AH Curriculum English IV reads "Antigone" and Julius Caesar"

PR D) The arts curriculum includes the study of representative and exemplary works of dance, music, theatre and visual arts from a variety of artists, cultural traditions and historical periods.

KY CC

Reading
L 7: Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g. recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist).
L 8. (not applicable to literature)

LANGUAGE
5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g. hyperbole, paradox) in context and analyze their role in text.
b. Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.



Unit II The Greak Theatre

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Who is Sophocles?


In class reading of Antigone

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Vocabulary for Julius Caesar
1 Shakespearean Theatre
2 exposition
3 characters
4 motives
5 rising action
6conflict (internal & external)
7 climax
8 falling action
9 resolution
10 subjunctive mood
11 replication
12 spare
13 infirmity
14 surly
15 portentous
16 prodigious
17 commoners [Plebeians]
18 cobbler
19 Pompey
20 barren
21 Aeneas
22 prodigies
23 countenance
24 alchemy
25 augmented
26 entreated
27 conspiracy
28 resolution
29 exploit
30 imminent
31 Tarquin
32 suit
33 spurn
34 confounded
35 mutiny
36 malice
37 oration
38 discourse
39 vile
40 Olympus
41 Affect
42 Effect
43 Paraphrase
44 Parallel Structure
45 aside
46 soliloquy
47 monologue
48 legacies
49 slanderous
50 covert
51 chastisement
52 philosophy
53 cause and effect
54 tragedy
55 words of direct address
56 dialogue
57 presage
58 ensign
59 consorted
60 demeanor
61 disconsolate
62 misconstrued
63 envy
64 noun clause of a sentence
65 subject
66 direct object
67 object of preposition