Week 4: February 20 - 24, 2012
February 20: School Holiday
February 21: Introduction to Kohlberg's levels of moral development
Homework: Find a current article in a magazine or newspaper, or find historical research on the web that describes a person who has stood up for a moral belief.
February 22: Journal Write
Read and discuss the Prologue/Parados of Antigone; take notes and discuss conflict and exposition.
Homework: Preview Antigone Parados
Febraury 23: Read Antigone scenes 1-2
Discuss Dramatic Irony, Characterization, and Tone
Complete reflective journals on scenes 1-2 (find quotations in class and provide response for homework.) Identify and explore the meaning of three important quotations. If you complete the assignment in class, there is no other homework.
Quote from the play and page number:
What I think: Describe what the quote makes you think. Do not merely repeat what the quote is saying--draw connections to other school subjects, current news, movies, or experiences.
What this says about the book: State what this quote suggests about a character, the plot, etc. Point out how or why the author includes this line in the play, and what types of metaphors, images, allusions, or symbols may be at work. Point out what role the quotation may have in developing a conflict or theme.
What this says about the world: Explain what connection you see between the quotation and how people act or the world or society operates. Be specific and use examples.
Febraury 24: Read Antigone, Scenes 3-4
Homework: Complete Reflective Journals for scenes 3-4. You are required to find a total of three different important quotations from these scenes.