Pride Goeth Before the Fall: August 27, 2018

Focus: What foundational ideas do you need to guide your year in A.P. Lit?

1. Warming up with three good things

2. Indulging in some terrifying Greek myths and understanding hubris

• Read your myth together (Icarus, Phaethon, Arachne, Niobe, or Tantalus).

• Discuss the nature of the error that the human made.

• Use your bodies to create a sculpture/tableau that captures the moment of downfall in your myth; leave out one person to summarize the myth and read a line or two aloud from the myth that captures this moment.

• As you watch other's sculptures, think about what the downfalls have in common.

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3. After presenting the tableaus, journalling on the following questions:

• In what ways did Oedipus exhibit hubris? To what extent did this contribute to his downfall?

• What questions does this play raise that are central to us as humans? In other words, why is this tragedy heralded as the tragedy?

HW:

1. For Wednesday: Finish rereading Oedipus Rex and prepare your first Socratic ticket for our first real Socratic seminar. Bring Oedipus Rex to class tomorrow and Wednesday.

2. For Thursday: Compose your first big question blog on Oedipus Rex (see website for examples).

3. Ongoing: Continue working on your college essay. Come conference with me when you need help.