Bellringer—Find 10 errors in the passage below. In January 1929, Dorothy Eustis established The Seeing Eye, the first American training school for dogs' and there blind owner's. An experienced breeder, Eustis had already trained german shepherds to serve army and police units across Europe. Soon Dorothy started a school in Germany that trained dogs to assist blind veterans she new they could be used to aid others too. The schools first canine helper was appropriately name buddy!

Bellringer—Find 10 errors in the passage below. In January 1929, Dorothy Eustis established The Seeing Eye, the first American training school for dogs and their blind owners. An experienced breeder, Eustis had already trained German shepherds to serve army and police units across Europe. Soon Dorothy started a school in Germany that trained dogs to assist blind veterans. She knew they could be used to aid others too. The school's first canine helper was appropriately named Buddy.

Antigone Lesson 2

I Can… Read and summarize the main events of Antigone. 9-10.RL.KID.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development; provide an objective or critical summary. Read and summarize the main events of Antigone. 9-10.RL.KID.3 Analyze how complex characters, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text to impact meaning. Determine how a character uses words to create an argument.

You Will Need… Your copy of Antigone starting on page 201 of your purple guide books The Dialectal Journal handout on page 213 of your purple guide books Writing utensils

We need Readers! Chorus Leader & Creon Follow along as our volunteers read the text. Be prepared to answer questions as you listen! NOTE: Below are some suggested questions to ask students during the reading; however, each teacher should ask questions based on areas he or she knows students are struggling. Guiding Questions and Prompts: Some sections may need clarification. Line 241: Ask students, “Why does Creon say he is refusing Polyneices funeral rites? ” Student Look-Fors: For the questions above, students should give the following answers: Creon says that Polyneices, “returned from exile, eager to wipe out in all-consuming fire, his ancestral city and its native gods, keen to seize upon his family’s blood and lead men into slavery...” In other words, Polyneices was a criminal with bad intentions towards his home town.

Let’s Add to Yesterday’s Summary Guiding Prompts and Questions to Help Summarize: What is the main idea of this section of the text? Who are the main characters introduced in this section? What are the main actions of those characters? Student Look-Fors The main idea of this section is that Creon has proclaimed that anyone attempting to bury Polyneices will be punished. Additionally, Creon announces this in such a way as to make himself sound as if he is correct and just as a ruler in this decision. Creon is the only main character introduced in this section. Creon’s main action is his proclamation. Sample margin summary: Creon thinks that it is very important that anyone attempting to bury the body of Polyneices is punished.

Independent Practice Make sure you choose quotes that reveal specific details about either the characters or the events in the text. You have 5 minutes, so work quickly! Students should recognize that it is important to Creon that he appear just.

Independent Practice--CCC Creon creates a powerful argument to defend his position in lines 185-241. Reflect on our class discussions regarding language and how authors use language to evoke certain reactions to their audiences. How does Creon use words to persuade his audience? Use textual evidence to support your response. Sample student response: Creon ends his speech by saying, “ For I’ll never act to respect an evil man with honours in preference to a man who’s acted well. Anyone who’s well disposed towards our state, alive or dead, that man I will respect.” Here Creon uses connotative diction such as “evil” to describe Polyneices to paint him as a villain who does not deserve proper burial. This convinces his audience that Polyneices is unworthy of the burial that Creon has outlawed for him as well as portrays Creon as a hero to the state for denying burial to such a person.