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Lesson 4

We will evaluate the arguments in a topical newspaper article, add to our Rhetorical Appeals Handout and revisit the Anticipation Guide to discuss and evaluate how our knowledge and opinions have changed throughout the unit.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I synthesize information from multiple unit texts to create new understanding about Antigone?

  • Can I use text evidence and original commentary to support an interpretive response about Antigone?

  • Can I analyze the purpose of rhetorical devices such as appeals in "Unburied: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Lessons of Greek Tragedy.”

Texts

Core

  • Unit Reader
    • “Unburied: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Lessons of Greek Tragedy,” Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker, 2013

Materials

Tools

Question Sets

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss – Read – Write

We will evaluate the arguments made in “Unburied: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Lessons of Greek Tragedy” and evaluate the arguments made in the article.

With a partner or in a small group, use the Evaluating Arguments Tool to make evidence-based judgments about “Unburied: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Lessons of Greek Tragedy.” Refer to your completed Delineating Arguments Tool for this article as necessary.

Activity 2: Read – Write

We will review “Unburied: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Lessons of Greek Tragedy” and add to our Rhetorical Appeals Handout.

Reread “Unburied: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the Lessons of Greek Tragedy” and identify sentences that use logos, pathos, or ethos as a rhetorical device to appeal to the reader.

On your Rhetorical Appeals Handout record at least one sentence from the article for each type of appeal.

Activity 3: Read – Write – Discuss

We will revisit the Antigone Anticipation Guide from the first lesson of the unit to see if any of our responses have altered.

Step 1

Revisit the Antigone Anticipation Guide that we filled out during the first lesson.

Follow the directions on the guide. You will read each statement and complete only the right-hand side, on the End of Unit section.

Step 2

Compare your answers on the Antigone Anticipation Guide with a partner or in a small group. As you discuss, consider the following questions:

  1. For which statements did your agreement remain the same? Why?

  2. For which statements did your agreement moderately change? Why?

  3. For which statements, did your agreement completely change? Why?

Activity 4: Read – Write – Discuss

For homework, we will prepare for the Section Diagnostic by completing a Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool to guide our selection and analysis of evidence in order to support a claim.

For homework, complete a Forming Evidence-based Claim Tool using the following question:

  1. How does Antigone explore the idea of unintended consequences?

The goal is to equip yourself with ample evidence (citations from the play, information from your Character Argument Note-Taking Tool and supplemental texts, etc.) and have a general understanding of how you might contribute to the Section 4 Diagnostic discussion in the following lesson.