1. TUESDAY Notes today: Devaun Read “Oedipus the King” 500-39 Weekly Paper 3 due Friday by 5 p.m. First exam a week from today.

2. OEDIPUS THE KING PREVIEW

3. PELOPONNESIAN WAR Athens, one of the leading Greek city states, is becoming more powerful culturally and economically. They have the greatest navy in Greece. Athens forms and dominates the “Delian League,” a group of Greek city states and colonies that Athens effectively rules as an empire.

5. PELOPONNESIAN WAR CONT. War breaks out with Sparta and her allies on and off for many years beginning in 460 B.C. Major conflicts in 431-421 B.C. 410-404 B.C. at which point Athens is defeated. Oedipus the King performed ca. 426.

6. PAPER 1 EXAMPLE

7. THE ILIAD PART 2

8. EPIC/HOMERIC SIMILES Definition: A drawn out, elaborate “as…so” comparison. Pg 157, lines 202-218 Pg. 168, lines 93-98

9. What causes this kind of anger? What affects does it have on the one who is angry and those around him or her? What, if anything, will stop it? Interpreting on behalf of a group: women & men.

11. QUESTIONS FOR TODAY What are the consequences and way out of anger? What concept of fate & gods involvement? Compare Achilles, Agamemnon, and Priam as men and rulers. What repetitions & oppositions do you see? Any other pairings we might point out? What’s your critique?

12. PASSAGES—JOT DOWN SOME NOTES Page187; lines 476-533 Priam & Achilles Look for answers to previous questions. Also, what specific confusions do you have ?

13. 30 MIN. SNOWBALLING—TIME KEEPER? Pairs for about 5 minutes and discuss each others’ ideas. Join another group to form a quartet and discuss 1) a question that arose, 2) a difference they noted in your conversations, 3) a new insight that suggested itself in the pairs. Then a group of 8, then 16, then whole class.

14. CRITIQUE: 2 MINUTE FREEWRITE & GROUP SHARE What are the consequences and way out of anger? What concept of fate & gods involvement? Compare Achilles, Agamemnon, and Priam as men and rulers. What repetitions & oppositions do you see? Any other pairings we might point out? What’s your critique?

15. TUESDAY Read “Oedipus the King” 500-39 Weekly Paper 3 due Friday by 5 p.m. First exam a week from today.