Oedipus and Antigone

 Oedipus and Antigone

We will be reading Oedipus together in class & you will read Antigone at home.  Below are a few websites to guide you through both works.  Do not refer to on-line summaries, use the study guides below instead.  You have to become an independent thinker.  

Greek Theater Glossary

http://www.whitman.edu/theatre/theatretour/glossary/glossary.htm

Study Guides – Oedipus

http://www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus/index.html

Oedipus - Background Animated Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX34LKPOMxs

Study Guides – Antigone

http://www.temple.edu/classics/antigone/index.html

EXAM REVIEW

REMINDER:  

1.VOCABULARY UNIT 3 TEST (SPELLING AND DEFINITIONS) ON MONDAY, JANUARY  14.

2.PRESENTATION MATERIALS FOR MYTH TEACHING PROJECT ARE DUE TO ME ON MONDAY, JANUARY 14 - PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 15.

3.BELOW IS THE REVIEW SHEET FOR EXAMS.  I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A HARD COPY OF THE REVIEW SHEET IN CLASS.  

MID-TERM REVIEW SHEET - 9 HONORS

There will be five sections to your exam (pending exam approval).  The sections are as follows:

• ·         Vocabulary Terms (Units 1, 2, and 3)

• ·         Literary Terms and Poetic Devices

• ·         Quotes from the films and works we have studied

• ·         Open-ended Writing Prompt (1) – Focus will be The Odyssey and O Brother, Where Art Thou?

• ·         Formal Essay (1) – Focus will be All Quiet on the Western Front

Prepare for the exam by:

• ·         Reviewing the vocabulary terms found in Units 1, 2, and 3 of your vocabulary book. This means know the definition of each word and the synonyms.

• ·         Revisit the works we have studied the first half of the year – “Marriage is a Private Affair,” Night, All Quiet on the Western Front, Yasmina Khadra novel, and The Odyssey. This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and themes of each work.

• ·         Revisit the films we have viewed the first half of the year – Osama, War Horse, and   O Brother, Where Art Thou?  This means refresh your memory on the plot, characters, and the connection to the work studied prior to the film being viewed.  

• ·         Review PowerPoints, handouts, and notes which have literary terms and poetic devices on them.

• ·         Review the sheets I gave you prior to writing your first formal thesis paper and the sheets I gave you for your research paper in order to remember the rules of writing formal essays and how to do in-text citations.

Below is a list of literary terms you should study and where you can find the definitions:  

• The Odyssey PowerPoint - Folk Epic, Epithet, Epic Simile, Epic Hero

• Remarque’s Poetic Language PowerPoint and notes - Imagery, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Repetition, Personification, Apostrophe, End Rhyme, Internal Rhyme, Metaphor, Simile

• “Marriage is a Private Affair” Notes - Literary Style, Characterization, Direct and Indirect Characterization, Antagonist, Confidante, Dynamic Character, Flat Character, Foil, Narrator, Conflict, Interpersonal Conflict, Internal Conflict, Contrast, Foreshadowing, Setting, Theme, Tone, Point of View, First Person POV, Second Person POV, Third Person POV, Types of Third Person POV (Omniscient, Limited, Objective)