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Lesson Overview
Objective
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.
Readings and Materials
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Video: “Antigone in Ferguson” by Theater of War Productions — 00:00–19:46
Lesson Map
Write a persuasive letter.
Plan a persuasive letter by researching credible sources and taking organized notes.
- Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test (G9–12)
- Research Note-Taking Handout (G10, U3, L7)
- Research Note-Taking Handout (G10, U3, L7)
Standards
W.9-10.7W.9-10.8
Outline a persuasive letter.
- Self/Peer Feedback Form (G10, U3, L7)
- Persuasive Letter Outline (G10, U3, L7)
Standards
W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Draft a persuasive letter using language and tone appropriate to the audience and purpose.
- Self/Peer Feedback Form (G10, U3, L7)
- Persuasive Letter Outline (G10, U3, L7)
Standards
L.9-10.3W.9-10.1.bW.9-10.1.dW.9-10.4
Revise a persuasive letter using parallel structure.
- Self/Peer Feedback Form (G10, U3, L7)
- Anaphora and Antithesis Examples Handout (G10, U3, L7)
- Anaphora and Antithesis Revision Practice Handout (G10, U3, L7)
Standards
L.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1W.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Write a persuasive speech.
Brainstorm a topic for a persuasive speech and conduct research about a self-generated question connected to the topic.
- Speech Topic Brainstorm (G10, U3, L17)
Standards
W.9-10.4W.9-10.5W.9-10.7
Outline a persuasive speech.
- Speech Topic Brainstorm (G10, U3, L17)
- Persuasive Speech Evidence and Outline Handout (G10, U3, L17)
- Persuasive Speech Excerpt and Reverse Outline Activity (G10, U3, L17)
Standards
W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Draft a persuasive speech with an engaging introduction.
- Self/Peer Feedback Form (G10, U3, L17)
- Emoji Speech Hooks Activity Handout (G10, U3, L17)
- Persuasive Speech Evidence and Outline Handout (G10, U3, L17)
Standards
W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.4
Revise a persuasive speech using language and tone appropriate to the audience and purpose.
- Self/Peer Feedback Form (G10, U3, L17)
Standards
L.9-10.1.aL.9-10.3W.9-10.1.dW.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Provide feedback on a peer's writing and then use peer feedback to improve one's own writing.
- Self/Peer Feedback Form (G10, U3, L17)
- Guide to Effective Feedback Handout (G9–12)
Standards
L.9-10.1.aSL.9-10.3W.9-10.1W.9-10.4W.9-10.5
Plan for an impactful speech delivery.
- Speech Delivery Techniques Handout (G10, U3, L17)
Standards
SL.9-10.4SL.9-10.6
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