Curriculum / ELA / 10th Grade / Unit 3: "I was born to join in love, not hate—that is my nature": Civil Disobedience in Antigone / Lesson 9

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

Lesson 9

ELA

Unit 3

10th Grade

Lesson 9 of 23

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Lesson Overview

Objective

Present about a global figure's civil disobedience and engage in a small group discussion.

Lesson Map

Build background knowledge about Greek theater and tragedy.

“An Introduction to Greek Theatre”
“An Introduction to Greek Tragedy”
“The Legend of Oedipus”
Antigone's Family Tree

Standards

RI.9-10.2SL.9-10.1

Analyze how Sophocles uses characterization to introduce the major conflict of the play.

Antigone pp. 59–66 — lines 1–179

Standards

RL.9-10.3

Analyze Creon's use of rhetorical appeals.

Antigone pp. 67–75 — lines 179–376

Standards

RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.5

Analyze the first choral ode and make connections to the podcast episode "Death Interrupted."

Antigone pp. 76–78 — lines 376–424
“Death Interrupted”

Standards

RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.3RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.4

Evaluate Antigone's argument for reasoning, rhetorical appeals, and logical fallacies.

Antigone pp. 78–90 — lines 425–655

Standards

RI.9-10.8RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4

Analyze Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s reasoning for breaking unjust laws and make connections back to Antigone.

“Excerpt of 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'”

Standards

RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.5RI.9-10.9RL.9-10.6

Evaluate the credibility of sources about a global figure who practiced civil disobedience.

Antigone Research Prompt and Rubric (G10, U3, L7–8)

Standards

W.9-10.7W.9-10.8

Write about the challenges and achievements of a global figure who practiced civil disobedience.

Antigone Research Prompt and Rubric (G10, U3, L7–8)

Standards

W.9-10.2W.9-10.4W.9-10.5W.9-10.7W.9-10.8

Present about a global figure's civil disobedience and engage in a small group discussion.

Standards

SL.9-10.1.aSL.9-10.1.cSL.9-10.1.dSL.9-10.4SL.9-10.6

Analyze the theme of fate in a choral ode.

Antigone pp. 91–92 — lines 656–704
“Free Will”

Standards

RI.9-10.2RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.4

Evaluate Creon's leadership by synthesizing an informational text with Antigone.

Antigone pp. 93–101 — lines 705–899
“How to lead in a crisis”

Standards

RI.9-10.2RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4

Analyze how Emma Watson persuades her audience using delivery techniques, as well as rhetorical appeals and devices.

“Emma Watson's UN Speech on Gender Equality”
“Emma Watson's UN Speech on Gender Equality”

Standards

RI.9-10.6W.9-10.1

Analyze Antigone as a tragic hero.

Antigone pp. 102–107 — lines 900–1034

Standards

RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4SL.9-10.1

Analyze Creon as a tragic hero.

Antigone — pp. 110–117, lines 1090–1238, pp. 119–128, lines 1272–1470

Standards

RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4SL.9-10.1

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.

“Antigone in Ferguson”

Standards

RL.9-10.6RL.9-10.7

Analyze the role of the chorus in Antigone in Ferguson.

“Antigone in Ferguson”

Standards

RL.9-10.6RL.9-10.7

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

“Antigone in Ferguson”

Standards

RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3

Socratic Seminar

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

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

Performance Task

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

“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

Performance Task

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

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

Standards

W.9-10.7W.9-10.8

Performance Task

Draft a persuasive speech using rhetorical appeals and devices.

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

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

Performance Task

Deliver a speech to persuade an audience.

Standards

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

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