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ELA
Unit 9
10th Grade
Lesson 4 of 10
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Analyze and explain how Antigone’s dialogue and behavior in this scene contribute to theme.
Play: Antigone by Sophocles pp. 15 – 20
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Which of the following best describes Antigone’s reaction to her uncle on p. 17?
Which quote from later in the reading best enforces your answer above?
How does Sophocles use Antigone’s character to reveal theme in this scene? Use specific quotations from the text to support your answer.
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Lesson 3
Lesson 5
Explain Antigone’s motivations and the character traits revealed by them.
Explain how Sophocles establishes the conflict between loyalties to family and law early on.
Explain the function of the chorus in a Greek tragedy, both generally and in this specific scene.
Analyze the battle between the brothers and identify the king’s opinion of it.
Characterize King Creon based on his reaction to the Sentinel’s news.
Analyze the dialogue between Haemon and Creon in order to explain how it furthers the conflict.
Hypothesize the purpose of Haemon’s character.
Analyze Antigone’s use of figurative language.
Interpret the purpose of the Chorus’s allusions.
Explain the purpose of the character of Tiresias.
Explain the factors that lead to Creon’s demise.
Articulate Sophocles’s message.
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