PEACE OUT, QUARTER 1 OF IB JUNIOR ENGLISH!!
Homework:
1. IOP Proposals due Tuesday (example follows)
2. Quick Read: Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" for Tuesday. There will be a surprise not-surprise quizzy! <3 **EXTRA CREDIT FOR ANNOTATING FIRST 20 PAGES!!
Hint: use http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/oedipus/ (be sure to scroll to "Oedipus").
IOP Topic Proposal 10 pts
1. Work (s) and author
Medea Euripides
2. What do I find interesting about the work (stylistically,
author, time period…)?
Medea is a strong, logical female
character, especially in comparison to the princess who appears petty. I’m interested in what roles were
available to women while Euripides was writing. I know that women were not allowed to watch the Greek plays,
so I’m curious how Medea would have been accepted during the time period.
3. What will I reveal about the work(s) through the
presentation?
I will research the political,
intellectual, and social options women had available to them. Along with this, I will research any
women of the time period who offered similar traits to Medea. With understanding of the context, I
will present how it isn’t Jason’s abandonment that causes the emotional break
in Medea, but the limited options available to her that make her take such extreme
actions.
4. How will I structure the presentation?
I will hold a women’s crisis
workshop. I will create a panel of
women who represent different roles women should uphold in the Greek
society. I will have Medea in the
audience –using language from the play- to draw attention to the many constraints
females faced. The other
characters will use the language of Creon and the King to establish the male
dominated social pressure women were confined. Most of the presentation will discuss the options women had;
however, I will also look at the larger problem of what happens when a society
limits part of its community.
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