English 10Distance Learning Spring 2020

Week 6: May 11-15Unit:Antigone

Focus:Activity 4.14

Have you wondered if Antigone regrets her choice to defy Creon? So far, we haven’t really gotten a chance to see the whole Antigone. Who is she when she’s alone and can be vulnerable? In the following Odes we will get a chance to hear what is truly in her heart. Grab some tissue! 

Learning Goals:

Analyze choral odes for author’s purpose, literary elements, and theme.

This week at a glance

Materials:

SpringBoard Textbook, Unit 4 Majority of students should utilize this option.

You may also access the textbook unit by logging onto your Clever.com account and finding the SpringBoard icon. Then, use the Table of Contents to find Unit 4. Only utilize this if you do not have your textbook. – OR- Textbook, Unit 4 PDF can be found by clicking here. Only utilize this if you do not have your textbook.

Antigone:1. Activity 4.14: Read the text & answer second read questions #5, 6, & 7 on pages 347-348. Type up in a

word document and submit to Turnitin. Due May 18th at 10am.

2. Ode #5: Read Ode Summary and analyze figurative language. Identify one example of figurative language from the Fifth Ode. Provide direct quote with line number citations, identify the type of figurative language you see, and add analysis explaining the effect of the figurative language. Type up in a word document and submit to Turnitin. Due May 18th at 10am.

1. Character Foil: Nothing to submit, but, check your work from last week against the teacher sample. Really important to set you up for success with the writing. See pages 7-10.

Grading Rubric: This rubric is what I will be using to assess your work. Note that your work must meet ALL of the criteria in a level in order to get that score.

Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Emerging (2) Incomplete (1) Uses complete

sentences Answers all parts of

the question Demonstrates strong

understanding of material

Uses text evidence, if needed

Uses complete sentences

Answers all parts of the question

Demonstrates adequate understanding of material

May not use text evidence

May not use complete sentences

Answers part of the question

Demonstrates basic understanding of material

Does not use complete sentences

Does not answer the question, or shows lack of understanding of material

Remember to keep a lookout for how Creon fits the criteria of a tragic hero as you read.

1. Activity 4.14: Begin by reading the first bullet point under “Setting a Purpose for Reading” on page 341. For those of us doing this work electronically, you don’t have to highlight the text. Simply, we want you to pay attention to Antigone and Creon’s deeply held beliefs and motivations. 

a. Here are two ideas you should be able to understand by the end of your reading. You are not turning in your answers to these questions. Think of them as a way to focus your reading and check your comprehension.  

Reading Comprehension CheckI. Reread what the Chorus tells Antigone in lines 941-945. 

a. What part of this speech might sound like mocking? b. How does Antigone characterize their words in lines 946-950? c. What does she believe public opinion of her is? d. Based on what you have read so far, is Antigone correct? 

II. Reread lines 1010-1025.a. Why wouldn’t Antigone defy the law to bury her children or husbands?b. What makes Polyneices different in her mind?c. How does the fate of their parents relate to this difference?

b. After you’ve completed your reading, please respond to “Second Read” questions #5, 6, & 7 on pages 347-348. Refer to the grading rubric when constructing your responses.

2. Fifth Ode: Read the summary of the Fifth Ode on the next page of this packet, which begins on page 345 of this week’s reading. Respond to the embedded question.

Name: ________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ______

English 10Antigone – Activity 4.14 (“Odes to Love and Death – Fourth and Fifth Ode”)

Choral Odes contain a great deal of figurative language – imaginative language not meant to be taken literally, such as similes or metaphors.

Figurative language: Imagery – descriptive language used to create images by appealing to our five senses (example: greasy, stringy

cheese on the pizza) Simile – a comparison of two unlike things or ideas using the words like or as (example: the moon was as white

as milk) Metaphor – a comparison of two unlike things or ideas in which one think is spoken of as if it were another

(example: the moon was a crisp white cracker) Personification – giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea (example: the wind howled as the storm

approached)

What now? In Activity 4.14 – “Odes to Love and Death” – the fourth ode (“Love”) comes at the beginning of the scene while the fifth ode (“Death”) comes at the end of the scene. These odes are different as the storyline of the play is sandwiched in between the odes with Creon carrying out Antigone’s sentence. Read the Fifth Ode and pay close attention to figurative language – how it is used and to what effect. Figurative language is the vehicle to share the main point of the ode.

Step 1: Read this analysis to aid yourself in the understanding of the Fifth Ode: o Each one of these examples about fate create a feeling of sympathy, just as the Chorus feels sympathy

for Antigone and her fate based on her belief system and the consequences that came from that. Because Creon is in charge and must be respected, the Chorus must stop comparing Antigone to the gods and must hold her responsible for breaking the law. The Chorus does not fully support Creon’s judgement of Antigone, which may foreshadow Creon’s fate at the end of the play, but they still must follow his orders.

Step 2: Read the original text along with summary and analysis notes on the next page to get an understanding of the text.

Step 3: Figurative Language analysis – Find an example of figurative language in the ode. On a separate document, write down the line, identify the type of figurative language, and explain the effect of the use of figurative language. REMEMBER – when analyzing the use of figurative language, you are explaining HOW it is used and what Sophocles is trying to say/reveal with the figurative language. Submit your analysis to Turn It In by 10 a.m. May 18. Be sure your answers are in complete sentences with thoughtful responses.

ORIGINAL TEXT WITH SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ON NEXT PAGE

In her room, Danae also had to live imprisoned in her bedroom like a grave, even though, she was also from royalty. And she had a child by Zeus. But fate is a mystery. There was no hiding from it, not even if with money, war, walls, or ships.

The hot-tempered son of Dryas, king of Edonians, was imprisoned in rocks by Dionysus for mocking the god. There his anger died, and he came to know Dionysus. He tried to stop people from worshipping Dionysus. In doing so, he angered the Muses.

In Thrace, close to the place where Ares dwells, the war god saw the jealousy that blinded the sons of Phineus, the Thracian king. The blinding, caused by Phineus’s second wife, called for vengeance.

The sons wallowed in their suffering; their mother’s marriage gone wrong. She was from an old and royal family, raised far away. The daughter of Boreas, raised in the hills among horses. She, too, suffered at fate’s hands.

Figurative Language Chorus Lines: Actual Text Summary

Analysis: Danae is the daughter of a king. Zeus fell in love with her, and they had a son, Perseus. Although she is of noble descent, she is being treated like a prisoner. Strophe 1 shows that one cannot predict their own fate, for although Danae is wealthy and noble, the power of fate (events beyond a person's control) can be mysterious and unpredictable.

The child of Dryas refused to worship Dionysus (a Greek God of wine and the son of Zeus), and was therefore put into prison where he went crazy. Dryas’ son refused to cooperate with the God’s and as a result Zeus blinded him as an

additional punishment. Antistrophe 1 is another example of one’s fate being determined by one’s actions and beliefs that lead to circumstances out of one’s control.

Phineus, King of Thrace, imprisoned his first wife Cleopatra; and later his new wife blinded Cleopatra’s two sons out of jealousy. Strophe 2 demonstrates the two son’s having no control of their fate, due to the actions of a jealous second wife who will live with the guilt forever, as her step sons cried for help to stop them from becoming blind.

Antistrophe 2 is a mother who was born under a king (ancestry of Erechtheus) and raised in a wonderful environment. She too could not predict her fate falling into a marriage gone wrong. Although her life seemed to be headed in the right direction, her fate led her down a different path of suffering.

Step 3: Identify one example of figurative language from the Fifth Ode. Provide direct quote with line number citations, identify the type of figurative language you see, and add analysis explaining the effect of the figurative language (see directions 2 pages previous for more details). Write your response here:

3. Character Foil: See the following teacher sample of last week’s assignment, as a way to check your thinking and work. Remember that your final assessment will be based around character foil, so it’s important to make sure you’re on the right track! Nothing needs to be turned in with this assignment this week.

Creon & Ismene: A Brief Guide to Foils