Monday, October 14 - ACT 3 SCENE 3

OBJECTIVE: BY THE END OF CLASS, STUDENTS WILL tally Keystone diagnostic, read / act ACT 3 scene 1, view it and analyze and compare characters.

DO NOW

 If Caesar was not so ambitious, do you think he could have avoided his own murder? Why or why not and how?

Direct Instruction

Review the Keystone diagnostic and complete diagnostic sheets.

Read / Act Scene 3 act 1.  View through the murder scene.

Guided Instruction

Ensure two complete character webs to use for essay.

Guidelines for Compare / Contrast Essay

1. Use the character webs you created last week.
2. You will write a 4 paragraph essay comparing and contrasting their characters.

First paragraph = introduction In this paragraph you state your topic. 

Example: In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, two characters, Brutus and Cassius, both plan to kill Caesar, however, they have very different personalities.

2nd Paragraph = Compare likenesses.Use at least one quote or example from the text.  You should use the information you have on your character webs.

3rd Paragraph = Compare differences. Use at least one quote or example from the text.  You should use the information you have on your character webs.

Conclusion -  Restate topic using slightly different wording and make a final evaluation of the two characters.  Perhaps suggest why they behaved as they did. You do not need examples or quotes in the conclusion.

Example: Although Brutus and Cassius both are killers, Brutus seems to be more idealistic. .....

Closure / check for understanding 

Individual checks

Exit Pass

What is the most difficult part of essay writing for you?