Objective: By the end of class, students will read ACT 1 scene 3, identify Roman superstitions, persuasive techniques and increase vocabulary.
DO NOW
Sterile / Countenance / Neglect - these are the next three vocabulary words. Write a senance for each using context clues.
Direct Instruction
PERSUASION - How does Cassius persuade Brutus to join the conspirators?
1. Appeals to his ego. Why should Caesar rule and not him?
2. Reveals Caesar's weaknesses and flaws. Tells him a story about how he had to save Caesar's life.
3. Demonstrates Caesar's abuse of power through his punishment of Flavius and Murellus.
4. Demonstrates how Caesar is manipulating the people of Rome when he turns down the crown 3x.
5. Tricks him by sending false letters from Romans that suggest the people are worried that Caesar id becoming too powerful and they would prefer Brutus as their leader.
ACT 1 / SCENE 3
Identify the superstitious occurances that foreshadow something bad as we read.
1. STORM
2. Burning Hand didn't get burned
3. A lion was at the Capitol.
4. Women saw burning men walking down the street.
5. An owl was out in the daytime.
Cinna, Casca, Cassius and Cicero plan to murder Caesar and recruit Brutus to help them and then win over the people to support their actions so they can rule Rome.
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Exit Pass
Where do they plan to murder Caesar and when?
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