Thursday, October 17, Complete Essays /

Objective: By the end of class, students will complete compare / contrast essay and continue to read/ analyze ACT 3 of Julius Caesar.

DO NOW

Immediately get a NEO and complete your compare/contrast essay. If you hand wrote it, type final copy on NEO, spell check and print.
Here are the guidelines again....

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 genuine and kind than Cassius .....

Guided / independent

Read / ACT ACT 3 pages 111-125. 

View until Brutus's speech

 Exit Pass
What do you predict will happen? What will Brutus tell the people? What will Mark Antony tell the people? What will the people believe??