Antigone essay

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Antigone Paper Assignment

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Write a multi-paragraph essay on the assignment below. For this assignment you need to include

· textual evidence (include short quotes from the play)

· 4 academic outside sources (no googled websites)

· proper parentheticals*

· works cited page

In the Lecture Notes for Greek Tragedy, you learned the 8 qualities that make a character a tragic hero, according to Aristotle. Using those qualities, write an essay that argues who is the tragic hero in the play: Antigone or Creon? You do not need to discuss every quality, just enough to make your argument.

· The intro paragraph should introduce the author and title, include Aristotle's theory of tragedy, and end with a thesis statement that answers the question. You will be discussing one character, not both.

· Build each body paragraph with 1 or 2 tragic hero qualities your chosen character possesses.

· Your topic sentences should announce what quality or qualities you will be discussing in that paragraph.

· Include the outside academic (no web sites) sources to support your arguments, not make your arguments.

· In your concluding paragraph, discuss why you didn't choose the other character.

· Construct a formal works cited page. So, including the play itself, there will be 5 entries on your works cited page. (See page 237 in your textbook.) You may craft it yourself, as some students prefer, or use NoodleTools, as others prefer.

· For this paper assignment, you MUST either go to the Learning Center to review your paper with a tutor at any point in the writing process, or consult with the online tutor.

· Plays are cited by Scene and Line number in the parenthetical, NOT author’s last name (Sc 1 Lns 12-15). If there are only line numbers, then that’s what you use: (line 43).

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Google author’s biography reviews and summaries newspaper articles Facts on File Opposing viewpoints

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Literary Resource Center Literary Reference Center Drama Criticism CMLC

 SLO:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.

2. Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.

3. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.

4. Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.

5. Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)

Consult your syllabus for paper due date.