Day 2

Electra by Sophocles Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read first episode conclusion, first stasimon, and second episode (lines 329-659).

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Lines 328-479

Chrysothemis, Electra's sister, enters carrying offerings for burial. Surprised to see Electra speaking so openly and expressing her anger so freely, she questions why Electra is not more discreet. Chrysothemis suggests that if she had the strength, she would also openly...

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