All entries should follow the directions of that particular assignment, be TYPED in MLA format,
and AT LEAST ONE AND A HALF PAGES IN LENGTH to meet minimum requirements.
You must choose ONE entry to complete from each level.
Antigone Layered PROJECT
DUE DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012
The Antigone Layered Project counts as a TEST grade
(20% of your six weeks average) for the fifth six weeks. This project may be individual or with a partner; sign-ups will be Friday, March 9th.
OVERALL REQUIREMENTS
· It must be typed in MLA format, which means double spaced, in Times New Roman, 12 point font, with 1” margins, or neatly hand written (but notebook paper is NOT acceptable)
· Your project must include:
All entries should follow the directions of that particular assignment, be TYPED in MLA format,
and AT LEAST ONE AND A HALF PAGES IN LENGTH to meet minimum requirements.
You must choose ONE entry to complete from each level.
o A Cover
o A Table of Contents
o One log entry from each work level (6 total)
o One closing log
o A Works Cited page
All entries should follow the directions of that particular assignment, be TYPED in MLA format,
and AT LEAST ONE AND A HALF PAGES IN LENGTH to meet minimum requirements.
You must choose ONE entry to complete from each level.
· Your project must be securely and attractively bound together
COVER & OVERALL NEATNESS REQUIREMENTS (10 points)
· Design the cover to reflect the themes, characters or plot of the play.
· The play’s title needs to be part of the design.
· DO NOT use the play’s own cover as part of your design.
· Use color and make the tile/cover page NEAT.
· Your cover may be hand-drawn or computer illustrated.
· Near the bottom of the page, your MLA heading needs to be incorporated as part of the design:
All entries should follow the directions of that particular assignment, be TYPED in MLA format,
and AT LEAST ONE AND A HALF PAGES IN LENGTH to meet minimum requirements.
You must choose ONE entry to complete from each level.
o your name
o teacher name
o the class name and period
o the due date
All entries should follow the directions of that particular assignment, be TYPED in MLA format,
and AT LEAST ONE PAGE IN LENGTH to meet minimum requirements.
You must choose ONE entry from each level.
TABLE OF CONTENTS REQUIREMENTS (5 points)
· List the page numbers for each log and for the Works Cited page
· This means your pages should be numbered in your project!
LOG ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (75 points)
· You must complete seven log entries over Antigone.
o You will need to chose one entry from each work level for SIX total entries (10 points each)
o You will also have to chose ONE “closing” log entry (15 points)
· Each entry will need to have the title of the assignment on the very first line centered, and you will begin typing and the following line.
· Minimum effort for entries is ONE PAGE long, which means the content of your response should be at least 8 inches on the page, then another 2 inches for heading/title. I strongly suggest you go beyond the minimum.
· Any entry requiring the use of quotes or evidence from the play must be correctly cited internally with (Scene.line) à (Pro.121) or (Scene 1.121-25) or (Exo.89)
WORKS CITED REQUIREMENTS (10 points)
· You must follow the MLA formatting rules for completing a Works Cited entry.
· You must include an entry for your play.
· You must include an entry for any other source of information you use in your project.
LEVEL ONE LOGS
Character Sketch
· Complete a character sketch describing your favorite character from the play. In your typed response, tell what the character is like outside (age, gender, hair, etc.) and inside (personality, motivations, etc.)
· Then on a separate sheet of white paper, draw a picture of this character based on your description.
New Vocabulary
· For this typed response, make a list of FIFTEEN (15) new and interesting words from the play. For each word, (a) define the word, (b) write out the quote where you found the word in the play followed by the correct citation, and (c) explain in a complete sentence why you found the word interesting.
· NOTE: If you choose this log, make sure to cite the dictionary you used (whether it’s a book or online) on your Works Cited page.
Design a family tree
· On a sheet of paper white paper, draw a map of the Oedipus household. Label all the family members. Make sure to design a creative “tree” for your image.
· In your typed response, describe each character’s relation to adjacent relatives.
Freytag’s Pyramid
· On a sheet of white paper, create an illustrated Freytag’s Pyramid for the play. You should label all of the parts of the pyramid and place the events of the play in its proper place. Each event should be described in a short phrase and have an accompanying picture/symbol.
· In your typed response, identify and explain why the evens you chose for the inciting incident, climax, and resolution fit the criteria for that part of the pyramid.
LEVEL TWO LOGS
Advice Column
· In your typed response, you will create two letters following the letter format common to newspaper advice columns (e.g. Dear Abby), where the person with a problem writes for advice and the adviser writes back.
· Write a letter from one of the characters in the play describing one of the conflicts faced by him or her and then write an advice letter back. You may choose to be humorous or serious. Often the person seeking advice ‘disguises’ his/her name with a descriptive name associated with the problem.
Playbill Cover
· On a sheet of white paper, design an ORIGINAL cover for the play. Your cover should be intriguing and eye-catching, fill the whole page, and not resemble any other covers ever published for the play.
· For your typed response, write a brief summary intended to “hook” interested readers for the back cover (remember not to give away the ending). Also include a section of biographical information about the author on the back of the playbill. You CANNOT just copy the textbook’s information.
· NOTE: If you use the internet to find biographical information about the author, then you must properly cite the webpage on your Works Cited.
Illustrator
· On a sheet of white paper, create six or more detailed cartoons or drawings that show the major events in the story. Stick figures are NOT acceptable. The illustrations must be either colored or adequately shaded.
· For your typed response, explain in detail the scene that is being depicted in each cartoon or drawing.
LEVEL THREE LOGS
Fortune Cookies
· In your typed response, write a creative story about a time when you and three characters from the play are dining together at a Chinese restaurant on a night when the fortune cookies are amazingly appropriate. In your story, tell what each character’s fortune cookie said and have the other characters and yourself respond and explain why that fortune is especially important for that character.
· Remember if you use dialogue in your story it should be properly punctuated, and when a new person/thing begins speaking, you begin a new indented paragraph.
Postcard to a Character
· On a sheet of white paper, design a postcard for the play from one of its characters to you. Each side of the postcard should fill half of the page.
· Follow these directions to design the postcard:
1. The picture side should have an attractive drawing of either the setting as a whole or a scene from the play. It should also incorporate the play’s title and author.
2. The message side should include a letter to you from a character in the play describing ONE really important incident. The description should include at least FIVE specific details. You should also have a postscript (P.S.) tacked on to the end.
3. The stamp should represent an important symbol from the play.
· In your typed response, explain how the front of your postcard reflects the play and write your reaction to the event described.
Which Character is Coming to Dinner?
· On a sheet of white paper, design a unique invitation to request one of the characters from the tragedy to attend a special dinner with your family. Your design should include pictures/symbols that reflect the character’s personality and things he/she likes.
· In your typed response, write a letter to your family telling them who you have invited to dinner and why you have chosen that person out of all of the others in the play. Also include a description of the character to kind of introduce them to your family and add a few DO’s and DON’Ts so your family knows how to make the character feel at home.
LEVEL FOUR LOGS
Analyzing Reality
· In your typed response, write an organized answer in which you choose a part of the play to describe and explain why you believe that this part is truly realistic OR totally unbelievable. You must provide textual evidence in the form of quote to support your stance. Make sure to include proper documentation.
Character Comparison
· In a typed and organized response, compare/contrast one of the characters in the play with someone you really know. Use specific examples about appearance, actions, personality, likes/dislikes, vocabulary, etc. Support your examples with textual evidence in the form of quotes from the play and include proper documentation.
Meaningful Quotations
· Find TWO passages (minimum of 5 lines, maximum of 20) in the play that you really connected with or found meaningful.
· In your typed response, type out the passages as they appear in the play with proper documentation. Then, explain in a paragraph what makes those passages so meaningful to you or how/why you were able to relate to them.
Searching for Irony and Metaphors
· Find FIVE examples of irony AND FIVE metaphors from the play.
· In your typed response, (a) write the quote with the example of irony or metaphor as it appears in the play including proper documentation, (b) label it as a form of irony or metaphor, (c) in complete sentences, explain the ironic situation or what is being compared AND why the character is making this comparison.
LEVEL FIVE LOGS
PLEASE NOTE: All of the Level Five logs are creative writing prompts, meaning that you are writing a story that must include both narration AND dialogue. Try to maintain/mimic your author’s style and voice. Remember that any time a new person speaks, you must begin a new indented paragraph.
Alternative Ending
· Write an alternate ending for the play where you completely change the play’s ending event, not just the last scene of it. You must actually write out the ending and not just simply describe it.
If Walls Could Talk...
· Create and write out a conversation between the main character and ONE of the following:
o some intangible idea (like goodness, justice, love, greed, etc.)
o a nonliving thing (like a stone, a tree, a chair, a cabinet, etc.)
o his/her conscience.
· The conversation must be correctly punctuated for dialogue form.
Retelling a Scene
· Pick a scene from the play and retell the events from a different character’s perspective. The character chosen may be either a character who was involved in the scene or someone just observing. You may include the original dialogue, but all of the narration must come from this different character’s point of view.
Transporting a Character
· Write a scene in which you lift a character out of the play and drop him/her into a day at OUR SCHOOL. Who would this character hang out with? What classes would they take? How would they cope with the change? Don’t change the character’s personality – just write about what might happen if he/she became a part of our school.
LEVEL SIX LOGS
Character Reaction
· In an organized and thoughtful response, choose a character from the play and explain in detail your reaction to him/her (like/dislike; could/could not relate to). Give several reasons that you develop and explain supported with textual evidence in the form of quotes of what the character says or does that gives you this opinion. Remember to use proper documentation for your quotes.
Selling the Play
· Using sheets of white paper, you will need to design advertisements to sell the play to a certain audience. You must choose TWO of the following and design an advertisement specifically targeting them: the owner of a bookstore, a concerned parent, a reluctant reader, a movie watcher, someone from your family.
· Each advertisement should be a full page. It should make an appeal to why the person needs the play, include the title and author, and have an attention getter. You should use artwork and graphics that relate to the play’s subject.
· In your typed response, explain how the advertisements appeal to that specific audience and how the artwork is symbolic.
Trial Summary
· Pretend you are putting one of the characters from the play on trial. The character may not have committed any real crime, but can be on trial for being irresponsible, being selfish, being inconsiderate of others’ feelings or needs, etc. In your typed response, summarize the proceedings of the trial making sure to include the name of the accused, the crime, the evidence, witnesses and their testimony, and the outcome, including a suggested punishment if found guilty.