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.

Oedipus text.pdf

Oedipus worksheet.pdf

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)