Brainstorming targets for the in-class essay

Issues you might wish to discuss/think about before the essay on Monday: (a) Sophocles' use of irony to develop his themes (b) free will/fate (c) Oedipus as a tragic hero (d) the motif of blindness, especially as it applies to Oedipus

You will be allowed to use the plays during the essay and I strongly recommend reading through the play again and marking important passages.

Oopsy-daisy!

Okay, so being on an alternate day from the other AP classes has put me in a serious state of confusion, as to dates for assignments (as we are trying to stay on track as a subject area - meaning we're all trying to remain in conjunction). I know these are fairly radical changes, but I was just looking at the wrong page of my calendar; plus, we are done with the play. So, these are the changes:

Monday, October 20th will be the Oedipus in-class essay - don't worry, there is really no prep for this, except for checking out the brainstorming targets above

Wednesday October 22nd - Peer-scoring the in-class essays

Friday, October 24th - First reading of Heart of Darkness complete and Oedipus in-class test

That's the scoop - make sure you complete the blog post for the Oedipus criticism by the next class period (this will help prep you for the in-class essay).

Have a great weekend!

-RMH

Blog Prompt - for Oedipus criticism

Read and annotate the two literary criticisms I passed out in class today, then choose a topic of discussion from one of these articles and post a response to it. Also, log on and join in the discussion of points your colleagues bring up.