Teaching Oedipus the King | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Dramatic irony occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in a book or play are not aware of. OEDIPUS THE KING was intended to be performed before an audience familiar with the story of Oedipus, and dramatic irony is an important element in the play. The objective of this lesson is to understand dramatic irony and how it is an important part...
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