Monday. Quiz on Monday. Click here for list.