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Antigone by Sophocles | Video Lesson, Worksheet
Streamline your AP Literature planning with this comprehensive, no-prep multimedia lesson plan for Sophocles’s Antigone.
Watch the full video lesson here. We want you to know exactly what you are getting: https://youtu.be/3Z1NX0sWAgk
Designed to seamlessly integrate into your existing unit, this resource is built around a highly engaging, 10-minute video analysis by Long Story Short.
The video length is perfectly paced to fit into a single class period without sacrificing your valuable lecture time. It works flawlessly as a daily warm-up, a flipped classroom homework assignment, or a high-impact exam review.
Everything is timestamped to the video for effortless tracking.
This complete digital download includes:
Chronological Viewing Guide: 8 targeted, timestamped questions that follow the video's exact pacing, ensuring students actively watch and engage with the breakdown.
Character & Symbol Analysis Tables: Focused tables for tracking Antigone, King Creon, Ismene, Haemon, and the blind prophet Tiresias, along with key symbols like the unburied, dust-covered corpse of Polynices, the stone cave or tomb, and the ominous birds of Tiresias' prophecy.
Advanced Thematic Deep-Dive: Timestamped short-answer questions focusing on the fierce conflict between absolute divine law and rigid human law (civil disobedience), the destructive and tragic consequences of hubris (stubborn pride), and the inescapable tension between loyalty to family and duty to the state.
How to use this resource: Print or digitally distribute the Student Worksheet (Pages 1-3). Play the video for the class, or have students stream the 10-minute analysis via the provided link.
Video runtime: 10 minutes | Total activity time: 20-25 minutes
