Monday

Starting with a journal entry: What one word best describes you? Then discussion on which one word best describes Oedipus. We will finish by watching an animated, vegetarian version of the play, done in stop-action.

HW: Finish reading Oedipus Rex tonight.

Tuesday

Looking briefly at the Calder-esque mobile I created for my art project. The deadline for your art project is Monday, April 21, when we will have an art fair exhibiting the results of your endeavors. Breaking into pairs and rehearsing a chosen scene using pitch, pace, and power.

HW: Begin memorizing your lines.

Wednesday

Returning to Short Takes. We will read "The Plot Against People" by Russell Baker. We will also complete an in-class journal for the essay question #1.

HW: Creating your art. Reading from Oedipus at Colonus, through line 160 (the first chorus' speech).

Thursday

We will complete a group read of the Chorus' lines 142-159, and then also rehearse the scene from Oedipus Rex.

HW: Read up through line 349 in Oedipus at Colonus.

Friday

In Short Takes, reading "the Search for Human Life in the Maze of Retail Stores." We will also look at a longer non-fiction selection from The New Kings of Nonfiction.

HW: Reading through and including line 910 in the play. Rehearsing your scene in the play.