Oedipus pp. 32-47

1. Reading quiz! You love it.

2. Finish up condensed dialogue between Oedipus & Teiresias. Present!!

3. Some questions about last night's reading:

• Creon & Oedipus: what is going on there?
• p.36 Creon's plea (logos: appeal to logic / ethos: appeal to ethics / pathos: appeal to emotions). Can you find examples of each appeal in his speech?
• What's the importance of the family secret revealed by Jocasta? What conclusions are you, the reader, finally putting together?
• When Oedipus tells us his family story and the is left to wallow in uncertainty (pp. 45-46), do you feel sympathy for him? Why or why not?
• The chorus tells Oedipus to have hope. What a concept! What does this reveal about the role of the chorus in Oedipus' character development? in the audience's understanding of the play?

 

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Oedipus begins AGAIN (11-32)

Warm-up: Issues coming up in the play

Some plot review:

1. What does Creon tell Oedipus about the cause of the current Theben plague?
2. How did King Laius die?
3. Chorus' response pp. 17-19?
4. Oedipus' call to action pp. 19-20. What is Oedipus promising to do? What is he asking for help with? Reference the text specifically.
5. Who is Lord Teiresias? Is he trying to protect Oedipus?
6. Partner Work: What the heck are Oedipus and Teiresias bickering about? Let's make our own version of their interaction!! Working with your partner, read through the exchange between O & T and note the highlights:

• What does O want? Why?
• What does T want? Why?
• What tone is O speaking with?
• What tone is T speaking with?
• Who wins the exchange?
• NOW write you own condensed version of their exchange. You get 20 lines total. 

7. The Chorus seems completely confused - are they following Tiresias or Oedipus? 

Oedpius Begins (pp. 11-32)

1. Check in about Friday's class -- thank you
2. Comments are writing: awesome goals, stronger analysis, more specific thesis statements. HUGE improvements. You really read comments on prior paragraphs and addressed your areas of struggle. Truly amazing improvements. It was great. Papers are in Dropbox folders.

Group discussion questions:

1. How can your destiny be predicted? (tarot cards, fortune tellers, atrology, fortune cookie, etc)
How did ancient people prophesize the future? (animals, oracles, etc)
Do any of you believe in prophesies?
Do you think you would if you lived almost 2500 years ago?

--switch gears --

2. Can you name a political leader who has made a mistake that cost him/her his/her job? his/her life?
What motivated person to make the mistake?
Any examples of pride being a major factor?
Intro the idea of Hubris!!! What is hubris? Have we seen it thus far this year? Can you think of any other literary examples of hubris?

Now we're ready to start our study of Oedipus ...

A little bit of history, some characters and locations, that pesky Sphinx.

Imagery: sickness and pollution, ship of the state, blindness vs sight, light vs dark and then the text ...

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SPA #2: Kicking it New Testament Style!

Welcome to the second best day of your life. Today is the day you're going to make an argument, back it up with textual evidence, relate it all to the thesis and big picture, and blow me away with amazing insight. Sounds like last week's in-class writing. Sure does. No pressure, but you got this.

Question:
Is Jesus a loving figure/character? Why or why not?

Format:
*Please put your three goals at the top of your paper. Make sure the goals are clearly labeled.

*Double spaced. No need to paste in the rubric as I haven't figured out how to format it just yet.

*A note about in-text citation: you are going use parenthetical notation after each piece of evidence. To do this, follow this format: (Mark 1.15-17). Note that "Mark" is the abbreviation for the book from which you are citing, "1" is the chapter, and "15-17" are the verses. The chapter and verses are separated by a PERIOD not a colon.

Resources:
Use your pink packet of awesome. Refer to the SPA handout (you can also find that structure on the right side of the blog -->).

You can and should use Biblegateway.com to find textual evidence. You can use your nightly notes. You can use the class blog. The only thing you cannot use is someone else's work, ideas, insights, etc.

Handing the essay in:

1. You have the entire class period to write. What? Yes. Plenty of time to be awesome.
2. Email yourself a copy of the Word or Pages document AND THEN EMAIL ME A COPY OF YOUR DOCUMENT (mcollie@ma.org). I don't care what format this is in. This is just to play it say so I have your work on-time.
3. Save the document as a PDF with the following file name: Bible2C/B_Name.pdf (remember, if you're in C block, use the letter C in the file name; if you're in B block, use B)
1. Word users: FILE --> SAVE AS --> PDF (make sure to unclick the "hide extension" box)
2. Pages users: FILE --> EXPORT --> PDF (make sure to unclick the "hide extension" box)
3. Google users: FILE --> DOWNLOAD AS --> PDF
4. Go to dropitto.me/mcollie to send paper to Mary.
5. Password: EnglishRocks
6. As time permits, start on other homework. Look good. Relax. High-5 yourself. Day dream about fun things you'll do this weekend. Get excited to Oedipus because we're going to rock it Ancient Greek style next week.

NT: Mark 9-16, Acts, Timothy

Reading Quiz #2!

Gospel of Mark (chpt 2: 13 mins)

Let's look at the final parts of Mark.

• What's the tone of the crucifixion?
• What's the final message we are to take from the story of Jesus?
• How does God in the NT compare to God in the OT?

Switching gears .....

Access your writing from last time. Start to formulate three effort goals. These goals will be put at the top of your next writing (on Friday!).

New Testament: Mark 1-8

Some background on the NT.

Questions, comments, larger themes .... Let's discuss.

Additional information: Frontline Clips (Part 1: Chapters 2, 4, 5, 7)

In-class writing: SPA!!

Welcome to the best day of your life. Today is the day you're going to make an argument, back it up with textual evidence, relate it all to the thesis and big picture, and blow me away with amazing insight. No pressure, but you got this.

Question:
Is Moses a good leader? Why or why not?

Format:
Double spaced. No need to paste in the rubric as I haven't figured out how to format it just yet.

A note about in-text citation: you are going use parenthetical notation after each piece of evidence. To do this, follow this format: (Exod. 1.15-17). Note that "Exod" is the abbreviation for the book from which you are citing, "1" is the chapter, and "15-17" are the verses. The chapter and verses are separated by a PERIOD not a colon.

Resources:
Use your pink packet of awesome. Refer to the SPA handout (you can also find that structure on the right side of the blog -->).

You can and should use Biblegateway.com to find textual evidence. You can use your Exodus handout. You can use your nightly notes. You can use the class blog. The only thing you cannot use is someone else's work, ideas, insights, etc.

Handing the essay in:

1. You have the entire class period to write. What? Yes. Plenty of time to be awesome.
2. Email yourself a copy of the Word or Pages document.
3. Save the document as a PDF with the following file name: Bible1C/B_Name.pdf
1. Word users: FILE --> SAVE AS --> PDF (make sure to unclick the "hide extension" box)
2. Pages users: FILE --> EXPORT --> PDF (make sure to unclick the "hide extension" box)
3. Google users: FILE --> DOWNLOAD AS --> PDF
4. Go to dropitto.me/mcollie to send paper to Mary.
5. Password: EnglishRocks
6. Make eye contact, wave arms in air, do something silently but noticeable to let Mary know that you have submitted your paper.
7. Wait for thumbs-up from Mary.
8. As time permits, start on homework at Biblegateway.com: Mark 1-8.