Think Tac Toe for Advancing Theme Through Characterization

Name: ______Block: ______Oedipus the King Think-Tac-Toe for Advancing Theme through Characterization

Assignment: From the following grid, select and complete one activity from column A, one activity from column B, and one activity from column C. Unlike Tic-Tac-Toe, your choices do NOT have to form a straight line. Each activity is worth 50 points, for a total of 150 summative points for the entire assessment. ALL projects must incorporate appropriate documented excerpts from the text.

Column A Column B Column C New Ending: Character/Theme: Select 3 Film: Write a script and create Although the play continues passages from the play and a film adaptation of the play. through the story of Antigone, illustrate how a character Your performance may reflect write your own ending to Oedipus contributes to one specific theme. the original setting of the story the King. This must be in script Identify the specific theme or be a contemporary adaptation form and a minimum of three developed, quote the lines of the story. Several students typed pages in MLA format. associated with your character’s may be involved in this development of that theme, and production as long as each explain how the quotes help contributes equally to the script develop the theme. Type in MLA and to the performance. format. Personal Account: Choose a Presentation: Create a Playlist: Create a playlist of at character in the play – other than PowerPoint or other electronic least six (6) songs that represent Oedipus – and write a first person presentation for Oedipus the King themes found in the play. narrative as to his/her thoughts and which includes information about Analyze specific textual feelings during and after the events Sophocles, the plot, characters, evidence from each song and of this play. Must be 1 to 1 ½ three allusions- with how it relates to specific textual pages in length. explanations- and statements of evidence from the play. (This Type in MLA format. theme. Indicate your sources at should follow the example that  Double spaced the end of the presentation. You we completed with “Stitches”  12 point font must write sources in MLA by Shawn Mendes.)  Times New Roman format. Title/Artist: Theme: Analysis: How does this song represent this theme? Complete a Body Biography for a Monologue: Deliver a three to Create your own assignment character in the play following the five minute dramatic monologue based upon Costa’s levels that provided guidelines. See me for a based on one of the major contains appropriate levels of copy. characters in the play. Include in analysis, synthesis or OR your monologue major conflicts evaluation. (See Literature Complete a comic strip version your character experiences that Circle Discussion Director for one scene of the play complete are directly related to a theme of handout on my blog.) with illustrations and dialogue. your novel. OR This can include modern dialogue OR Complete SOAPSTone and (your interpretation or translation) Song/Rap: Perform or film a DIDLS for the poem “Jocasta” as well as the original dialogue song or rap which demonstrates by Ruth Eisenberg. See me for found in the textbook. an understanding of a character’s a copy. conflicts and experiences. Name: ______Block: ______

Basics Beginning Developing Promising Accomplished Exemplary Neatness and attention 4 6 8 9 10 to detail Evidence of reading 4 6 8 9 10 Textual support 4 6 8 9 10 Meets requirements 8 14 16 18 20 for specific assignment

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