ANTIGONE TEST
You have been given an actual copy of the test to prepare this evening! Please use it. On the test:
Five short answers, one sentence each.
One short answer essay.
10 vocab words
10 character matches
You guys have the words in the Power Point. You have been given a tree map with all the info for the short [...]
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Homework for tonight – add one or two examples of Greek tragedy (other than Antigone) to your tree map.
Today we spoke about how to respond to a short answer question. Here is the short answer template organizer we used in class and some of the important things to remember:
The format is almost identical to your [...]
ANTIGONE
Tonight’s homework was to check this blog.
We will finish Antigone in class tomorrow and wrap up our study of the Greeks. Here are a couple of things to remember:
Antigone Vocab: All of the vocab words come from page one of the play. They are bequeath, twain, fraught, edict, doom, woe, bereft, grievous, brood, tiding. We reviewed [...]
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Homework – Please put the last line (spoken by the Chorus) on page 18 into your own words for homework.
CHORUS (antistrophe 3)
Reverent action claims a certain praise for reverence; but an offence
against power cannot be brooked by him who hath power in his keeping.
Thy self-willed temper hath wrought thy ruin.
ANTIGONE
Homework for Friday: Choose one of the characters from the play listed below.
Antigone
The Guard
Creon
Ismene
Please write a short descriptive paragraph about the chosen character that begins with “The word that best describes _____________________ is ___________________________.” Provide at least three details in the paragraph that support the statement.
ANTIGONE
Today we will begin a Greek tragedy entitled Antigone. The play was written by Sophocles. It tells the tale of the daughter of Oedipus. We will assign parts today in class and begin the reading and notetaking.
Your homework for tonight will be to preview your lines so that our reading goes more smoothly in class. You [...]
