Friday, November 21, 2025

Finishing part one

 Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: You are currently reading a book of your choice. It should be done by the second week of December.


Agenda:

  1. Words of the Day
  2. Finish part one of the play.

Homework:
  1. Membean. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Antigone and Creon

 Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: You are currently reading a book of your choice. It should be done by the second week of December.


Agenda:

  1. Words of the Day
  2. Discuss what you noticed in the play.
  3. Read Antigone 448-564.
  4. Write a one sentence summary for each page. 
  5. Vocabulary game on Gimkit

Homework:
  1. Membean. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Antigone before Creon

 Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: You are currently reading a book of your choice. It should be done by the second week of December.


Agenda:

  1. Words of the Day
  2. Antigone Lecture
  3. Watch Antigone
  4. Discuss what you noticed yesterday with your partner.
  5. Read Antigone 292-448.
  6. Write a one sentence summary for each page. 
  7. Write three sentences for the longer speech by the Chorus (320-360) and the guard (395-422). 

Homework:
  1. Membean. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Creon Again

 Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: You are currently reading a book of your choice. It should be done by the second week of December.


Agenda:

  1. Words of the Day
  2. Antigone Lecture
  3. Read Antigone 160-292.
  4. Write a one sentence summary for each page. 
  5. Write three sentences for the longer speech by Creon and the Guard. 
  6. With your partner come up with two things you noticed and a TQE. 
  7. English Journal

Homework:
  1. Membean. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.

Monday, November 17, 2025

Beginning Antigone

 Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: You are currently reading a book of your choice. It should be done by the second week of December.


Agenda:

  1. Words of the Day
  2. Antigone Lecture
  3. Read Antigone
    1. Start at line 35. 
    2. Read to Line 160.
  4. Generate a list of five words to describe Ismene and Antigone.
  5. Important Greeks ideas
    1. Oikos: The household; the private sphere; the domain of family, women, and burial rites.
    2. Polis: The city-state; the public sphere; the domain of law, men, and war.
    3. Nomos: Man-made law/statute.
    4. Themis/Dike: Divine law/Justice; eternal custom.
    5. Find quotes that give examples of each idea. Use the line number for your citation.

Homework:
  1. Membean. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.