Week of Monday, December 10th

Mrs. Navejar

Literacy for Your Future

Read- 30 minutes Write a book log

DateTitle of bookYour nameCharactersAction Page number

Reader’s Log/ AntigoneDecember 10th- page 770

Connect- Is it ever ok to go against the state for a higher purpose?

Background- Read paragraph and write down one important sentence.

Literary analysis- define both terms Reading strategy- Immersed in words chart-

Literacy for your future

Think of a person who tells really good stories in your family. What makes the stories good? What makes the stories funny? What are the stories about?

• Family history

What makes a good story teller? What are the qualities of a good story? Why is storytelling important?

Read Aloud

I will read the first read aloudListen to how I read itHow does the voice affect the way the

story sounds to the listener?• Monotone• Lively• Pausing at the right moment

Complete the cloze activity Work together

The Masks of Ancient Greek Theater

Read handout on “The Masks of Ancient Greek Theater”

Edit handout

Elements of Greek theater

Religious festival to celebrate Dionysus Actors Masks- comedy and tragedy Costumes did many things. They showed

whether the actor was: male female rich poor priest or any other occupations

Dionysius/ Διόνυσος

The Greek god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. He was also known as Bacchus and the frenzy he induces, bakcheia. Bacchus is "manifestly non-Greek," Burkert asserts (1985:163). He is the patron deity of agriculture and the theatre.

Images of Dionysius/ Διόνυσος

Elements of Greek Theater

The Chorus The chorus was one of the most important

components of the play. It narrates and reflects on the action. Without them, the audience would have no background information, and the play would be more confusing.

Create an advertisement for Antigone

Why create an ad without words? Do you think the majority of the

ancient Greeks knew how to read? How did they know when an event

was going to happen?

Example of an Ancient Greek ad What do

you think the images of the foot and women might signify?

Create an Advertisement For

Materials

Paper Pencil Colored pencils and markers

Your ad will contain the elements of Greek theater Dionysus Actors Masks A foot The Chorus A picture of a Greek theater Antigone’s problem

• Antigone• Polynieces (dead)• Creon- The king who said that Antigone can’t bury her brother

Read Antigone/

Plot Overview

The Chorus introduces the players. Antigone is the girl who will rise up alone and die young. Haemon, Antigone's dashing fiancé, chats with Ismene, her beautiful sister. Though one would have expected Haemon to go for Ismene, he inexplicably proposed to Antigone on the night of a ball.

Creon is king of Thebes, bound to the duties of rule. Next to the sisters' sits the Nurse and Queen Eurydice. Eurydice will knit until the time comes for her to go to her room and die. Finally three Guards play cards, indifferent to the tragedy before them.

Plot overview

The Chorus recounts the events leading to Antigone's tragedy. Oedipus, Antigone

and Ismene's father, had two sons, Eteocles and Polynices.

Upon Oedipus' death, it was agreed that each would take the throne from one year to the next. After the first year, however, Eteocles, the elder, refused to step down.

Polynices and six foreign princes marched on Thebes. All were defeated. The brothers killed each other in a duel, making Creon king. Creon ordered Eteocles buried in honor and left Polynices to rot on the pain of death.

Ancient Greek Burial Rituals

The Greeks believed that at the moment of death the psyche, or spirit of the dead, left the body as a little breath or puff of wind.

The deceased was then prepared for burial according to the time-honored rituals.

Ancient literary sources emphasize the necessity of a proper burial and refer to the omission of burial rites as an insult to human dignity (Iliad, 23.71).

Relatives of the deceased, primarily women, conducted the elaborate burial rituals that were customarily of three parts:

the prothesis (laying out of the body), the ekphora (funeral procession), and the interment of the body or

cremated remains of the deceased. After being washed and anointed with oil, the body was dressed

and placed on a high bed within the house. During the prothesis, relatives and friends came to mourn and pay

their respects. How is this ritual different/similar to our own burial rituals?

Natural Law vs. State Law

Should Antigone disobey the king and bury her brother?

Natural Law- Antigone’s brother should be buried because that’s her brother.

State Law- Antigone should obey the king because it’s bad to go against the state. What if everyone did that?

Review and assess

Page 787 1, 3a, 4a & b, 6a &b and 7

Page 788 Literary analysis- 1, 2 and 3 Reading Strategy- 7, 8, and 9

Page 809 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

Page 810 Greek Root- ~chor~ Grammar Lesson

Literacy for your future

Read for 30 minutes Presentations Transition to Latin American Studies

Everyone pick up a handoutSetting the stage

Setting the Stage

Erase your white board Write down the following words on your

white board

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

Assimilation

Anglo

Barrio

La migra

Latino/latino

Migrant worker

Metaphor

Native tongue

Public language

Racism

Ode

Immigrant

Mariachi

Setting the Stage

Group work Within your group, you will:

• Look up and define your words• Discuss how these words are used• Where do you see these words being used?

Share your words with the rest of the class Discuss

Individual work Create a word log in your notebook Write down all of the words and define them

Read Alouds/ Read & Quick Write about

one of the read Alouds

Read Aloud 1- Identify the most descriptive phrase or sentences. What images stand out to you and why?

Read Aloud 2- What does the author mean by a “public language?” Is there a “correct” way to speak?

Read Aloud 3- Have you ever felt like people sold you short, had low expectations of you, or judged you unfairly?

Centuries of critics and readers have debated who the tragic character is in Antigone—the title character or Creon. Which one do you believe is the tragic character? In an essay, state your opinion and support it with reasonable evidence from the play.

Introduction-3 points Student introduces the title, author and states who

they believe is the tragic character in the play Topic sentence- 4 points

1st reason to support your opinion from the play Evidence

Topic sentence- 4 points 2nd reason to support your opinion from the play Evidence

Essay structure- 4 points Student clearly and effectively states opinion Student indents paragraph to indicate a new

paragraph