ANTIGONE ~ UNIT OVERVIEW & STUDY GUIDE
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UNIT OVERVIEW
Overview
This document contains the study guide questions for the entire textbook version of Sophocles’ “Antigone” (pages 968-1006 in our textbook). As we read, you are
responsible for independently completing the questions that follow. Please follow along with the calendar (below) for the readings we’ll be completing in class
each day.
Required Materials (Must be With You Daily and Complete)
1. This Study Guide Packet
2. Student Class Calendar
Who Reads What?
You are responsible for reading along and understanding the material. However, when it comes time to read aloud, you will be either: A, B, C, or D and read the
parts listed: A = Antigone and Haemon, B = Creon and Ismene, C = Chorus, Teiresias, and Eurydice, and D = Choragos, Sentry, and Messenger.
Calendar
You have been provided with a student calendar for the remainder of our quarter. You are expected to have this with you each and every day, and stay current.
You MUST stay on pace in order to be successful with the class, and as such, please strictly adhere to the class calendar- regardless of your attendance (put another
way, even if you are absent, I expect that you are up to date on any/all work). If we/you do not get through the pages assigned for in-class reading, it will become
additional homework due the following day. For example, on Friday, February 28, 2014, according to our calendar, we’re supposed to read scene 2 in class.
However, say we have a little longer discussion than was planned for and end up only actually getting through half of that. The remainder of that scene would then
become homework to be done by you independently for homework.
Each day will list the readings that will happen in class, as well as our warm ups and our final test. There will also be periodic, unannounced pop quizzes. Dates
are fairly solid; however, some adjustments may need to be made at Mrs. Esham’s discretion. It is your responsibility to make sure your calendar is updated as
changes arise.
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WEEK
WEEK 8
MONDAY
February 24th / 25th (Block Day is
Monday- 1, 3, 5 / Tuesday- 2, 4, 6)
AIMS Writing – 24th (Monday)
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY BLOCK
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
February 26th
February 27th
February 28th
WU: Review “Unit Overview” and “Study
Guide Questions”—and our daily
requirements for our work.
WU: Create a visual representation of the
“Prologue.”
WU: What is the worst fight you and your
siblings (or friends, if an only child) have
ever gotten into? What happened? How did
it (or did it) get resolved?
AIMS Reading – 25th (Tuesday)
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 1- pages 974-979)
WU: How was AIMS? What concerns
do you have going into the next exam?
(Short Discussion)
Intro to “Antigone” – Video Clip and
Slideshow
WEEK 9
Read: “Antigone” (Prologue- pages 968973)
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 2- pages 980-987)
Complete all study guide questions / Group
and class discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due by SOC tomorrow).
Complete all study guide questions / Group
and class discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due by SOC tomorrow).
Complete all study guide questions / Group
and class discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due by SOC Monday).
March 3rd
March 4th/5th
March 6th
March 7th
WU: When is it acceptable to break the
rules/laws? Which rules/laws must never
be broken? Can you give an example of
a time you broke a rule or law based on
your values/principles?
WU: Do you think that there is anything
Haemon could say or do to change Creon’s
mind about Antigone? Why or why not?
WU: Make a prediction: How do you think
“Antigone” will end? Why do you think
so? (Try to use the text to support your
answer!)
Grades Due
WU: What did you think of our play,
“Antigone?”
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 4- pages 994-997)
Read: “Antigone” (Scene 3- pages 988993)
Complete all study guide questions /
Group and class discussion regarding the
text assigned for today (due by SOC
block day).
Note: You may continue onto reading Scene
5 if you finish early, since Scene 5 is a
longer section.
Complete all study guide questions / Group
and class discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due by SOC tomorrow).
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Finish Reading: “Antigone” (Scene 5pages 998-1006)
Complete all study guide questions / Group
and class discussion regarding the text
assigned for today (due by SOC tomorrow).
Collecting/grading all study guide packets.
“Antigone” Final Exam
The E-Textbook
We will be reading out of the blue literature textbooks during class. However, should you be absent, need to re-read a portion, or need to reference the text at
home, please feel free to access the electronic version of the textbook online (bonus: it’ll even READ TO YOU)! The instructions for accessing the textbook are
listed on my class website (Esham, Stacey) under “Miscellaneous Links and Resources” (it may be easier to go through my website than re-typing it all as listed
below)… And finally, remember, Antigone runs from pages 968-1006, so to navigate to any of those pages, simply enter the page number you want to start on in
the upper, right-hand corner box that says “PAGE.”
To access the textbook, please follow these instructions: 1) COPY AND PASTE this url into your browser:
http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/ml_lit_gr10/book_home.htm?state=AZ 2) Click "Online Textbook" in the bottom, left-hand corner. 3) The username is:
student.puma 4) The password is case-sensitive, and is: gopumas 5) Navigate through the textbook using either the top left or top right navigation tools.
STUDY GUIDE
Please answer the questions that follow in complete, well-written sentences. Remember to answer ALL parts of the question in order to receive credit, and do not
“share” your study guides with other students (as plagiarism will result in both zeros for them and you)!
Antigone Questions: Prologue (Pages 968-973)
1. What does Antigone wish to do with the help of her sister? Why does she wish to do this?
2. Why does Ismene refuse to assist Antigone?
3. What strategies are used by Antigone to try and convince Ismene? Look at the way Antigone speaks to Ismene at the beginning, middle, and end of the section.
4. Compare Antigone and Ismene in a short paragraph (simply put- how are they similar? How are they different?). Use evidence from the text to support your
answer.
5. What line(s) best capture Antigone’s feelings or beliefs in this section? How do you know? What line(s) best capture Ismene’s feelings or beliefs in this
section? How do you know?
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6. Summarize the Prologue in four sentences.
7. In one sentence, summarize each of following sets of lines in the Parados:
a) Lines 1-7 (Chorus):
b) Lines 8-13 (Choragus):
c) Lines 14-20 (Chorus):
d) Lines 21-26 (Choragus):
e) Lines 27-31 (Chorus):
f) Lines 32-38 (Choragus):
g) Lines 39-43 (Chorus):
10. What is the purpose of the Parados?
Antigone Questions: Scene 1 (Pages 974-979)
1. What metaphor is used in Creon’s opening words? What does it mean?
2. What principles/values does Creon believe in (in lines 18-30)?
3. Is Creon justified when he commands that no one should bury Polyneices? Why?
4. What does the Sentry’s behavior when he first arrives reveal about Creon’s reputation? How do you know?
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5. Why might the Choragos suspect the gods may have buried Polyneices’ body? Use evidence from the text to explain your answer.
6. Name two character flaws Creon possesses. How do you know he has them?
7. Summarize this scene in four sentences.
8. Summarize in one sentence the following lines in the Ode:
a) Lines 1-6:
b) Lines 7-12:
c) Lines 13-18:
d) Lines 19-24:
9. What does the Chorus (in the Ode) say about human greatness? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
10. What does the Chorus (in the Ode) say about human weakness or limitation? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Antigone Questions: Scene 2 (Pages 980-987)
1. How could the Sentry’s words “O King / A man should never be too sure of anything” apply both to himself and Creon?
2. What metaphor does the Sentry use to describe Antigone? What is the purpose of this metaphor?
3. What two types of laws conflict in this scene? What does Antigone believe about these two types of laws?
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4. How are lines 75-79 an example of dramatic irony? (Hint: Think about how the words relate to Creon.)
5. Explain what Antigone means when she says “Words are not friends.”
6. Summarize this scene in four sentences.
7. Summarize in one sentence the following sets of lines in the Ode:
a) Lines 1-6:
b) Lines 7-12:
c) Lines 13-20:
d) Lines 21-28:
8. How do the themes in Ode 1 differ from the themes in Ode 2?
Antigone Questions: Scene 3 (Pages 988-993), 4 (Pages 994-997), and Scene 5 (Pages 998-1006)—Your Turn to Create and Answer Questions!
Within your team, you will be responsible for coming up with eight (8) unique study guide questions based on EACH of these scenes (read: eight questions for
scene three, eight for scene four, etc.)—so, this means each of you will need to create two (2) questions. You must also all answer all eight (8) questions. Please
attach the list with all eight (8) questions (with the ones you’ve personally created highlighted or starred) and the answers to this document. (Note: your questions
should be modeled off of our previous scene questions.)
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