Lesson 3: Oedipus
Greek Mythology
- Read the story of Oedipus and take notes
- Determine what is heroic and tragic about Oedipus
- Locate symbols from the story and compare them to Adam and Eve
- Write about fate vs free will.
Curriculum Standards addressed in this lesson:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research. (9-10.W.9)
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (9-10.R.I.1)
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. (9-10.R.L.2)