February 26th

You have examined the literary devices of IRONY and MOTIF.
We will briefly review these concepts at the beginning of class today.

You have had an electronic conversation about these devices together. Today in class we are going to have a small group discussion about the impact of irony on the play.

As a group:
1. Review the three types of irony.
2. As a group, come up with modern examples of each of the types of irony.
3. Review your examples of irony seen in Oedipus Rex. Discuss the significance of the these examples to the overall text? Why is information revealed in this manner? What is the advantage? What effect does it have on the audience?

4. Discuss motif... the general definition.
5. What would be the motif of your group be?
6. Discuss your examples of blindness as a motif in OR. 
7. Review the definition of THEME and how a theme develops..
8.  Can the motif of blindness lead to what kind of theme?

BY THE END OF THE HOUR:
Go to Google Classroom- post a literary claim addressing the use of irony in OR.. AND the use of motif in OR. 

Claim Reminders: 
1. It must be analyzing a specific device of a text (the 'how').
2. It is theorizing the 'why'.  What is the significance of this to the meaning/workings of the text. What are the implications of its usage? How does it impact other aspects of the text/other devices?
3. It is not a statement of fact... Sophocles uses irony... statement of fact.

For TUESDAY:
1. Finish the play.
2. Find/purchase/borrow post-it notes. Bring to class.