Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Oedipus Rex and Antigone Name: Amanda Lillicrop

Content Area: ELA Grade Level: 10th
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and
is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with
other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance
understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

Big Ideas:
1. What is fate? Is life predetermined or are we in control of our lives?
2. How do the decisions and actions of characters reveal their personalities?
3. What factors shape our values and beliefs?

Unit Goals:
1. Students will be able to articulate and defend either fate or free will against a partner with the opposite position based on their understanding of each
term from the teacher’s lecture.
2. Students will be able to create a Google Slides presentation with three of their peers on a particular aspect of context or background knowledge that will
be assigned by the teacher for the plays, individually creating one slide with at least 5 facts, and verbally presenting their slide during their group’s
presentation.
3. Students will be able to compare the downfalls of both Oedipus and Creon from Oedipus Rex and Antigone by individually completing a Venn Diagram,
filling in at least 5 details for Oedipus, 5 details for Creon, and 3 details for similarities between the two.
Unit Summary:

Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles create opportunities for discussions on fate, consequences, and responsibility. Throughout the plays, the characters
battle against their fate, fighting it, but ultimately succumbing to it. Based on their understanding of the plays, students will analyze and discuss responsibility
for their actions. Throughout the unit, students will be given the space to think introspectively about themselves, their behavior, and their future.
First, the unit will begin with a lecture on Fate, as well as other introductory elements to the plays. Students will then be introduced to the history of Ancient
Greece and required to complete a Webercise activity where they gather details about Ancient Greece and Sophocles from various websites. Next, students will
be asked to do their own additional research on historical elements of the time period, as well as other context information, and create a group presentation on
the information they gather. Finally, after reading both plays, students will be given a Venn Diagram to complete, comparing the similarities and differences
between our two main characters, Oedipus and Creon, analyzing their characteristics and downfalls.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:
1. Pre-reading quiz, students will take a short quiz
on their prior knowledge of Ancient Greece and
tragedies, as well as their prior opinions on
particular issues/topics related to the plays
Formative: Summative:
PRE-READING 1. Final Exam, students will demonstrate
1. Webercise, students will complete and fill-out the understanding of major themes and plot points of
Ancient Greece webercise activity to both plays in a multiple choice exam
inform/develop contextual knowledge for the plays
DURING READING
1. Reading notes, students will identify important
quotes and summarize each scene of the play,
writing in complete sentences
2. Vocabulary quiz, students will understand
vocabulary words that are vital to understanding
the play, be able to match the terms to their
definitions, and complete sentences correctly using
the words
AFTER READING
1. Venn Diagram, students will complete a Venn
Diagram comparing the characters Oedipus and
Creon from both plays

Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)

Student Learning Objective:
Students will be able to
articulate and defend
either fate or free will
against a partner with the
opposite position based on
their understanding of each
term from the teacher’s
lecture.
Acceptable Evidence
(Assessments):
Students will have a
worksheet on which they
will fill out with supportive
information their side of
the argument, and will also
write down the information
their partner presents for
Lesson Activities:
- Teacher will lecture on fate vs. free will
- Teacher will assign students to either fate or free will
- Teacher will assign students to groups of 3 within their same subject (fate or free will) to
collaborate on filling out their support on their worksheet
- Teacher will then assign students partners with the opposing side of the debate
- Students will be given one minute to debate their side, the opposing side will be given one
minute to debate theirs, then each side will once again have one minute to provide rebuttals for
the opposing side’s arguments
 the opposing side.

Teacher will monitor

students’ completion of the
learning objective by
listening to the debates,
assessing if the students

Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:

Students will be able to
analyze evidence from
various websites to
comprehend various
aspects of the history of
Ancient Greece and the life
of Sophocles in order to
complete the Webercise
document.
Students will have
submitted a completed
Webercise activity
worksheet via Google
Classroom to the teacher.
Students will be able to
discuss what they learned
in small groups and during
class discussion, citing
accurate/true
evidence/facts.
- Students will receive their Chromebooks
- Students will individually work on the Webercise activity
- Teacher will walk around and monitor students’ work and progress on the assignment
- Once all students have completed the activity, the teacher will instruct the students to take out a
separate piece of paper and write down three facts they discovered during the activity that were
the most interesting or surprising to them
- Students will then be put into groups of 4 and will discuss the facts they found to be the most
interesting and surprising and why
- Teacher will then have a class discussion where students will share the facts they shared with
their group, along with any other significant details students will need to understand to have
context for the plays

Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:

Students will be able to
compare the downfalls of
both Oedipus and Creon
from Oedipus Rex and
Antigone by individually
completing a Venn
Diagram, filling in at least 5
details for Oedipus, 5
details for Creon, and 3
details for similarities
between the two.
Students will complete the - Students will be given a Venn Diagram and instructions on completion
Venn Diagram worksheet - Students will be given time to work on their Diagrams individually, using the text for
given - filling in at least 5 reference/support
details for Oedipus, 5 - Students will then review their answers with a partner near them
details for Creon, and 3 - Teacher will call on random students to share their answers, continuing to ask until there are
no new answers for each section
details for similarities
between the two.
Students will also be able to
verbally communicate with
the teacher the differences
and similarities between
the downfalls of the two
characters.
Unit Resources:

Elements of Greek Tragedy Vocab List, Greek Drama and Theatre, Destiny - YouTube Video, Intro to Greek Tragedy - YouTube Video, Oedipus Rex
Vocabulary List 1, Oedipus Rex Vocabulary List 2, Oedipus Rex Study Guide, Antigone Vocabulary List 1, Antigone Character Map, Antigone
Introduction Slides

Useful Websites:

https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/antigonescholarlyedition/type/aside/ - Character map for Antigone

https://www.ancient-greece.org/history/intro.html - General information on Ancient Greek History
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece_questions.php - Quiz to test your knowledge on Ancient Greece
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Sophocles/ - General information on Sophocles, the author of both plays