Tuesday, October 23, 2012

WEdnesday, Oct 24, Julius Caesar ACT 2

Objective: by the end of class, students will recognize Roman Omens, answer comprehensive questions and analyze character behavior in Julius Caesar. 

DO NOW

Without your notes.....

Tell me three of the five ways Cassius persuades Brutus to join the conspirators. How do you persuade someone to do something you want?

Direct Instruction

Read summary of ACT 2 scenes 1 &2 on handout provided. 

Identify the OMENS that suggest further that Caesar should not go to the Capitol on the Ides of March:

1. Calphurnia sees lions, the dead rising from their graves and warriors in the sky.
 2. Calphurnia see the Capitol covered in blood. 

Read the soothsayer's letter on page 91 

View through when Caesar decides to go to the Capitol.

 Guided 

Review Character traits of Brutus, Cassius and Caesar.

Using the handout provided, find examples from the book that suggest these traits for two of the three characters.

Independent

Use the No Fear Book to identify 3 quotes on the handout. Who said it, what did they mean?

VIEW ACT 2

Start on ACT 2 discussion questions.

Exit Pass 

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