Support Material

GCE Classics
OCR Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Classics: H038
Unit CC !Entry Code "38#: Greek Tragedy in its context
$%is Support Material boo&let is desi'ned to acco(pany t%e OCR Advanced Subsidiary
GCE speci)ication in Classics )or teac%in' )ro( Septe(ber *008+
Contents
Contents 2
Introduction 3
Classical Civilisation H041: Greek Tragedy in its Context F34 !
"a#$le %esson &lan: Classical Civilisation H041 Greek Tragedy in its context F34
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't(er )or#s o) "u$$ort 13
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,ntroduction
-ac&'round
A ne. structure o) assess(ent )or A /evel %as been introduced0 )or )irst teac%in' )ro(
Septe(ber *008+ So(e o) t%e c%an'es include:
$%e introduction o) stretc% and c%allen'e !includin' t%e ne. A1 'rade at A*# 2 to ensure
t%at every youn' person %as t%e opportunity to reac% t%eir )ull potential
$%e reduction or re(oval o) course.or& co(ponents )or (any 3uali)ications 2 to lessen
t%e volu(e o) (ar&in' )or teac%ers
A reduction in t%e nu(ber o) units )or (any 3uali)ications 2 to lessen t%e a(ount o)
assess(ent )or learners
A(end(ents to t%e content o) speci)ications 2 to ensure t%at content is up4to4date and
relevant+
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can be )ound at +++,ocr,org,uk- alon' .it% t%e ne. speci)ication+
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produced t%is Sc%e(e o) 5or& and Sa(ple /esson 6lan )or Classics+ $%ese Support Materials
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GCE Classics 3 o) 1*
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t%e teac%in' %ours are su''estions only+ So(e or all o) it (ay be applicable to your teac%in'+
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and s&ills need to be covered in deliverin' t%e course+ At all ti(es0 t%ere)ore0 t%is Support
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i'%li'%t e:ceptionally innovative ideas+
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Stretc% and C%allen'e+
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$%e t%eatre buildin'
and (ac%inery
Revise layout o) $%eatre o) 9ionysus by loo&in' at p%oto'rap%sD
.atc% )irst part o) -eac%a( video+
Analyse sta'in'0 as indicated in te:t0 o) &ey scenes+ $%is could
be done as a .%ole class activity or by assi'nin' di))erent scenes
to pairs or s(all 'roups+ Encoura'e students to consider t%e
e))ect o): use o) s&ene buildin'D .%ic% entrances and e:its actors
useD pace o) Einterruptions to entranceEe:itD .%ere c%orus are or
(ove toD .%ere actors are or (ove toD .%at non4spea&in' parts
t%ere areD %o. (ac%inery0 or e:pectation o) it0 is used+
Groups can t%en present t%eir ideas to t%e class by addin'
)i'ures and directions onto dia'ra( o) t%eatre on an interactive
.%iteboardE)lipc%artD t%is can be ad;usted )ollo.in' discussion+
Consolidate .it% a 3uiF 2 t%e teac%er can )lic& bac& t%rou'%
)lipc%art pa'es and students identi)y t%e scene and e:plain
sta'in' and its e))ect on audience+
6o.er6oint presentation:
p%oto'rap%s o) $%eatre o)
9ionysus in At%ens 2 various vie.s
includin' one .%ic% s%o.s vie.s over
At%ens and bac&drop o) t%e AcropolisD
reconstruction o) t%eatre s%o.in' c%orus
in orc%estra and actors in )ront o) s&ene
buildin'D vase paintin' depictin' Medea
in c%ariot .it% Gason belo.+
$aplin O+ Greek Tragedy in Action0 *00*
Routled'e+
Scup%a(0 C+ 7Aaa'%H ?oises o))4sta'e80
O(nibus article+
,) available0 video 7Sta'in' Gree&
$ra'edy80 9r Ric%ard -eac%a(+
$e(plate o) dia'ra( o) t%eatre copied
several ti(es on ,nteractive
.%iteboardE)lipc%art+
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details o) t%e dra(atic )estivals .ill
probably %ave been studied and
e:plained durin' t%e introduction to
t%is unit as a .%ole+
More able students could %ave been
as&ed to read sections )ro( 7Gree&
$ra'edy in Action8 e+'+ E:its and
Entrances0 c%apter a%ead o) t%is
lesson+
Students could %ave been as&ed to
read 7?oises o))4sta'e8 a%ead o) t%e
lesson+
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aid+
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Use o) actors and use
o) t%e c%orus
Revise or e:plain conventions !3 actors0 all (en0 use o)
(as&s0 c%orus o) @*E@I (en# .it% aid o) 6o.er6oint slides+
,n 'roups o) !3 actors and c%orus#0 c%allen'e students to
produce a 7Reduced Euripides8 per)or(ance o) t%e Medea+ !,s it
true t%at t%is play can be per)or(ed by only t.o actorsJ# $%ey .ill
need to .or& out .%ic% actors play .%ic% roles and %o. t%is
.ould .or& in practice+ $%is s%ould %elp also to rein)orce
students8 'rasp o) t%e se3uence o) scenes in t%e play+
Groups present t%eir solutions+
"or %o(e.or&0 students could dra. up a brie)0 sc%e(atic outline
o) t%e se3uence o) scenes indicatin' .%ic% c%aracters are
involved and per%aps a note on .%et%er t%ey are actor @0 * or 3+
$%is .ill be a use)ul revision aid+
6o.er6oint presentation: p%oto'rap%s
o) vase paintin's o) actorsD actors .it%
(as&sD actors .it% costu(esD c%orus+
6ac& o) (as&s available )ro(
educational suppliers !or (as&s t%e
class (ay %ave (ade#D so(e basic
costu(es and props !Medea8s 'i)ts# 2
su))icient to identi)y c%aracters in (as&+
As& students to identi)y t%e di))erent roles o) t%e c%orus at
di))erent points in t%e play: .%ere is t%e c%orus ta&in' t%e part o)
a c%aracterEc%aracters in t%e action !e+'+ (urder o) c%ildren0 )inal
entrance o) Gason#0 and .%ere do t%ey stand apart )ro( t%e
action !c%oral odes0 co((ents to Medea on %er plans#+ $%ey
s%ould &eep a note o) t%eir )indin's+
E:plore t%e relations%ip o) eac% c%oral ode to t%e surroundin'
scenes+ !,t (ay be %elp)ul to provide students .it% a
su((ary o) eac% ode+# $%is could be done as a .%ole
6aperEboard (ar&er pens )or posters+
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class or by assi'nin' eac% ode to a di))erent 'roup+ Students
could consider: .%at is t%e lin& in t%ou'%t bet.een ode and
actionJ ,n .%at .ays0 i) any0 does t%e ode alter or rein)orce t%e
audience8s perception o) .%at %as %appened or o) .%at is 'oin'
to %appenJ Groups t%en present t%eir ideas and t%ese are
ad;usted )ollo.in' discussion+ So(e students (i'%t li&e to
present t%eir ideas on a poster0 )or e:a(ple in (ind4(ap )or(atD
usin' Microso)t publis%erD or usin' t%e ,nteractive .%iteboard 2
t%ey could (ove t%e(es etc around as t%ey (a&e t%eir
presentation+
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pro;ect t%e essay 3uestion: 7Ho. i(portant is t%e c%orus in Gree&
$ra'edyJ8+ 9iscuss %o. t%is 3uestion could be approac%edD
brainstor( ideasD encoura'e co(parative co((ents across t%e
playsD .%at are t%e si(ilaritiesD .%at are t%e di))erences etc+
Students can t%en .rite t%e essay )or %o(e.or&+
9ra(atic )estivals
Ot%er dra(atic
conventions: t%e
structure o) t%e play0
(essen'er speec%0
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o) 9ionysus+ As& t%e( to su''est: %o. t%e audience (i'%t )eel
.%en t%ey realise t%at Medea is on %er .ay to At%ens at t%e end
o) t%e playD .%at resonances Medea8s isolation as a )orei'ner in
Greece (i'%t %ave )or so(e o) t%e audienceD re)er bac& to .or&
on c%oral odes0 particularly t%ose on eit%er side o) t%e Ae'eus
On dra(atic )estivals0 Gold%ill
S+7Reading Greek Tragedy80 @K8L0
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M8: on t%e relations%ip bet.een Gree&
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deus e: (ac%inaD
attitudes to.ards t%e
portrayal o) violence
and deat%
scene: .%at i(pact (i'%t t%e c%oral ode in praise o) At%ens and
t%e co((ents on bein' a stateless re)u'ee %ave %ad on t%e
audience !At%enians and )orei'ners#+
Give students sc%e(a o) typical structure and as& t%e( to
identi)y t%e various ele(ents in t%e Medea and co(pare .it% any
ot%er plays t%ey %ave read so )ar+
Gri))it%s E+ 7Euripides8 Medea: %orror0
%orror0 %orror80 O(nibus article: on
Euripides8 (anipulation o) audience
e:pectation in t%e conte:t o) dra(atic
conventions+
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article: on t%e conte:t o) t%e Medea as
t%e )irst per)or(ance in t%e day and t%e
dra(atic use o) t%e real sunD
sy(bolis( o) t%e 7coronet o) 'old8+
6o.er6oint presentation: p%oto'rap%s
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c%ariotD Medea in c%ariot+
$%e stories o) t%e
%eroes and t%e ideas o)
%onour and reputation
5atc% t%e Gonat%an Ed.ards video+ Students s%ould (a&e a list
as t%ey .atc% o) t%e 7ten lessons8 in %o. to beco(e a (an+
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Ar'onauts (yt% is about0 .%at is t%e part o) t%e story covered by
Euripides8 play aboutJ 5%at (i'%t t%e lessons )or Gason be
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EURI!IES" MEEA80 OM?,-US
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$%e role o) (en in t%e
li)e o) t%e cityD t%e
position o) .o(en in
society
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Study0 discuss and label !i) on interactive .%iteboard# t%e
p%oto'rap%s in t%e 6o.er6oint presentation on .o(en+
Re(ind students o) so(e o) Gree& ideas o) .%at it is to be a (an
)ro( previous lesson+
Class debate: essay 3uestion: Could t%e poet .%o .rote t%e
Medea %ave been .o(an4%aterJ 9ivide t%e class into t.o+ $%ey
s%ould prepare (aterial and ar'u(ents )or or a'ainst t%e (otion:
7-ased on t%e evidence )ro( t%e te:t o) t%e Medea0 !t%is %ouse
believes t%at# Euripides .as a .o(an4%ater8+ A priFe could be
a.arded )or t%e (ore convincin' case .%ic% s%ould ta&e into
E:tracts )ro(: Cenop%on Oecono#ic$s
M4@00 dialo'ue bet.een Socrates and
,sc%o(ac%os on trainin' a .i)eD /ysias
7On t%e (urder o) Eratost%enes80
Eup%iletos description o) %is (arria'e
and t%e arran'e(ent o) t%e %ouse%old
!available in /e)&o.itF M+6+ and "ant
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Ro#e8 *00I0 9uc&.ort%# +
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account t%e use (ade o) speci)ic data and 3uotations )ro( t%e
te:t+
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revision aid 2 or as an assess(ent tool: %o. o)ten .as t%e te:t
re)erred to speci)icallyJ
scenes0 includin' .eddin' scenesD
dia'ra(s o) layout o) oikos+
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O(nibus article+
Gould G 75%o8s a)raid o) Euripides8
Medea( O(nibus article: on 7Medea8s
e:periences as typi)yin' t%ose o)
e:ploited .o(an8+
7$%eater0 $%eatricality and t%e
"e(inine in Gree& dra(a8 )ro(
McClure /+A+ !ed#+ Sex$a)ity and
Gender in t*e C)assica) %or)d8 *00*0
-lac&.ell 6ublis%in'+
$%e i(portance o)
c%ildren and t%e )a(ilyD
deat% and burial
C%oose a .ay into t%e t%e(e o) c%ildren and c%ildlessness0 )or
e:a(ple .it% %ot seatin' 3uestions0 e' 7Creon 4 .%y did you 'ive
in and let Medea %ave one (ore dayJ8 E:a(ine %o. t%is t%e(e
do(inates t%e play+
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6o.er6oint presentation: vase paintin's
depictin' burialE(ournin'+
!$%e role o) t%e 'ods
and )ate in t%e .orldD
oracles0 o(ens and
prop%eciesD (oral
$%e class could co(pile a list o) .ays in .%ic% t%ese ele(ents
appear and a))ect t%e action in t%e play: e+'+ t%e de%u(anisin' o)
Medea 2 is s%e turnin' into a 'odJD %er appearance in sun 'od8s
c%ariot as dea e: (ac%ina0 Ae'eus8 visit to 9elp%i and t%e
prop%ecy o) t%e oracle0 Medea8s prop%ecy to Gason about %is
Gould G 75%o8s a)raid o) Euripides8
MedeaJ O(nibus article: on t%e 'od4li&e
c%aracteristics o) Medea+
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covered in dept% .it% one o) t%e
ot%er plays )irst0 suc% as
Aga#e#non+
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concepts o) ;ustice and
reven'e#
deat%0 Gason attributin' %is success in Colc%is to Ap%rodite0 t%e
oat% s.orn by Ae'eus0 t%e role o) supplication 2 MedeaECreon0
MedeaEAe'eus etc+
Class discussion and %o(e.or& on essay 3uestion: 7$%e 'ods
are essential to Aesc%ylus0 irrelevant to Euripides+ 9iscuss+8
Consolidation 6ro;ect essay titles suc% as:
7Could t%e poet .%o .rote t%e Medea %ave been .o(an4%aterJ8
7Gree& tra'edians believed t%at t%ere .ere t%in's t%at (en
s%ould do and t%in's t%at .o(en s%ould do and t%at t%e t.o
s%ould not be (i:ed up+8 9iscuss t%is vie. .it% re)erence to all o)
t%e Gree& tra'edies .%ic% you %ave studied+
9iscuss .it% .%ole class initially %o. t%ese 3uestions s%ould be
approac%ed+ 5%at are t%e &ey .ordsD .%at (i'%t t%e pit)alls beD
%o. (any di))erent an'les could t%ey ta&eD .%at sort o) (aterial
could t%ey use+
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Essay 3uestions+ Co(parative essay 3uestions could
be introduced a)ter only one play
%as been read and ideas and
(aterial added as (ore plays are
covered+
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Co(plete one o) t%e essays )or %o(e.or&+
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$%e t%eatre buildin' and (ac%inery 4 Medea
OCR reco'nises t%at t%e teac%in' o) t%is 3uali)ication .ill vary 'reatly )ro( sc%ool to sc%ool and
)ro( teac%er to teac%er+ 5it% t%at in (ind0 t%is lesson plan is o))ered as a possible approac% but
.ill be sub;ect to (odi)ications by t%e individual teac%er+
/esson len't% is assu(ed to be one (our+
/earnin' ob;ectives )or t%e lesson
Ob;ective @ Students to recall and de$loy kno+ledge o) t%eatre buildin' and (ac%inery and
o) t%e Medea to %elp t%e( understand %o. Euripides e:ploited sta'e
conventions to dra(atic e))ect in t%is play+
Ob;ective * Students to analyse- evaluate and res$ond to t%e i(plied sta'in' o) speci)ic
scenes+
Recap o) previous e:perience and prior &no.led'e
6ro;ect p%oto'rap%s o) $%eatre o) 9ionysus onto interactive .%iteboard+ Students to label and
superi(pose reconstruction o) t%eatre as it .ould %ave loo&ed in It%C -CE+
Content
Ti#e Content
I (inutes 5ar( up activity to assess recall o) prior &no.led'e o) t%eatre buildin' and
(ac%inery0 and t%eatre location+
@0 (inutes
Class .atc% and ta&e brie) notes on )irst ten (inutes o) -eac%a( video !see
sc%e(e o) .or&#+
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doors are used )or dra(atic e))ect0 %o. t%e location in t%e %eart o) At%ens
a))ects t%e e:perience )or t%e audience etc+ $eac%er introduces @I (inute tas&
and %ands eac% pair or 'roup a s%eet 'ivin' t%e scene t%ey .ill be .or&in' on
and t%e &ey points to consider+
@I (inutes ,n 'roups or pairs:
Analyse sta'in'0 as indicated in te:t0 o) &ey scenes+ Consider t%e e))ect o):
use o) s&ene buildin'D
.%ic% entrances and e:its actors useD
pace o) Einterruptions to entranceEe:itD
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.%ere actors are or (ove toD
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Ti#e Content
.%at non4spea&in' parts t%ere areD
%o. (ac%inery0 or e:pectation o) it0 is used+
!So(e su''ested scenes: $utorE?urseEc%ildren .it% Medea o))4sta'eDMedea
and CreonD second Gason sceneD MedeaE$utorEc%ildren and c%orusD (urder o)
c%ildren and )inal scene+#
*0 (inutes Eac% 'roup presents t%eir ideas to t%e class by addin' )i'ures and
directions onto a dia'ra( o) t%eatre on an interactive .%iteboard )lipc%art+
Class consider te:t a'ain0 discuss and a(end sta'in' dia'ra( .it%
assistance o) teac%er+
Consolidation
Ti#e Content
I (inutes Consolidate .it% a 3uiF: teac%er rando(ly selects pa'es on )lipc%artD points
a.arded )or correct identi)ication o) scene and )or valid points on sta'in' and its
e))ect on audience+
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