Name: _____________________________________
Antigone Final Paper: Setting the Stage
Be prepared to debate the question: Your devotion to your family is more important than
following laws.
Person “A” = Agree
Person “B” = Disagree
Quick Response:
Partner’s Response:
Be prepared to debate the question: Antigone regrets her decision to be punished once she
leaves for the tomb.
Person “A” = Agree
Quick Response:
Partner’s Response:
Person “B” = Disagree
Power v. Obedience | Fate v. Free Will | Respect v. Disrespect | Madness v. Manipulation
Circle the theme you think best captures the play’s larger message
In your own words, what lesson or moral is Sophocles attempting to teach his audience through
this play? Or, what lesson or moral could we still learn through this play today?
Notes from class conversation.
Paper Prompt:
In your own words, what lesson or moral is Sophocles attempting to teach his audience through
this play? Or, what lesson or moral could we still learn through this play today?
Connect your answer to a theme.
Compose a four-paragraph response that incorporates a minimum of two pieces of textual
evidence.
Thesis
The central lesson of Sophocles’ Antigone is…
best understand how this lesson materializes…
By tracing the theme of ___________ we can
Body Paragraph #1
Claim:
Evidence:
Reasoning:
Body Paragraph #2
Claim:
Evidence:
Reasoning:
Conclusion
Sophocles’ intended for his audience to learn… The [central theme / central message ] in
Antigone teaches us that… In the end, the work…
Patterns and Themes: Tracking and Grading Rubric
Literary works are used to entertain, to teach a moral lesson, to convey meaning, or more
importantly, to make the reader aware of some aspect of the human condition. Through their work,
writers creatively share their ideas and express patterns and themes that are timeless and universal.
We will work to identify, evaluate, and write about these patterns and themes in order to better locate
meaning within and between major works.
Identify major
pattern or theme
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Comments:
Locate specific
textual evidence
and identify
pattern or theme
connected to
evidence
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Use reasoning to
connect multiple
pieces of evidence
under an umbrella
pattern or theme
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Use reasoning to
explain the
significance of
pattern or theme
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Overall
Assessment
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