1. Monday, Nov. 3rd

2. Analysis packet due Tuesday at the start of the hour –Meet me in the MAIN COMPUTER LAB

4. Tuesday, Nov. 4th

5. Main Computer Lab Set up the WordPress Blog and do your first blog on Avatar

7. Wednesday, Nov. 5th

9.  Blank sheet of paper  Pencil or pen  Number 1-20  Blank sheet of paper  Pencil or pen  Number 1-20 1.Who wrote Oedipus the King ? 2.Oedipus the King is a: A. Novel B. Play C. Short Story D. Narrative Poem 3.Overall, Oedipus would best be described as a : A.Comedy B.Tragedy C.Satire D.Love story 1.Who wrote Oedipus the King ? 2.Oedipus the King is a: A. Novel B. Play C. Short Story D. Narrative Poem 3.Overall, Oedipus would best be described as a : A.Comedy B.Tragedy C.Satire D.Love story

10. 4.Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and ________ follow the story of the King’s downfall and his children’s sufferings. 5-6. Like Luke/Hans Solo in Star Wars and Amir in The Kite Runner, this story follows a format known as the _________ ________. 7-8. List characteristics of plays performed in ancient Greece: 4.Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and ________ follow the story of the King’s downfall and his children’s sufferings. 5-6. Like Luke/Hans Solo in Star Wars and Amir in The Kite Runner, this story follows a format known as the _________ ________. 7-8. List characteristics of plays performed in ancient Greece:

11. 8. List two terrible things Oedipus does without realizing it: he _____________ and he _______________. 9-10: Who was the father of Oedipus and what prophesy terrorized him? What did he do about it? 11-12. In traditional Greek fashion, Oedipus’s father was given this prophesy by the ________ of _______. 8. List two terrible things Oedipus does without realizing it: he _____________ and he _______________. 9-10: Who was the father of Oedipus and what prophesy terrorized him? What did he do about it? 11-12. In traditional Greek fashion, Oedipus’s father was given this prophesy by the ________ of _______.

12. 13. The myth of Oedipus represents the story of a man's doomed attempt to outwit _____________. 14. As self-punishment for his wrong-doing, Oedipus __________________________________________. 15.List three themes from this tale: 16. Explain why some people believe that blindness versus sight is a motif in this tale: 13. The myth of Oedipus represents the story of a man's doomed attempt to outwit _____________. 14. As self-punishment for his wrong-doing, Oedipus __________________________________________. 15.List three themes from this tale: 16. Explain why some people believe that blindness versus sight is a motif in this tale:

13. 17.What are the scars on Oedipus’s feet symbolic of? 18. His very name is IRONIC. Explain why the name “Oedipus” is ironic in light of the answer to question number 17: 19-20: Why did Sophocles place a key moment of this tale at a 3-way crossroads? It’s symbolic, but why? 21. Sum up the story of Oedipus in a sentence 17.What are the scars on Oedipus’s feet symbolic of? 18. His very name is IRONIC. Explain why the name “Oedipus” is ironic in light of the answer to question number 17: 19-20: Why did Sophocles place a key moment of this tale at a 3-way crossroads? It’s symbolic, but why? 21. Sum up the story of Oedipus in a sentence

15. The Basics: COMEDIES AND TRAGEDIES

16. » Performed in open-air amphitheaters » All-male actors » Wore masks with extreme expressions of emotion » Acted with exaggeration » Often written for competitions at festivals

17. » Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked men in power for their vanity and foolishness. The first master of comedy was the playwright Aristophanes. » Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked men in power for their vanity and foolishness. The first master of comedy was the playwright Aristophanes. » Tragedy: Dealt with the big themes of love, loss, pride, the abuse of power Typically the main protagonist of a tragedy commits some terrible crime without realizing how foolish and arrogant he has been. As he slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him. » Tragedy: Dealt with the big themes of love, loss, pride, the abuse of power Typically the main protagonist of a tragedy commits some terrible crime without realizing how foolish and arrogant he has been. As he slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him.

19. Thursday, Nov. 6th

21. Athens

23.  One of three major ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived.  May have written almost 123 plays during the course of his life  7 have survived in a complete form  For almost 50 years, he was the favored playwright in Athens during religious festivals  Competed in 30-some competitions: won perhaps 24, and was never judged lower than second place [We think!]  One of three major ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived.  May have written almost 123 plays during the course of his life  7 have survived in a complete form  For almost 50 years, he was the favored playwright in Athens during religious festivals  Competed in 30-some competitions: won perhaps 24, and was never judged lower than second place [We think!] e

24. Three plays linked by topic: About the three Oedipus plays: » Oedipus the King » Oedipus at Colonus » Antigone » Oedipus the King » Oedipus at Colonus » Antigone » All 3 concern the fate of Thebes during and after the reign of King Oedipus. » Often published under a single cover – written separately for different festival competitions many years apart. » Not a true trilogy (three plays presented as a continuous narrative) -- not an intentional series and contain some inconsistencies » All 3 concern the fate of Thebes during and after the reign of King Oedipus. » Often published under a single cover – written separately for different festival competitions many years apart. » Not a true trilogy (three plays presented as a continuous narrative) -- not an intentional series and contain some inconsistencies

25.  READING #1: Sophocles  READING #2: The Oedipus Myth  READING #3: Drama– the Greek tragedy and the Greek chorus  READING #1: Sophocles  READING #2: The Oedipus Myth  READING #3: Drama– the Greek tragedy and the Greek chorus

26. The Oracle of Delphi

27. » Dates back to 1400 BC » …most important shrine in all Greece » …built around a sacred spring which was considered to be the the center (literally navel) of the world. » People came from all over Greece to have questions about their future answered » Pythia was the priestess of Apollo – “The Oracle” » Her answers, usually cryptic, could determine the course of everything from when a farmer planted his seedlings, to when an empire declared war.

28. Find 3 new or different facts about Sophocles and his works 1.Summarize the curse / prophesy: 2.What happened to Oedipus as an infant? 3.What goes down at the crossroads? 4.Who is the Sphinx and what is she doing? 5.What is the riddle Oedipus solves and what is he prize? 6.Why does a plague come to Thebes? 1.Summarize the curse / prophesy: 2.What happened to Oedipus as an infant? 3.What goes down at the crossroads? 4.Who is the Sphinx and what is she doing? 5.What is the riddle Oedipus solves and what is he prize? 6.Why does a plague come to Thebes?

29. 1. What did the tragedy probably evolve from? 2.Make a list of the things the chorus did: 3. What did they feel was the proper construction of a tragedy? 4. “Most human[s]…strive to achieve _____ and avoid _____” (Sorenson 432).