Tragedy Essay Editing

The news is true! Your essays are now due Wednesday. We will spend the next few days editing our essays and ensuring they are perfect for turn-in.

HERE is our calendar and the list of editing activities.

Tragedy Essay DUE MONDAY

Just a reminder that your tragedy essay is due Monday. This shouldn't be a surprise. We've been working on this all week! You a need a typed and printed copy at the start of class.

HERE is a copy of the presentation I've given the last few days (information about crafting introductions and body paragraphs).

Tragic Mental Landscapes

Today you received THIS assignment. You will create two Tragic Mental Landscapes for characters from our central texts.

This assignment is DUE MONDAY (Oct. 5th).

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is a work day, so come prepared with materials. I will also have materials available. You will have another sub so please stay on task!

Tragedy Terms

Today we continued our discussion on the history of Greek tragedy. We got more specific about the language of tragedy, specifically:

• catharsis
• dithyramb
• tragodia
• tragedy
• chorus
• peripety
• hubris
• hamartia

HERE is the PowerPoint I gave today.

Roots of Greek Theatre

Last night you read "Roots of Drama: Rites of Dionysus" from Nexus, Antigone and the Greek World (1994).

Today's in-class work:

In pairs, create an illustrated timeline of Greek Theatre from the cult of Dionysus to the development of tragedy.

Key terms:

Dionysian fertility rite

Anthesteria Festival

Tragodia
dithyrambs
Thespis
Aeschylus
The Great Dionysia
Sophocles


We also picked up Oedipus from the book depository. Please read the play by MONDAY.