In this lesson, students will engage critically with the key details established thus far in the crime of Laius’s murder as described by Creon, and consider how these details develop the central idea of the role of fate in Oedipus’s guilt.
Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 2

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RL.9-10.2 | Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course... |
W.9-10.9.a | Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how an author draws on and... |
SL.9-10.1.a | Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on... |