OEDIPUS/MUA

What relationship does Sophocles establish between prophecy and Oedipus’s actions?

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Greek Tragedy by Sophocles...

Oedipus the King


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Ancient Greek Web Exploration

Use the resources below to answer the following questions:

Greek Theater (Kennedy Center)

Gods & Goddesses (British Museum)

Merriam Webster

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1. Who was Sophocles? What did he do?

2. What are three rules that Greek tragedy must follow?

3. What is catharsis? Provide a definition and and paraphrase the function of catharsis in Greek drama.

4. Who is Apollo? What role did he play in everyday life in ancient Greece?

5. Who did the ancient Greeks believe controlled aspects of their life on earth?

6. Who was the most powerful of the gods?

7. What kind of personalities did the gods and goddesses have?

8. Where did the gods live?

9. How did the ancient Greeks pay respect to their gods and goddesses?

[this exercise is from EngageNY's Module 9.2]

Intelligence Test

Part One

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Dickinson "I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain"

Poem Link


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"Tell-Tale Heart"/MUA

Identify a central idea in “The Tell-Tale Heart” and discuss how point of view and structural choices contribute to the development of that central idea over the course of the text.

F.451/Reading Schedule

Part One: 12/1

Part Two: 12/8

Part Three: 12/15


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Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"

Story Link


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Rilke Letter

Letters To A Young Poet (#1)


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MP1/Survey

Link

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R&J/EUA

Choose either Romeo or Juliet and write an essay that explains how Shakespeare unfolds that character throughout the play.  Reference Shakespeare’s language and the events of the play as supporting evidence.


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Out Of The Frying Pan...

...into the Friar:

Quick Write: How do Romeo & Juliet’s conversations with the Friar compare and contrast?


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Painting vs Play

Chagall's Romeo Et Juliette

After looking at the painting, respond to this Quick Write prompt:

What aspects of Romeo and Juliet do Chagall and Shakespeare choose to emphasize and to leave absent? What effect do these choices create when you consider them in the context of the play?

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R&J/MUA

How do Romeo and Juliet’s desires, concerns, and fears change throughout their interaction with one another?


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R&J Link

Folder Digital Texts

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Open House [Survey]

Link


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St. Lucy's/EUA

At the end of the story, was Claudette successfully integrated into human society?

Common Core Survey:

Survey Link

Rubric Link:

NYS Text Analysis Rubric

St. Lucy's/Mid-Unit Assessment

Choose one character who adapts and one who resists and explain the differences in their actions using evidence from the text (using the first three stages only).

Annotation Codes:

-Box [ ] unfamiliar words.

-Star (*) important or repeating ideas.

-Put a question mark (?) next to a section you are questioning or confused about.

-Use an exclamation point (!) for connections between ideas or ideas that strike or surprise you in some way.

-Remember to write notes in the margin or in your notebook as you read to record your ideas and thoughts.

Day One [Twitter Survey]

Twitter Survey