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1. In your process journal answer the following: My Term 1 expectations. Explain what you would like to accomplish during Term 1.
2. Intro to Greek Tragedy - ManageBac
3. In groups answer the following and put your answer on this padlet https://padlet.com/rddietrich1/89pby7dqdqyq : (7 minutes)
Red - Which of the following was not a type of Greek theater? Explain what Greek theater is.
a. - Mystery
b. - Satyr
c. - Tragedy
d. - Comedy
e. - All of these are types of Greek Theatre
Blue - What is the structure of Greek tragedy? Explain.
Purple - What is the role of the chorus? Explain.
Orange - Which of the following lists the Athenian tragedians in chronological order? Why is this important information? Explain.
a. - Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides
b. - Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles
c. - Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
d. - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
e. - Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles
4. Begin Worksheet 1. Historical Context (Criterion A – Knowing and Understanding – strand i. and ii.)
- Research Greek Theatre and locate the following information. You may respond in short answer form but explain, be thorough, include details. Remember to include the question.
- You need a Works Cited page.
- What was the purpose of early drama? Think: original dramas, Hellenistic times. . . Who was Dionysus and why is this name important in the study of Greek Drama? How does it relate to these words: satyr, harvest, mandatory, contest, ritual, threshing floor?
- Who is considered the "father of drama" or the creator of the first drama? Why? How (in what context) do we know this name today?
- Draw and label the parts of the early Greek theatre?
- According to Aristotle, what are the six part necessary to every tragic play?
- What was the action (purpose) of the chorus in Greek Drama? How many people did it include?
- What are purpose of the masks in Greek Drama?
- Who are the 3 most influential Greek playwrights? What important plays did each product? (Include brief plot line.)
- Who was Sophocles? Include 5-7 important facts about him.
- Why is Greek Theatre so significant to Western Drama and how has it continued to influence modern works?
- What are some modern examples of Greek chorus? (Be specific, include details)
