The exam will be Thursday regardless of what happens Tuesday night/Wednesday. Tuesday is supposed to be independent reading. Bring your book but I will also do some exam review at the beginning of the period before giving you time to read. If we have class on Wednesday, it will be all reading time.
The exam on Thursday is a one-day test: three long-answers and two sections of multiple-choice questions.
You will need to know:
- Greek theater--what it was, significance, Sophocles' role in it, etc.
- Definition of tragedy--what was Aristotle's definition, what's important as we move ahead with tragedy
- Oedipus the King--understand the play, characters, how it fits into Aristotle's definition
- Hamlet--understand the play, characters, how it works as a tragedy, your conclusions and understanding of the topics of our discussions
One of the multiple choice sections will focus on the overall reading of Oedipus the King. The second section will include a passage from Hamlet and will focus on close reading skills within that specific passage.
One of the long answers will focus on Hamlet and will give you four options to write about. Choose the one you feel best about.
To prepare, spend time with your journal. You should have good notes for Poetics, Oedipus, and Hamlet. Look at the details you noted regarding the questions, notes you took in class regarding discussion, AND your concluding answers to each of the Hamlet questions. (If you haven't gone back to write a concluding answer for yourself for each question, do it now in preparation for the exam.)
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