Monday, January 23, 2012

Week 20 - Class #1 - OEDIPUS REX PROLOGUE STUDY

In class:

We learned the meaning of motif and the purpose of a prologue.

I checked: Stickie notes, quarter 2 bookmarks, and quarter 3 books to read.
Students worked in groups, picked new jobs for the week, set up their stickie
notes to track motifs.
They read a sheet about the purpose of a prologue in greek tragedies and answered questions about it.
They read the prologue
We summarized the prologue at the end of class.

HW: Vocab squares for just the words from the PROLOGUE are due next class. There will be a quiz on vocab/reading on Friday.
Finish reading and tracking motif in the prologue if you did not in class.

DEFINTIONS TO HAVE:
motif: any recurring element that has a symbolic significance. --> through its repetition a motif can create mood or establish a theme. 


SEE YOU NEXT CLASS! 
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