Antigone: Themes/Central Ideas
OBJECTIVE I can identify a theme and support the theme with textual evidence--explaining how it
develops over the course of the story--within “Antigone” (Sophocles) so that I can recognize when change
is necessary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its
development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific
details; provide an objective summary of the text.
DIRECTIONS
Make a poster illustrating a theme from the list below.
Include the Following:
 Two or more sentences explaining how the theme is related to the
characters/events in Antigone
 Four or more direct quotes from the play that illustrate the theme (include the
speaker and scene number in parentheses following the quote)
 Photos/drawings/symbols that illustrate the theme
THEMES IN ANTIGONE
Pride
Family
Anarchy
Divine Law
Civil Law
Respect for the Dead
Gender
Crime and Punishment
Filial Piety
Curses
Fate/Prophesy
Leadership
Vengeance
This is an ASSESSMENT GRADE!
Scoring Rubric
25-24 EXCEEDS Provides a thorough analysis of the theme/central idea and cites
evidence to support the analysis of explicit and implicit textual content. Meets all
criteria of assignment.
23-22 MEETS Cites general evidence to support an analysis of the theme/central idea
using explicit and implicit textual content. Mostly meets criteria of assignment.
21-20 APPROACHES Cites some evidence of theme/central idea; analysis is not fully
developed. Meets some criteria of assignment.
19 or Less
FALLS FAR BELOW Does not support analysis with evidence; analysis
poorly developed. Meets little to none of criteria for the assignment.