NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 9.2.2 Lessn 15 Intrductin In this lessn, students will read Oedipus the King lines 1215 1305 (frm Then why did he call me his sn? thrugh frm seeking ut the facts f my wn birth ) in which the Messenger frm Crinth reveals the truth f Oedipus birth and parentage. Students will cntinue t cllect evidence n hw the steady revelatin f key details in the text shapes their understanding f the central idea f the rle f fate in Oedipus s guilt. Students will track the details f Oedipus s birth revealed in this passage n the Details f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl. Students will cmplete this lessn with a Quick Write respnding t the fllwing prmpt: Hw des Oedipus s chice t let it break develp a central idea f the text? Fr hmewrk, students will respnd in writing t the final questin n their Evidence Cllectin Tl. Standards Assessed Standard(s) RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme r central idea f a text and analyze in detail its develpment ver the curse f the text, including hw it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; prvide an bjective summary f the text. Addressed Standard(s) RL.9-10.5 Analyze hw an authr s chices cncerning hw t structure a text, rder events within it (e.g., parallel plts), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tensin, r surprise. W.9-10.9.a Draw evidence frm literary r infrmatinal texts t supprt analysis, reflectin, and research. a. Apply grades 9 10 Reading standards t literature (e.g., Analyze hw an authr draws n and transfrms surce material in a specific wrk [e.g., hw Shakespeare treats a theme r tpic frm Ovid r the Bible r hw a later authr draws n a play File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 1
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 by Shakespeare] ). Assessment Assessment(s) The learning in this lessn will be captured thrugh a Quick Write at the end f the lessn. Students will answer the fllwing prmpt, based n the clse reading (citing text evidence and analyzing key wrds and phrases) cmpleted in the lessn. Hw des Oedipus s chice t let it break develp a central idea in the text? High Perfrmance Respnse(s) A High Perfrmance Respnse may include the fllwing: Oedipus is chsing t mve frward in seeking ut the facts f [his] wn birth (line 1305) even if it results in a disastrus strm (line 1290) like the Chrus Leader fears. This decisin suggests that if things g badly like Jcasta and the Chrus Leader think they will then Oedipus is the ne wh pushed t make these things happen. Oedipus is cntinuing t search fr the truth, despite the warnings f the Chrus Leader and Jcasta. Vcabulary Vcabulary t prvide directly (will nt include extended instructin) Cithaern (n.) a muntain range in sutheast Greece frtune (n.) fate peasant (n.) a member f a class f persns wh are farm labrers f lw scial rank indicatins (n.) things that serve t pint ut as a sign r tken lineage (n.) the line f descendants f a particular persn base brn (adj.) humble parentage Vcabulary t teach (may include direct wrd wrk and/r questins) critical (adj.) urgent r imprtant; must happen immediately File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 2
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Lessn Agenda/Overview Student-Facing Agenda Standards & Text: Standards: RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.5, W.9-10.9.a Text: Oedipus the King, lines 1215 1305 % f Lessn Learning Sequence: 1. Intrductin t Lessn Agenda 2. Hmewrk Accuntability 3. Masterful Reading 4. Lines 1215 1305 Reading and Evidence Cllectin Tl 5. Quick Write 6. Clsing 1. 5% 2. 15% 3. 5% 4. 55% 5. 15% 6. 5% Materials Cpies f Details f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl fr each student Student cpies f the Shrt Respnse Checklist and Rubric (refer t 9.2.1 Lessn 1) Learning Sequence Hw t Use the Learning Sequence Symbl Type f Text & Interpretatin f the Symbl 10% Percentage indicates the percentage f lessn time each activity shuld take. Plain text (n symbl) indicates teacher actin. Bld text (n symbl) indicates questins fr the teacher t ask students. Italicized text (n symbl) indicates a vcabulary wrd. Indicates student actin(s). Indicates pssible student respnse(s) t teacher questins. Indicates instructinal ntes fr the teacher. File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 3
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Activity 1: Intrductin t Lessn Agenda 5% Begin by intrducing the agenda and assessed standard fr this lessn: RL.9-10.2. In this lessn students cllect evidence n hw the steady revelatin f key details in the text shapes their understanding f Oedipus s guilt r inncence in the crime f Laius s murder. Students will recrd their thinking n an Evidence Cllectin Tl. Students lk at the agenda. Activity 2: Hmewrk Accuntability 15% Ask students t exchange their bjective summary with a classmate and cmpare the details each student included. Lead a brief class discussin f imprtant details in the summaries. Students exchange their bjective summaries with a classmate and read them, nting the details their classmate chse versus the details they themselves included. Instruct students t talk in pairs abut hw they can apply their fcus standard t their text. Lead a brief share ut n the previus lessn s AIR hmewrk assignment. Select several students (r student pairs) t explain hw they applied their fcus standard t their AIR text. Students (r student pairs) discuss and share hw they applied their fcus standard t their AIR text frm the previus lessn s hmewrk. Activity 3: Masterful Reading 5% Intrduce the Quick Write assessment (Hw des Oedipus s chice t let it break develp a central idea in the text?). Explain t students that this is the lessn assessment and the fcus fr tday s reading. Students read the assessment and listen. Display the Quick Write assessment fr students t see. Have students listen t a masterful reading f lines 1215 1305 (frm Then why did he call me his sn? thrugh frm seeking ut the facts f my wn birth ). Instruct students t read alng in their text. Prvide the fllwing questin t fcus student reading: What imprtant infrmatin des the Messenger give Oedipus? File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 4
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Student respnses may include: I was the ne wh saved yu I fund yu in Cithaern s frest valleys Yur ankles had been pierced and tied tgether Anther shepherd gave yu t me The Messenger gt [Oedipus] frm ne f Laius s servants Activity 4: Lines 1215 1305 Reading and Evidence Cllectin Tl 55% Instruct students t write CI in the margin thrughut their reading in this lessn t indicate where they see a central idea cntinuing t develp. Remind students that as they anntate fr central idea, they are beginning t identify textual evidence that may be used in the lessn assessment as well as the Endf-Unit Assessment, which address the develpment f central ideas in the text. This fcused anntatin supprts students engagement with W.9-10.9.a, as they draw evidence frm the text t use in their writing. Instruct students t read alud in pairs lines 1215 1259 (frm Then why did he call me his sn? thrugh Jcasta culd tell mre than anyne ). Then direct pairs t discuss the fllwing questins befre sharing ut with the class. Students read alud in pairs, each taking a rle. Then pairs discuss the fllwing questins: Hw des the Messenger describe Oedipus? Hw des this develp yur understanding f the relatinship between Plybus and Oedipus? The Messenger describes Oedipus as a gift that he gave t Plybus. This further develps the understanding that Oedipus is nt Plybus s real sn; he was adpted. What evidence n Oedipus s bdy supprts the Messenger s stry? The scar that Oedipus has had since [he] was a child supprts the Messenger s stry that he fund the baby Oedipus with his ankles pierced and tied tgether (line 1232). What is the relatinship between Laius s shepherd, the Messenger, and Plybus? One f Laius servants (line 1246), the shepherd, gave (line 1243) the baby Oedipus t the Messenger, wh in turn gave (line 1217) the baby Oedipus t Plybus as a gift (line 1216). File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 5
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Distribute the Details f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl and read alud the instructins: Track the details the Messenger reveals abut Oedipus s birth, then cnsider Jcasta s accunt f the birth f her sn in the furth clumn f the tl. Draw cnnectins between these details, then respnd briefly in writing t the prmpt belw. Instruct students t fill ut the details f Oedipus s birth that have just been revealed by the Messenger. Students were intrduced t a similar tl in 9.2.1 and in preparatin fr their Mid-Unit Assessment in 9.2.2 Lessn 11. This tl is a slightly mdified versin, s if students need additinal supprt, it may be helpful t mdel filling in a rw as a class (see the mdel Detail f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl). Instruct student pairs t reread lines 1252 1256 (frm [turning t the Chrus] D any f yu here nw knw the man, thrugh t find ut what this means ) and discuss the fllwing questins. What effect is created by Oedipus s assertin It s critical, time at last t find ut what this means (lines 1255 1256)? The effect is that all f the tensin that has been building up t this pint is cming t a climax: Oedipus is abut t get the answers he s been lking fr. Differentiatin Cnsideratin: If students struggle t answer this questin, ask: Hw des Oedipus s demand answer me help yu t make meaning f the wrd critical in this cntext (line 1255)? Students respnses shuld indicate an understanding that the urgent demand f answer me can help them t make meaning f critical as smething imprtant that needs t happen immediately. Have students listen t a masterful reading f lines 1260 1288 (frm Oedipus s Lady, d yu knw the man we sent fr thrugh Jcasta s And nw I ll never speak again ). Students fllw alng in their text as they listen t the masterful reading. Instruct student pairs t reread lines 1260 1288 (frm Lady, d yu knw the man we sent fr thrugh [JOCASTA runs int the palace] ) and anntate fr Jcasta s verbal and physical reactins t the details f Oedipus s birth. Student anntatins shuld include: File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 6
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Frget all that In the name f the gds, n! If yu have sme cncern fr yur wn life, then stp! D nt keep investigating this I will suffer Oh, yu unhappy man! May yu never find ut wh yu really are! [JOCASTA runs int the palace] What effect d Jcasta s reactins create? Hw des this cmplicate the effect created by Oedipus s respnse t the Messenger s stry? Student respnses shuld indicate an understanding that Jcasta s reactins create an effect f frebding she s trying t get Oedipus t stp lking fr this infrmatin. As Jcasta s warnings repeat and get mre and mre strngly wrded it seems as thugh the facts Oedipus is lking fr will nly bring pain and sadness. Instruct student pairs t reread lines 1289 1305 (frm Why has the queen rushed ff, Oedipus thrugh frm seeking ut the facts f my wn birth ). Students read alud in pairs, each taking a rle. Then pairs discuss the fllwing questins: What image des the Chrus Leader cnstruct t describe his fears? Hw des this image build the effect created by Jcasta s pleas? The Chrus Leader describes a terrible strm that is abut t break. This builds the effect f frebding and fear that was created by Jcasta s requests and respnse t the infrmatin brught by the Messenger. Activity 5: Quick Write 15% Instruct students t respnd briefly in writing t the fllwing prmpt: Hw des Oedipus s chice t let it break develp a central idea in the text? Remind students t use the Shrt Respnse Checklist and Rubric t guide their written respnses. Display the prmpt fr students t see, r prvide the prmpt in hard cpy. Students independently answer the prmpt using evidence frm the text. File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 7
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 See the High Perfrmance Respnse at the beginning f this lessn. Activity 6: Clsing 5% Display and distribute the hmewrk assignment. Fr hmewrk, students will call upn the details and cnnectins they established in class in rder t respnd in writing t the final questin n their Details f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl: Why might Jcasta exclaim, Oh, yu unhappy man! May yu never find ut wh yu really are! (lines 1282 1283) when the details f Oedipus s birth are revealed? Students fllw alng. Hmewrk Review yur Details f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl, and write a respnse t the final questin n the tl: Why might Jcasta exclaim Oh, yu unhappy man! May yu never find ut wh yu really are! (lines 1282 1283) when the details f Oedipus s birth are revealed? File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 8
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Details f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl Name: Class: Date: Instructins: Track the details the Messenger reveals abut Oedipus s birth, then cnsider Jcasta s accunt f the birth f her sn in the furth clumn f the tl. Draw cnnectins between these details, then respnd briefly in writing t the prmpt belw. Detail Detail Detail Detail OEDIPUS: Then why did he call me his sn? MESSENGER: he received yu many years ag as a gift. I gave yu t him. I fund yu in Cithaern s frest valleys (lines 1215 1222). Paraphrase Paraphrase Paraphrase Paraphrase File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 9
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Cnnectin Why might Jcasta exclaim Oh, yu unhappy man! May yu never find ut wh yu really are! (lines 1282 1283) when the details f Oedipus s birth are revealed? File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 10
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Mdel Details f Oedipus s Birth Evidence Cllectin Tl Name: Class: Date: Instructins: Track the details the Messenger reveals abut Oedipus s birth, then cnsider Jcasta s accunt f the birth f her sn in the furth clumn f the tl. Draw cnnectins between these details, then respnd briefly in writing t the prmpt belw. Detail Detail Detail Detail OEDIPUS: Then why did he call me his sn? MESSENGER: he received yu many years ag as a gift. I gave yu t him. I fund yu in Cithaern s frest valleys (lines 1215 1222). MESSENGER: Yur ankles had been pierced and tied tgether (line 1232). OEDIPUS: It wasn t yu wh stumbled n me? MESSENGER: N, it wasn t me. Anther shepherd gave yu t me. Well, I think he was ne f Laius s servants he was ne f the king s shepherds (lines 1241 1249). JOCASTA: Besides, befre ur child was three days ld, Laius fused his ankles tight tgether and rdered ther men t thrw him ut n a muntain rck where n ne ever ges (lines 862 865). Paraphrase Paraphrase Paraphrase Paraphrase Plybus is nt Oedipus s true father; he was adpted by Plybus after being fund in the frest. As a baby Oedipus s ankles were tied tgether. One f Laius s shepherds was the man wh saved baby Oedipus in the frest. After Jcasta and Laius s sn was brn Lauius tied the baby s ankles tgether and had him left ut n a deserted muntain tp. File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 11
NYS Cmmn Cre ELA & Literacy Curriculum Grade 9 Mdule 2 Unit 2 Lessn 15 Cnnectin Bth baby Oedipus and the baby brn t Jcasta and Laius had their ankles tied tgether and were left in the wilderness. Why might Jcasta exclaim Oh, yu unhappy man! May yu never find ut wh yu really are! (lines 1282 1283) when the details f Oedipus s birth are revealed? Given the fact that bth babies were left in very similar circumstances (abandned in the wild, ankles tied tgether) Jcasta may believe Oedipus is her wn sn and that the terrible prphecy that she will marry her wn sn has cme true. File: 9.2.2 Lessn 15, v1.1 Date: 11/15/13 Classrm Use: Starting 11/2013 2013 Public Cnsulting Grup. This wrk is licensed under a Creative Cmmns Attributin-NnCmmercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unprted License http://creativecmmns.rg/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 12