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This Tragoidia and Catharsis: A Retelling of Classical Tragedies lesson plan also includes:
- Shots of Awe: The Power of the Story
- Shots of Awe: The Power of the Story
- Shots of Awe: Existential Bummer
- Article "Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs..." (.pdf)
- Martha Nussbaum's "Victims and Agents: What Greek Tragedy Can Teach Us..." (.pdf)
- Aristotle's Poetics' Flow Chart (.pdf)
- Lecture PowerPoint for Tragoidia & Catharsis (.pptx)
- New York Times Article: "Text to Text: ‘Antigone’ and Noche Flamenca’s ‘Antigona’"
- Comparing Two or More Texts (.pdf)
- Double-Entry Chart for Close Reading (.pdf)
- Document Analysis Questions (.pdf)
- Antigone Full Play Translated by George Theodoridis (.pdf)
- Antigone Excerpt Translated by George Theodoridis
- Review: ‘Antigona’ Is Noche Flamenca’s Teeming Take on the Greek Tragedy (.pdf)
- Photos from The Guardian of 'Antigone of Syria'
- Antigone of Syria : Refugee Women Reinterpreting "Antigone"
- Noche Flamenca 'Antigona' Performance
- Opera Version of Antigone (in Greek), Scenes 1 & 2
- Playlist from Royal Academy on WW2 Setting Interpretation of Antigone
- Student Proposal for Re-Interpretation of Ancient Greek Tragedy Scene (.pdf)
- Rubric for Catharsis Project (.pdf)
- High School Project: A Cosmic Interpretation of Antigone
- Puppet Version of Antigone
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What a tragedy! Scholars take a close look at Greek tragedy in the form of plays. After analyzing plays, learners think about a play that relates to their own personal anxiety and recreate or reinterpret a scene from that play.
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- Incorporate with the study of Greek culture
Classroom Considerations
- Second of four ELA lessons that are part of an integrated project called Changing One's Tune: A Music Therapy STEM Integrated Project
- Works as a standalone lesson, and/or with the ELA unit, and/or with the larger unit
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- Helps viewers connect personally with plays
- Integrates the arts into education
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- None