Oedipus the Main character

 Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: You are currently reading a book of your choice. It should be done by the second week of December.

Agenda:

1. Membean test and short writing assignment.
2. With your reading group
1. Read with your group lines 376-595. 
2. Write a one-sentence summary of what happened on that page. Focus on getting the gist of the action.
3. The main character in a Greek tragedy is supposed to be good but not too good. How could Oedipus fit this description?
1. What makes him good?
2. What are his minor faults that make him not too good?
3. Why would Greek tragedy have a main character that is like this?
4. Today you should read about the festival of Dionysius and create an imaginative journal on slides 15 and 16 about attending each day of the festival.
1. Make sure you include information from the sources.
2. Pretend to be a Greek teenager attending with your family.
3. It should be between three to five sentences long.
4. Have fun with it.
5. Here is a sample to help you imagine what to do:
1. First day after traveling from Sparta to Athens, me and my family were exhausted! Soon after we find our living quarters for the time being we venture out to explore the city before the beginning of the festivities. Overall, this seems to be a great city so far!