Thursday, September 18, 2014

Oedipus Begins ....

The goal: make a Google presentation that does the following:
Investigate a politician/celebrity who has made a mistake that cost him/her his/her job.


Assign one to each group
  1. Richard Nixon
  2. Marion Barry
  3. Ray Rice
  4. Tom DeLay
  5. Martha Stewart
  6. Donald Sterling


Slide 1: Who is this person? Short bio. Image required.
Slide 2: What mistake(s) did this person make? Be specific.
Slide 3: What motivated this person to make the mistake?
Slide 4: How did this mistake/these mistakes cost this person his/her job?
Slide 5: Your thoughts … Why do people in power often times make such big mistakes?


**All slides need citations (this can be in the form of urls).
**You need to have at least three sources.
**You will share your findings with the class in 2-3 minute presentations.


Work time: 45 minutes
Presentation time: 15-20 minutes


  1. As time permits, engage the students in conversation about destiny. Can it be predicted?
  2. Brainstorm ideas on board:

  • How is it predicted (tarot cards, fortune tellers, astrology, fortune cookies, etc)?
  • What is a prophecy?
  • How did ancient people prophesize the future? (animals, oracles, weather, etc)
  • Who in this room believes in prophesies?
  • Do you think you would believe in prophesies if you lived almost 2500 years ago?

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