Curriculum / ELA / 10th Grade / Unit 9: Antigone / Lesson 3
ELA
Unit 9
10th Grade
Lesson 3 of 10
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Characterize King Creon based on his reaction to the Sentinel’s news.
Play: Antigone by Sophocles; Translated by Robert Fagles pp. 10 – 13
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Throughout the scene, the Sentinel is mainly portrayed as:
Which of the following best reveals Creon’s character throughout this scene?
How does Sophocles reveal the character of Creon throughout this scene? Use specific textual evidence to support your answer.
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Assign the Chorus’s part on pp. 13–15 as homework or as an independent close read at end of today’s class.
Lesson 2
Lesson 4
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.
Analyze and explain how Antigone’s dialogue and behavior in this scene contribute to theme.
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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