Ninth graders demonstrate their understanding of a central idea in Oedipus the King with a mid-unit writing assessment. Writers formulate a claim about the connection between prophecy and Oedipus's actions and craft an in-class essay response to the prompt using evidence gathered in previous lessons.

Concepts

oedipus, sophocles, reading comprehension, literary analysis, central ideas, greek dramas, greek tragedies, textual evidence

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Allow younger readers and English learners to write a draft of the assessment before assigning the in-class essay
• Encourage your class to edit their finished essays after a peer review session or to revise their writing after you have graded their work

Classroom Considerations

• Requires the assessment tools from previous lessons in the unit, which are also included in the complete module overview 
• The 12th of 20 lessons in a language arts unit

Pros

• Encourages individuals to collect evidence from the text to support their claims
• Connects the task to Common Core standards for reading and writing

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.2.b W.9-10.2.d W.9-10.2.f W.9-10.9.a L.9-10.1.a L.9-10.2.a