Close readers and forensic detectives alike deal with collecting strong evidence. Ninth graders become involved in an instructional activity about Sophocles' Oedipus the King, in which they find connections between Oedipus' stated words and the truth of his actions. Using an annotation tool, they analyze Oedipus' story about a mysterious murder on the road and answer a series of questions to prepare for a mid-unit assessment.

Concepts

oedipus, sophocles, central ideas, literary themes, literary analysis, literary elements, greek tragedies, greek dramas

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Project the assessment tool onto the whiteboard to model paraphrasing skills
• Assign pairs to work through the brainstorming process

Classroom Considerations

• Requires the checklist and rubric that are available in previous lessons
• The 11th lesson of a 20-part unit

Pros

• Promotes critical thinking skills and connection between actions and ideas
• A good preparation for the upcoming assessment

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.5 W.9-10.9.a L.9-10.1.a L.9-10.2.a