Poems of W.B. Yeats: The Tower Lesson Plan

Mytho-genealogy, part 2

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will learn about Greek mythology and its influences on literature

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.9

Structure:

Having already constructed the genealogies of several mythological characters, the students will now dive into Oedipus, who figures prominently in this section of the reading.

Using internet sources, Yeats' poetry, as well as excerpts from Sophocles (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus), one group of students will create the family tree of Oedipus.

Another group will use Google maps/ Google Earth to find all the places where the mythological...