Final Product

​The final product for this Oedipus Rex drama unit comes in two parts: a performance section and a written section.

Resources to use throughout the play

• Oedipus Rex - the play - Bring hard copy to class.

• Oedipus Rex play guide - Complete and submit via hard copy.

• Oedipus Rex - a Stratford Production (1957) 

Activity 1: Greek Theatre and Tragic Hero

Presentation, notes, and short video on Greek theater and introduction to tragic hero

Activity 2: Storyboard Oedipus's Backstory

​Tell the background story of Oedipus using a storyboard.

Requirements for the story:

• Complete by hand on paper

• 4-6 panels: No more, no less

• Must include text: Captions and/or speech bubbles help detail what is happening

• Be creative - even stick figures can be portrayed creatively!

Activity 3: Reader's Theater Practice

Let's put some passion into our reading and acting! Practice here.

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Check out this reader's theater production of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.

Activity 4: Riddles of the Sphinx

​Use your wit to try and destroy the Sphinx just like Oedipus did by answering the riddles!