Good Leaders

After Christmas break, our 9th graders worked on The Pearl by John Steinbeck and Antigone by Sophocles. During The Pearl, class discussion centered on the themes of greed and anti-imperialism found in the story. Students wrote research papers on the colonization of Mexico to better understand the characters in the story and their motives. We started Antigone by first looking at a short excerpt from Plato’s Republic and what makes a good king or ruler. We decided that a good king is one that listens to the advice of others and makes decisions in the best interest of the people. We then investigated what the Bible had to say about leadership. The class also analyzed the decisions of the characters in Antigone and what makes a person heroic, while also discussing the sacrifice of Christ.

Miss Topale

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Topics: 9Ninth Grade
Date: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 10:26 am