1. Day 52
English 10

2. Mystery
Shauna was killed one Sunday morning. The police know who they are going to arrest from this bit of information:
April was getting the mail
Alyssa was doing laundry
Reggie was cooking
Mark was planting in the garden
Who killed Shauna and how did the police know who to arrest?

3. Objectives
Analyze a literary text to examine changes in a dynamic character.
Write a compare/contrast response to a literary text

4. Review: Characterization Which is which?
The cat is mischievous.
The cat likes to have fun.
The cat engages in “UP-UP-UP with a fish” an activity that involves the cat standing on a ball while balancing seven objects. Later in the story, the cat releases two “things” that fly kites inside the house.
What do the cat’s actions reveal about his personality?
These activities are outrageous, dangerous and should not be conducted in the house. They reveal that the cat’s character is not concerned about rules related to safety and appropriateness.

5. What’s a dynamic character? Static?
Review:
What’s a dynamic character? Static?

6. Antigone: Scene I (pg. 262) Characters in Scene 1:
Choragus (Chorus Leader)
Creon
Crowd
Sentry (Guard)
Chorus
Exit slip: What is your prediction—what will happen next in the play?
Notice Creon’s changing emotions throughout the scene. Highlight these.

8. Indirect characterization
Hot Skates Monday Night 5:30-8:30
Roller Skate w Mrs. Kelly!
Indirect characterization
Emotions, Actions
What Creon Says
What Creon Does
What Others Say About Creon

9. Emotions, Actions
What 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 Does
What 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.”

10. Fill in the chart on 261 over Creon’s emotions

11. 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?

12. 2nd Ode
Summarize the main idea for each part of the 2nd ode.

14. Writing Prompt
Write a paragraph that compares and contrasts Creon’s character at the beginning and end of this scene. Is Creon a dynamic or static character? Who is the static character? Be sure to:
-Write a topic sentence that defines the main idea of your paragraph.
-Include text evidence.
-Use compare/contrast transitions.

15. Complete prologue and scene I questions
Antigone Study guide
Complete prologue and scene I questions

16. Funny Video