Daily Plan
Date: Sept. 13, 2011 and Sept. 142, 2011
1. Journal: Write of an action that you, or someone close to you, have taken because of pride and later grew
to regret? What were the consequences?
2. MLA style assignment
2. Begin reading Oedipus Rex
4. Explain Oedipus Rex ongoing assignments
a) List of examples of hubris
b) List of examples of dramatic irony
c) Plot summaries
Daily Plan
Date: September 15, 2011 and September 16, 2011
1. Senior Class Presentation – Grandal
Daily Plan
Date: Sept. 16, 2011 and Sept. 20, 2011
1. Journal: How does Oedipus Rex start en media res? Explain.
2. Read Oedipus Rex
3. Oedipus Rex notes
4. Read “Ozymandias”
Daily Plan
Date: Sept. 21, 2011and Sept. 22, 2011
1. Journal: What do you think Oedipus will do now that Tiresias has told him that he is the murderer of
Laius? How will Creon react to Oedipus’ accusations? Which side will Jocasta choose?
2. Read Oedipus Rex
3. Work on notes
Daily Plan
Date: Sept. 23, 2011and Sept. 26, 2011
1. Journal: What have you learned – or can infer- about Oedipus’ personality from what we have so far
read? How will these qualities play into his ability to figure out the truth?
2. Oedipus Rex Quizzes
3. Read Oedipus Rex
4. Work on notes
Daily Plan
Date: Sept. 27, 2011and Sept. 28, 2011
1. Journal: List and explain the clues that Oedipus has received so far.
2. Read Oedipus Rex
3. Work on Notes
4. Handout Newspaper Assignment instructions and time to organize groups
Daily Plan
Date: Oct. 3, 2011and Oct. 4, 2011
1. Journal: How will Creon treat Oedipus now that the full truth has been revealed? What will happen to
Oedipus?
2. Read Oedipus Rex
3. Work on Notes
Daily Plan
Date: Oct. 5, 2011and Oct. 6, 2011
1. Journal: Do you think that Oedipus is innocent – just a victim of circumstance- or guilty – has only himself
to blame for his calamitous end?
2. Hand out Oedipus Rex Dramatic Irony and Hubris assignments
3. Go over Oedipus Rex Newspaper Assignment
4. Work on Notes
5. Introduction to Antigone
Daily Plan
Date: Oct. 7, 2011and Oct. 10, 2011
1. Journal: Can you think of a time when a person’s conscience should come before the law or should the law
always take precedence? Explain
2. Introduction to Antigone
3. Oedipus Diary project
4. Work on Newspapers
Daily Plan
Date: Oct. 11, 2011and Oct. 12, 2011
1. Journal: Would you help with and attend the funeral of a close friend or family member that had
committed a heinous (monstrous) crime? Explain
2. Read Antigone
3. Work on Notes (Individual and Group)
4. Work on Newspaper
5. Oedipus Rex Test
Daily Plan
Date: Oct. 13, 2011and Oct. 14, 2011
1. Journal: What has Creon decided about the burial of Polynieces and Eteocles? Do you agree? Why?
2. Read Antigone
3. Work on Notes (Individual and Group)
4. Work on ode (Jigsaw)
5. Read Antigone
6. Turn in Oedipus newspaper