ENGLISH 10 DAY 52

OBJECTIVES Analyze a literary text to examine changes in a dynamic character. Write a compare/contrast response to a literary text Analyze different characters’ conflicting motivations.

HOMEWORK Emotions, ActionsWhat Creon Says What Creon DoesWhat Others Say About Creon

HOMEWORK Emotions, ActionsWhat Creon Says Confident, stern, powerful“And a man who thinks more highly of his friend than his country, well, he means nothing to me.” What Creon DoesWhat Others Say About Creon Sets a decree that prohibits Polyneices’ burial as a punishment for his attack on Thebes “It seems to me you now control all laws concerning those who’ve died and us as well- the ones who are still living.”

ANTIGONE : SCENE I (PG. 265) START AT LINE 322 Characters in Scene 1: Choragus Creon Crowd Sentry Chorus Notice Creon’s changing emotions throughout the scene. Highlight these.

SCENE I What do you think of Creon’s speech? What kind of person is he? Why do you think he talks against his dead nephew Polyneices? Why was the guard worried about telling the truth? What does the chorus leader say about the “dusting”? Why does Creon think someone buried the body? For what gain?

FILL IN THE 2 ND CHART OVER CREON’S EMOTIONS PG. 261

DYNAMIC OR STATIC Compare and contrast Creon’s character at the beginning and end of this scene. Is Creon a dynamic or static character? Who is the static character?

2 ND ODE Summarize the main idea for each part of the 2 nd ode.

CONFLICTING MOTIVATIONS Turn to page 268 and fill in the chart over Antigone and Creon. Then draft a statement about how the conflict conveys a theme related to justice. Answer= The conflict between Antigone and Creon conveys the theme that sometimes society’s laws can be in opposition to one’s conscience or religious beliefs.

READ SCENE 2 IN GROUPS Pg Groups: 4 to 5 people! Pick a character or 2 to be in this scene Choragus Sentry Creon Antigone Ismene Chorus

AFTER READING Complete the chart on page 269 over what the character says vs. what motivates the character. Homework: Fill out your study guide (Prologue-Scene 2)

COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANTIGONE STUDY GUIDE

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WRITING PROMPT: Identify two characters in the scene you read that have conflicting motivations and explain how their interactions advance the plot or develop a theme. Write a topic sentence that identifies two characters with conflicting motivations. Include text evidence that illustrates their motivations. Comment on the conflict and how it advances the theme or plot.