in Sophocles’ Antigone
TIPS WebQuest
Mrs. Marino
Introduction
We are living in stressful times. Our leaders strive to create new policies
that will improve our lives. Sometimes
we are shocked and dismayed by their choices and the outcomes. Are our voices heard? How can we communicate our opinions on issues
to our leaders? How can we help our
leaders see graphically what we want done about these issues?
Task
You are member in Y.O.U. (Youth
Outreach for Unity). Review the lack of
leadership in Sophocles’ Antigone.
Discuss the conflicts and the ruler’s reaction. In a small group, create a survey and, as the
four main characters in the play, answer the questions in the survey. Use TIPS
worksheets. Select a current issue. Create a new survey. Poll and graph results.
Process
1.
Review Sophocles’ Antigone and discuss the background information about
the characters, settings and conflicts.
Go to the Internet. http://sites.micro-link.net/zekscrab/Sophocles.html
Once you are there, you can click on the title of the play and find out the
background information or exposition.
2.
Now you know what happened in
3.
Discuss
the social problem in
4.
King Creon does not
demonstrate good leadership skills. He
does not respect different opinions. He
is intolerant of young people’s ideas. He refuses to listen to opinions from
women, and he ignores the warnings from the oracle. Good Leadership could have prevented
tragedy. Which leadership behaviors listed
in http://w3.trib.com/~dont/scouting/leadersk.html
would have assisted Creon? Such
behaviors as: Never get emotional. Treat
others fairly. Listen. Take responsibility. Ask for others’ opinions. Build a consensus.
5.
How can leaders discover others’ views? Create a survey! Include questions that will include the main
issues and conflicts. In a small group,
let members answer the survey as Antigone, Haimon, Teiresias, or the Chorus.
6.
Some current social issues we could consider
are: Social Security, Living Will,
Draft, War in
7.
Use TIPS worksheet to consider a current problem
that a survey may help solve. Complete
the worksheet at www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppac/worksheet1.doc.
8.
Be sure to
research your issue. Remember to read
about all sides of the issue. Go to www.google.com to find additional
information. Then go to www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppac/worksheet3.doc.
Using this worksheet, discuss the causes.
Discuss leadership
9.
Read the 20 Top Tips to help you write effective
surveys before you begin. Go to http://www.faqs.org/contrib/articles2/20-top-survey-tips.html Write ten yes or no short questions. Include five fill in questions. Edit and type your survey.
Helpful Web Sites
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www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips.html
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www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppac/worksheet1.doc
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http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/english.cfm
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http://sites.micro-link.net/zekscrab/Sophocles.html
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http://www.businessballs.com/leadership.htm
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http://www.w3.trib.com/~dont/scouting/leadersk.html
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http://www.faqs.org/contrib/articles2/20-top-survey-tips.html
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English Language Arts
Standard 1: Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and
understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and
ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge
generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts.
Standard 2: Students will read and listen to oral, written, and electronically
produced texts and performances from American and world literature; relate
texts and performances to their own lives; and develop an understanding of the
diverse social, historical, and cultural dimensions the texts and performances
represent.
Standard 3: Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis
and evaluation.
Standard 4: Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social
interaction.
Social Studies Standards
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Standard 1: Students will use a
variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major
ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history.
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Standard 2: Students will use a
variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major
ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and
examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.
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Standard 5: Students will use a
variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the
necessity for the basic civic values.