Focus Texts: Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man,” and Robert Warshow’s “The Gangster as Tragic Hero”
Essential Questions:
How do multiple authors examine the Aristotelian tragic hero?
How does an “anti-hero” descend into madness as exemplified in various genres?
A. Opening Assignment: Note Card
How common do you believe the act of revenge is in everyday life? Write about specific incidents, including any in which you were involved or have witnessed.
B. Class discussion of the unit's essential questions and theme
C. Aristotle's definition of a Tragedy (Reciprocal Teaching Activity)
D. Closing: Begin presentations.
Essential Questions:
How do multiple authors examine the Aristotelian tragic hero?
How does an “anti-hero” descend into madness as exemplified in various genres?
A. Opening Assignment: Note Card
How common do you believe the act of revenge is in everyday life? Write about specific incidents, including any in which you were involved or have witnessed.
B. Class discussion of the unit's essential questions and theme
C. Aristotle's definition of a Tragedy (Reciprocal Teaching Activity)
D. Closing: Begin presentations.