Antigone Acting Project
1. You and your team members will prepare to act out your assigned scene from Antigone. Assign a
group leader from the people assigned to your group. This person is responsible for keeping the
group on task and focused. Points are assigned for group “togetherness” on your rubric.
2. In order to make a good grade on this test, you will want to adhere to the rubric on the next
page by doing the following:
a. Make sure you and your group members have a thorough understanding of the background
of the play. Read all of this site together: http://antigoneproject.890m.com/#
b. Read over the Level 4 column on the rubric carefully and notice what’s required. Decide
up front who will do what based on how you will be graded (ex, voice, etc.).
c. Read over the Dramatis Personae or list of characters on the website in #3 to make sure
you understand who does what.
3. Choose a scene/act from the play: http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/sophocles/antigone.htm
i. I have divided these up by line numbers and by 7 groups of 3 people each.
ii. Do not use the line numbers in brackets
iii. Lines (1) 1-152, (2) 181-423, (3) 424-601, (4) 602-709, (5) 710-875, (6) 876-1097
(7) 1098-1284.
iv. This will take us near the end of the play, and then we can read the end together.
4. Notice that props are required. For your prop, you are to make a Greek mask that would show
the roles/facial expressions in your scene. I am all for creativity, but you have to act this one
out. You will need a works cited page to accompany your play presentation showing the sites in
proper form where you got your info from on how to build the mask. You can have time in class
to make the mask.
5. Complete a themes PowerPoint. For your group’s scene only, complete the Antigone themes
chart below this project link and place it into your PPT. You will discuss this after the acting of
your scene to help the class understand your scene. The class will need to copy the themes and
quotes. See next link for help.
6. Prepare and practice. Copy and paste the lines from your part of the play into a word doc.
Clean it up so that it’s easy to see who will read what and how.
a. Use the Internet and footnotes provided to help you understand what is happening in the
play.
b. Talk out what is happening; make sure all group members understand.
c. Appoint your group leader to ask Mrs. R for help as needed.
7. Skit Rubric
CATEGORY
Preparedness/ team
participation
4
The whole team is
completely prepared
and has obviously
taken rehearsal time
seriously.
Content
All dialogue in the
scene is portrayed. The
acting of the lines and
summary of all themes
at the end reflect a
thorough
understanding of
what’s happening in
the play.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all (10095%) the time, and
mispronounces no
words. Volume is loud
enough to be heard by
all audience members.
Speaks Clearly and
loudly
Props and costumes
Originality in Acting
3
The whole team seems
pretty prepared but
might have needed to
focus more closely
during rehearsal time.
Most dialogue in the
scene is portrayed. The
acting of the lines and
summary of most
themes at the end
reflect a mostly clear
understanding of
what’s happening in
the play.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all (10095%) the time, but
mispronounces one
word. Volume is loud
enough to be heard by
all audience members
at least 90% of the
time.
Students have made an Students have made a
excellent effort to
good effort to bring in
bring in masks which masks which help
help make the scene
make the scene more
more understandable. understandable.
Accurate works cited Mostly accurate works
with 5 sources and
cited is included in
annotations is included themes ppt.
in themes ppt.
Skit shows
Skit shows some
considerable
originality and
originality and
inventiveness. The
inventiveness. The
content and ideas are
content and ideas are presented in an
presented in a unique interesting way.
and interesting way.
Total Score____________ (20) x 5 = _______________ (Grade)
Teacher Comments:
2
Most of the team is
somewhat prepared,
but it is clear that
rehearsal effort was
lacking.
1
Most of the team does
not seem at all
prepared to present.
Some dialogue in the
scene is portrayed. The
acting of the lines and
summary of some
themes at the end
reflect a minimal
understanding of
what’s happening in
the play.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly most ( 9485%) of the time.
Mispronounces more
than one word. Volume
is loud enough to be
heard by all audience
members at least 80%
of the time.
Most students have
made a good effort to
bring in masks props
which help make the
scene more
understandable.
Somewhat accurate
works cited is included
in themes ppt.
Skit shows an attempt
at originality and
inventiveness in part of
the presentation.
The scene/script was
vague, and it was hard
to tell what was
happening.
Often mumbles or can
not be understood
and/or mispronounces
several words and/or
Volume often too soft
to be heard by all
audience members.
Only a few students
have made a good
effort to bring in masks
which help make the
scene more
understandable.
Works cited is missing.
Skit is a rehash of
other people's ideas
and/or dialogue and
shows very little
attempt at original
thought.