objective: By the end of class, students will use their character webs to write a compare/contrast essay following the guideleines below.

DO NOW

Do you think Brutus feels guilty for killing Caesar? Do you think Cassius feels guilty? Why or why not? Support your answer with how they reacted after stabbing him!

Direct Instruction

You will have the whole class to complete a compare/ contrast essay using your character webs and following guidelines below.  Use a NEO.

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

Review with individual students and check progress throughout class.

Exit Pass

Print essay, turn in and return NEO to proper place.