Sophomores - Work for the Week of October 1st 2012

Due Monday October 1st
Minutes: Steven W., Calvin C., Junjie X., 
Reading: Read the myth of the Sphinx found here.  Take a gander at this painting!
HW: Take notes on the cosmological, social, and psychological functions of this myth.  I will check work on Monday.
---Return Classical Mythology Today

Due Tuesday October 2nd
Minutes: Jean W., Niaz A., Sheldon L., 
Reading HW: Begin to read Sophocles' Oedipus the King through page 7 (you can find the page numbers on the right hand of the page).  We will be using an online version found here and here. We will use books in class so you do not need to print up the entire play.
HW: What is the current environment of Thebes?  How is this an "ordinary" world (as the hero's journey suggests)?  What has caused this state of the land? 

Due Wednesday October 3rd
Minutes: Kasey C., Michael I., Kermit C., 
Reading HW: Begin to read Sophocles' Oedipus the King through page 13.  We will be using an online version found here and here. 
HW:  How can you see the mystical function within this passage?  Who are Oedipus, Laius, Creon, and the Chorus?  What do you think the function of the chorus is?

Due Thursday October 4th
Minutes: Michelle B., Jared M., Umarbin S., 
Reading HW: Read Sophocles' Oedipus the King to page 29 due Friday.  We will be using an online version found here and here. 
HW: Please find 5 examples of dramatic irony in Oedipus the King.

Due Friday October 5th
Minutes: Lily L., Emile J., Robin Z.
Reading HW: Read Sophocles' Oedipus the King to page 29.  We will be using an online version found here and here. 
HW: Continue to notate examples of Oedipus' inherent duality.  Find five examples.  Please note the page and the quotation.

MONDAY OCTOBER 8TH - NO SCHOOL - CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DAY

Due Tuesday October 9th
Minutes: Girish B., Xiaohan L., Shuxing L.
Reading HW: Read Sophocles' Oedipus the King to page 37.  We will be using an online version found here and here. 
HW: Why does Oedipus accuse his closest friend Creon of treason?  How would you characterize Oedipus accusing his brother-in-law?  Why can't Oedipus recognize that he is the source of his own problem?  Can you think of a situation where one cannot see that s/he is the source of his/her own problems?  Why do we blame others for our mistakes?