Day 1

Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Introduction – Line 215 (End of the Chorus' long prayer)

Common Core Objectives

  1. 1

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.4

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2

  2. 2

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.4

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Introduction - Line 215

The play opens in Thebes, in front of the palace of Oedipus and...

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