Greek Stasimon Presentations

1. You will be partnered with a classmate for this assignment. Each student will be graded individually.
2. On Monday and Tuesday you will be performing a reading of the stasimon with your partner. After you are done reading the stasimon, you will break the stasimon down for your classmates. Essentially, you are going to teach it.
3. You will begin by doing a close reading of your assigned stasimon. We have already started this with the Parados and the first stasimon. While you are scrutinizing it, look for/ be able to explain/do the following:

• Be able to summarize the different structural components of the stasimon.
• Be able to identify and explain the historical/cultural allusions that Sophocles mentions within this stasimon (research these). The glosses will aid you as a starting point. 
• Be able to identify poetic/literary devices used within the stasimon and explain their significance to the overall chorus/play.. For example- tone, symbolism, theme, mood, allusions, deus ex machina, any Aristotelian conventions of tragedy, imagery, irony 
• Be able to explain the relevance/context of his stasimon to the entire play
• Be able to explain how this specific stasimon works into the Aristotelian definition of tragedy.

4. Have the above done before Friday, you will be meeting/discussion/planning with your partner in how you will present on Monday or Tuesday. Friday will be more about the presentation than the content.

5. Figure out how to appropriately tie a toga. Yes, I am fully aware of the history of togas.. this is not for historical accuracy.. this is more for my entertainment..
Toga History

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Oedipus Stasimon Scoring Guide - Each student will be graded individually. 

1. Toga J  (5)                              _____

2. Clarity in presentation (10)      _____

-          Annunciation and pronunciation is clear and accurate!

-          Audible

3. Rehearsed  (10)                       _____

-          Appropriate pauses and emphasis

-          Look at audience

-          Demonstrate comfort with the stasimon 

-          Organized 

4. Comprehension (10)                _____

-          Reflect tone of stasimon in oral reading AND explanation 

-          Understands the structure of the stasimon and its relationship to meaning of the play 

-          Demonstrates understanding of the meaning of the stasimon with context to entire play 

5. Significant structural/ Tragic elements (10)         ______

-          Identify a minimum three specific tragic elements from stasimon (with direct quotes)

-          Show analysis of how the structure of the stasimon interacts with the tragedy structure

-          Explain the significance of the quotes to the overall stasimon and text

6. Poetic value (10)                      ______

-     Identify a minimum of three specific poetic elements (beyond tragedy/tone) from stasimon (direct quotes)

-     Show analysis of how the poetic elements impact the meaning of the stasimon/play

-          Explain how the quotes demonstrate certain specific poetic elements