Antigone Essay
Due October 15 th , 2012
Must be typed —Times New Roman 12pt Font
WRITING PROMPT
Writing Situation
In his tragedy Antigone , Sophocles portrays a variety of characters who are convinced they are living their lives the best way they can in the world as they see it. Virtually every character reaches a point where his or her sense of morality conflicts with that of another character.
Writing Directions
Write a response to literature about one of the characters explaining his or her moral conflict, possible courses of action, and motivations. Include quotations and other details from the play to support the character’s statements.
Keep the following key traits in mind as you compose your response:
Key Traits
Ideas
 Captures the personality traits and attitude of one of the characters in Antigone
 Clearly defines the conflicts faced by the character
 Explores possible decisions and courses of action
 Explains the character’s motivations to act as he or she does
Organization
 Includes an introduction that states the main idea of the response, a body that develops and
supports it, and a conclusion that restates it and deepens the interpretation
 Shows the relationships between ideas with appropriate transitional words and phrases
Voice
 Writes in a clear voice appropriate to literary analysis
 Maintains the third-person point of view
Word Choice
 Chooses words appropriate to the character and form of writing
Sentence Fluency
 Varies sentence structure and length to add interest to the response
Conventions
 Correctly follows the conventions of standard written English