10th Literature and Composition Unit 2 (October 12 Christmas Break)t

*Roughly 7 class meetings *Roughly 13 class meetings *Roughly 2 class meetings

Standards: RL1-10; RI3; W1-6; Standards: RL1, 2, 3, 10; W1-6; L 1-4 Unit 2 Exam-Unit exams
Texts: The Oedipus Trilogy Primary text: Julius Ceasar are cumulative and
Primary text: Antigone Key themes: law and order, ambition, conflict man vs man, man consists of 35-40 multiple
Key themes: fate vs free will, law and order, vs society, man vs himself choice questions and 2-3
mortality Activities: constructed responses
Activities: 1. Notes for Shakespearean tragedy and Julius Caesar representative of the
1. Notes for Greek tragedy and Oedipus 2. Video for understanding Shakespeare standards covered in the
Trilogy 3. Readings of Julius Caesar. Graphic organizers provided to aid unit.
2. Video for Oedipus the King with graphic comprehension of difficult terms/concepts/etc. CDA 2- Per county policy,
organizer (theme of mortality, literary 4. Viewing of the play and reading comprehension questions for students in all schools
terms and reading comprehension) Acts I V. take Common District
3. Summary of Oedipus at Colonus 5. Argumentative writing task (either Write Your Own Tragedy Assessments that are
4. Introduction of Antigone and concepts of or Socratic Seminar) Study guide for Unit 2 Exam. created at the county-
fate vs free will and law and order 6. Study guide for Unit 2 Exam level. These assessments
5. Readings of Antigone. Graphic organizer are skills based and
for characters in the tragedy. similar in format to EOCs.
6. Reading of non-fiction article (synthesis) CDAs are typically 15
7. Essay or constructed response test multiple choice questions
and 2 constructed
*activities are not limited to what is listed *activities are not limited to what is listed above, this list is to be responses.
above, this list is to be considered as a basic considered as a basic outline
outline

Unit 2 Vocabulary: drama, paradox, tragedy, tragic hero, tragic flaw, hubris, peripeteia, foreshadowing, catharsis, tension, conflict, verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony,
anagnorisis, dialogue, monologue, chorus, act, scene, soliloquy, paradox, catastrophe, foil, crisis, pun, aside, alliteration, climax, symbolism, allusion
*There will be 3 vocabulary quizzes during the unit. Students copy 2 words per class meeting. Students will take a quiz the class meeting after the copy 10 words.ary