WORLD LITERATURENOVEMBER 5TH

Turn in essay revisions. Staple new essay on top of old essay.

Warm-up: Some of the sentences in this paragraph are incomplete sentences. Try to write this paragraph so that it flows well. Fix the incomplete sentences by either a) removing words or b) combining with another sentence.

Due to the fact that Oedipus discovered the truth behind his birth. He gouged out his eyes with pins. While he could have just killed himself. He decided to blind himself to receive the punishment that he thinks he deserves. That Oedipus is a tragic hero. Because his admirable traits turn into flaws. Which causes his downfall.

REMINDERS No late work from October will be accepted

after tomorrow. Drop it off on my desk before class begins

tomorrow. Warm-ups please!

STANDARDS

Reading 3.1: Analyze characteristics of subgenres (e.g. tragedies) used in… plays.

OEDIPUS THE KING

Class work: In complete

sentences, answer questions three, four, five and eight on page 330.

Answer “Literary Analysis: Tragic Hero” (Paired Activity).

Answer “Literary Analysis: Dramatic Irony”.

OEDIPUS THE KINGTake notes on the following. Title them:

“Oedipus the King Notes” Hamartia= a term developed by Aristotle

that refers to a character’s flaws or errors.

Hamartia usually brings about unintentional harm from the character who possesses it.

Hubris= excessive pride, haughtiness or arrogance

Hubris usually leads to the downfall of the character who possesses it, thus it is a negative trait.

OEDIPUS THE KING Tragic hero= a dignified or noble

character (who is central to the drama) who possesses a tragic flaw (or hamartia) that brings about or contributes to his/her downfall.

This tragic flaw may be excessive pride (“hubris”) Poor judgment Weakness Stubbornness An excess of an admirable trait

The tragic hero usually recognizes his/her flaw, but only after it’s too late.

OEDIPUS THE KING You will need to prove how

Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero applies to Oedipus.

Based on this definition, what TWO things do you think you will have to

prove?

OEDIPUS THE KING In your thesis, you will have to mention

what Oedipus’ admirable qualities are, as well as the tragic flaws that led to his ruin.

Body paragraph #1= prove Oedipus’ admirable qualities.

Body paragraph #2= prove one of Oedipus’ tragic flaws.

Body paragraph #3= prove another one of Oedipus’ tragic flaws.

OEDIPUS THE KINGFormat: Introduction Paragraph:

Hook= grab the reader’s attention Explain= explain your attention-grabber and

how it applies to the play. Bridge= connect your hook and bridge to your

thesis. Thesis= explain what you will prove in your

three body paragraphs.

OEDIPUS THE KINGFormat: Body Paragraphs (3 needed):

Topic sentence: Mention what you will discuss in this paragraph (admirable trait OR hamartia).

Explain: Explain your topic sentence. Evidence: Provide a quote (embedded in a

sentence) that proves Oedipus’ quality or flaw.

Explain: Explain what this quote proves (about Oedipus.)

Evidence: Provide a second quote to prove Oedipus’ quality or flaw.

Explain: Explain what this quote proves (about Oedipus.)

Wrap-up: State how this paragraph proves your thesis statement (that Oedipus is a tragic hero)

OEDIPUS THE KINGFormat: Conclusion Paragraph:

Rephrase thesis: Re-write your thesis in different words.

Revisit: Review the main points that you made in essay

Apply: Apply what you discussed in this essay to your own life or to humanity.

Theme: Leave your reader with a powerful message about the importance of this essay.

OEDIPUS THE KINGDon’t write this down: Just listen to this brief reminder of

writing rules: 1) Never start a sentence with a quote2) Always give in-text citations after quotes3) Never say “I,” “me,” “my,” “you,” or “your” if you’re not

asked to write about yourself.4) Never start a sentence with “And,” “But,” “Because,”

“So,” “Well.”5) Always write out a number under 100 when it’s in a

sentence.6) If you’re talking about two people doing something and

you’re trying to debate when you use “I/me,” “him/her” or “ he/she,” just remove the other person from the sentence & see which sounds right.

7) When speaking about something that happened in the past, always use past tense verbs.

8) “Like if” is not a phrase.9) Let’s review dead words and phrases of death!

OEDIPUS THE KINGFinish your T-chart and study/organize for

your test!!!

*Make sure you have page numbers, so you can include in-text citations after giving evidence.

Quotes that show Oedipus’ flaws

Quotes that show Oedipus’ admirable traits