September 11, 2017 - September 15, 2017 Weekly Agenda


Checked out The Oedipal Cycle
 Broke into groups to work on the Aristotle Poetics presentations
Monday, September 11th:
Presentation of one scene from Unit Two vocabulary
Perrine's, "Reading the Story", pages 51 - 57, go over in class
Freytag's Pyramid
Pass out Aristotle's Poetics
Assign groups

 Tuesday, September 12th:
Unit Two vocabulary due today.
Presentation of one scene from Unit Two vocabulary
Groups read, annotate, and prepare presentation of their portion of Aristotle's Poetics
Students may present a slide show, a  powerpoint, or a prezi
All students must participate:
By reading, annotating, and discussing
By planning and/or creating the slide show, powerpoint, or a prezi
By presenting:
Do not read from the screen
You may take turns presenting
This will be due on Friday, September 15th.


Oedipus Rex
Exposition
Lamentations: wailing and crying and sobbing and the tearing of the clothes in agony and in anguish
Suppliant: who is asking for a favor from someone of higher authority
Pyre: a funeral fire which consumes the body of the dead
Augury: a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen
Hulls: walls of the ship

Why are the people lamenting?
What does this say about Oedipus that he chose to speak to the people himself rather than through messengers?
How does the grieving of the private citizen differ from the grieving of the king?
Kais and Angela
Thebes is in a state of plague – people are dying. The people come to Oedipus for help as their king.
Oedipus sent Kreon, his brother-in-law, to seek the oracle of Delphi’s prophecy regarding the plague that is killing the land.
Read up to page 1314 in class
For homework tonight: read up to page 1319, Scene 1


Wednesday, September 13th: 

Briefly went over the Freytag pyramid of “The Most Dangerous Game” – exposition and the first two plot complications in the rising action.
Review what you read last night, pages 1312 to 1319
Write a very brief summary
Write and identify any figurative language, such as personification or imagery, what is being compared to what, and to what effect.
Note and write down any characteristic – good or bad - you notice about the characters.

“I was not sleeping, you are not waking me.
No, I have been in tears for a long while…”
Who says this and why? What does this say about him?

“I should do ill
Not to take any action the god orders.”
The above  lines reveals Oedipus’ piety.
Pious: following the rules of their God.

Kreon: “Is it your pleasure to hear me with all these
Gathered around us? I am prepared to speak,
But should we not go in?”
Secretive
Kreon does not want to create chaos
He is prudent

“Speak to them all,
It is for them I suffer, more than for myself.”
Oedipus believes that his people trust him as he trusts them.
He is a man of the people.

Chorus is composed of the elders of Athens. The Chorus signifies an act break. The Chorus also comments on the actions, and repeats key themes and ideas to heighten and emphasize their importance.

Strophe and Antistrophe: simple dance movements by the Chorus to emphasize the ideas and poetry of the play.  They act in counterpoint to each other.

Read up to Scene 2; page 1327
Break into groups to work on the Poetics

Group #2: The Tragic Hero
Seven Slides:
What is the tragic hero – definition
Hallmarks of the tragic hero
Examples of the tragic hero in classical literature
Examples of the tragic hero in modern literature/films.

Hallmarks of the tragic hero:

Imperfect person – he is of “middling goodness”; not too good for he would be unbelievable and unrelatable but not too bad for he would not be worthy.
The imperfection leads to the downfall of the hero
Discuss the flaw that leads to the downfall of the hero
Hamartia –
The miscalculation or moral or ethical misjudgment of the hero.
Hubris –
Three slides: break down the tragic hero – “What is the tragic hero?”
The definition
Hamartia
Hubris

Two slides of examples of the tragic hero in classical literature and in modern literature or films.

Some more hallmarks of the tragic hero:
The tragic hero is well born and is a man – according to Aristotle in his Poetics.
The tragic hero will be revealed through some signs.

Relevance of Catharis:
Five Slides
What is catharsis?
Definition of catharsis?
What is purpose of catharsis according to Aristotle?
How is it achieved in literature?
Examples of catharsis in modern literature

Thursday, September 14th: 
Due today:
Perrine's, pages 57 - 76, "The Most Dangerous Game", questions 1- 8, pages 76 -77
Break into groups to work on Aristotle's Poetics

 Friday, September 15th: 

Checked out The Oedipal Cycle
 Broke into groups to work on the Aristotle Poetics presentations

Looking ahead:
Present your slide show on the Poetics




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