Tuesday, October 12 - Julius Caesar Characters and Connotations

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze character and recognize word connotations in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW
Write this into your notebooks:

Connotation - the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning.

Denotation - Exact dictionary definition of the word

Persuasion (convincing someone to do something that will be beneficial to themselves and others - it has a positive connotation)
vs. 
Manipulation (convincing someone to do something for selfish reasons only - it has a negative connotation)

Direct Instruction

Discuss the major difference between persuasion and manipulation

Chrome books - practice run on Google Classrooms
GO TO CLASSROOMS.GOOGLE.COM

Set up classroom - students join - review steps , links, copying and submitting assignments, etc.

Guided 

Connotations worksheet on Google Classrooms

Independent

Read this link and write down major character traits of each Caesar, Brutus, Portia, Marc Antony and Casius in notebooks.

Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work 

Closure

Submit assignment through google classroom

Exit Pass

Have you ever been manipulated by someone? What happened?