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Analyze the director's purpose in creating Antigone in Ferguson and make connections between the events of the play and Michael Brown's death in 2014.

Materials

“Antigone in Ferguson”

Standards

RL.9-10.6RL.9-10.7

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Analyze the role of the chorus in Antigone in Ferguson.

Materials

“Antigone in Ferguson”

Standards

RL.9-10.6RL.9-10.7

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Analyze the role of catharsis in Antigone in Ferguson and brainstorm an adaptation of Antigone.

Materials

“Antigone in Ferguson”

Standards

RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3

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Assessment

Socratic Seminar

Engage in a Socratic seminar about Antigone by supporting arguments with strong textual evidence.

Materials

Antigone

Standards

SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.1.aSL.9-10.1.bSL.9-10.1.cSL.9-10.1.dSL.9-10.4

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Assessment

Performance Task

Analyze Rita Pierson's Ted Talk "Every kid needs a champion" and brainstorm a topic for the performance task speech.

Materials

“Every kid needs a champion”
“Every kid needs a champion”

Standards

RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.6W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.5

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Assessment

Performance Task

Conduct credible research to appeal to ethos and logos in a speech.

Materials

Performance Task Mentor Text (G10, U3, L 20–21)

Standards

W.9-10.7W.9-10.8

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Assessment

Performance Task

Draft a persuasive speech using rhetorical appeals and devices.

Materials

Performance Task Mentor Text (G10, U3, L 20–21)

Standards

L.9-10.3W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.1.cW.9-10.1.e

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Assessment

Performance Task

Provide peer feedback on written speech and delivery.

Standards

SL.9-10.4SL.9-10.6W.9-10.1W.9-10.10W.9-10.4W.9-10.5

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Assessment

Performance Task

Deliver a speech to persuade an audience.

Standards

SL.9-10.3SL.9-10.4SL.9-10.6

"I was born to join in love, not hate—that is my nature": Civil Disobedience in Antigone

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"I was born to join in love, not hate—that is my nature": Civil Disobedience in Antigone

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