Wednesday, March 19, ACT 3 / Scene 2 / Marc Antony's Speech

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze Bruts' and Marc Antony's speeches and determine effectiveness.

DO NOW

What is the difference between persuasion and manipulation? Think about when Caesar refused the crown three times and every time, the crowd gave him more support. Why? Was this manipulation or persuasion? Explain.

Direct Instruction



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Analyze Brutus' speech vs. Antony's speech . Who has more logical appeals and who has more emotional appeals.


Guided / Independent

Study Questions  

18. How should the people view the conspirators and Caesar, according to Brutus’s funeral speech?

19. How should the people view the conspirators and Caesar, according to Antony’s funeral speech?

20. How does the meaning of the line “Brutus is an honorable man” change during Antony’s funeral speech?.

21. To what different aspects of human nature do Brutus and Antony appeal?

22. Which man is the better judge of human character?

23. Who has replaced Caesar as the most powerful man in Rome by the end of Act III? 

24. Has Rome gained or lost from this change of power?

25.  On the basis of the plebeians’ behavior in Scenes ii and iii, describe Shakespeare’s attitude toward democracy.  Explain the validity of Shakespeare’s attitude.

Exit Pass

What is your persuasive essay going to be about? Why did you choose it? Do you have any questions about the essay? Wrtie them down if you do.

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OBJECTIVE: By the end of class, students will continue reading House On Mango Street, make real life connections to text, analyze text for thematic elements, and continue work on vignette project

DO NOW:

Do people ever get the wrong idea or impression about your neighborhood? Explain what they think, and if they are right or not. Why do you think this happens?


DIRECT INSTRUCTION:

Read House On Mango Street

p. 23, “Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin”
p. 28, “Those Who Don’t”
p. 29, “There Was An Old Woman...”

GUIDED/INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:

Using Laptops, create a POWERPOINT presentation (either in powerpoint or on Google Drive)

2 SLIDES:

1st Slide: A summary of any vignette from House On Mango Street. 5-7 sentences. Who? What? Where? When? Why? are all included in a summary.

2nd Slide: A collage of 5 pictures relating to the events and themes of the vignette.

This must be emailed and shared to karenreina1@gmail.com

When you finish, you will have your drafts from Friday returned to you, and you will continue working on your personal vignette projects. USE THIS TIME! These are to be COMPLETELY finished by Wednesday.


EXIT PASS:
Have you ever been in a situation you knew was bad, but you couldn’t get away? What happened? How did things turn out?

Tuesday, March 19, ACT 3, SCENE 2

Objective: By the end of the class, students will read /interpret Act 3, Scene 2 and be assessed on knowledge of scene 1.

DO NOW

Is it human nature to abuse power? Explain.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION 

Choose 10 of the 17 questions on handout to answer for  quiz grade.

Read act 3 scene 2 - focus on Brutus vs. Marc Antony speech.

Guided

View speeches. Which one is more persuasive and why ?

Independent

Study Questions
  

18. How should the people view the conspirators and Caesar, according to Brutus’s funeral speech?

19. How should the people view the conspirators and Caesar, according to Antony’s funeral speech?

20. How does the meaning of the line “Brutus is an honorable man” change during Antony’s funeral speech?.

21. To what different aspects of human nature do Brutus and Antony appeal?

22. Which man is the better judge of human character?

23. Who has replaced Caesar as the most powerful man in Rome by the end of Act III? 

24. Has Rome gained or lost from this change of power?

25.  On the basis of the plebeians’ behavior in Scenes ii and iii, describe Shakespeare’s attitude toward democracy.  Explain the validity of Shakespeare’s attitude.

Exit Pass

So far, we have discussed the themes of manipulation, power and pride. What is the difference between manipulation and persuasion?

     

Monday, March 21, Julis Caesar ACT 3 - Climax

Objective: By the end of class, students will read ACT 3 scene 1 of JC, view through the death of Caesar

DO NOW

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When it seems evident to the conspirators in Shakespeare's play that Julius Caesar is headed for absolute power, he becomes a threat to the ideals and values of the Roman Republic.  They assassinate Caesar before he can be crowned king. The irony is that Caesar's death results in civil war. Do you think they should have given Caesar a chance? Why or why not?

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Read / Act 3 scene 1.

View through the assassination of Caesar. 

Guided  / Independent

Comprehensive questions for Act 3 scene 1.

Julius Caesar Act III Study Questions

1.  What excuse do the conspirators use to approach Caesar at the Capitol in Act III, Scene i?

2.  How does Caesar react to them? 

3.  Who stabs Caesar first?

4.  Who stabs Caesar last? 

5.  What does Caesar say as he dies? 

6.  Why is Cassius reluctant to allow Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral? 

7.  How does Brutus answer Cassius?.

8.  At Caesar’s funeral in Scene ii, what reasons does Brutus offer for the assassination? 9.  What does the crowd say it will do for Brutus?.

10. What does the crowd say about Caesar?.

11. Why does the crowd let Antony speak at all? 12. To which qualities and actions of Caesar’s does Antony refer in Scene ii, lines 83-9 5?.

13. What does Antony say about the assassins in lines 171-194?

14. Relate the terms of Caesar’s will, and describe the crowd’s behavior as Antony ends his speech.

15. Why does Caesar say what he does when Brutus stabs him? \

16. In Scene i why does Brutus brush aside Cassius’s concern about allowing Antony to speak at the funeral?.

17. Which man – Brutus or Cassius – proves the better judge of Antony?

 Independent 

Read power theme and answer questions 

Exit Pass 

Is it human nature to abuse power? Explain.

Friday, THE IDES OF MARCH

Objective:By the end of class, students will analyze themes of JC and research origins of Roman superstitions.

DO NOW

Manipulation is a way to influence others to do what you want them to. It has also been suggested that perhaps when a person is manipulated, they were really doing what they wanted to do anyway.

Direct Instruction

THEME OF PRIDE - read analysis and complete questions.


GUIDED / INDEPENDENT

LAPTOP Project - Remember superstitions are"irrational beliefs especially in regard to the unknown." In ancient Rome, people used superstitions to explain things they did not understand. One example is a thunderstorm might mean the gods were either fighting among themselves or angry at humans.

NOW  - RESEARCH a superstition. In a 5-7 sentence analysis, include the following information:

1. The origin - from where did it come from?
2.  Why was it created?
3. What kind of natural phenomenon does it explain if any?
4. Is it a good OMEN (suggest something good will happen) or a bad one?  

Then, create a visual collage of the superstition using either a powerpoint slide or other creative application to accompany your analysis. At least 5 images should be used. Include the name of your superstition on this slide.

Exit Pass

When  complete, go to dropittome.com.  Our code is reinaeng.
Upload your work to the dropbox or you may also share with me on google docs.




   

Thursday, March 14,Julius Caesar

Objective: By the end of class, students will be assessed on knowledge of ACT 1, read and interpret parts of ACT 2 and analyze themes of JC.

DO  NOW

Quiz on act 1.

Direct Instruction

Read Page 63 - the plan to murder Caesar but not Mark Antony.

Read Act 2 scene 2- Calphurnia's superstitious bad omens. Pages 79-87 and Decius' manipulation of Caesar.

Guided / Independent

READ THEMES - POWER / PRIDE / MANIPULATION and answer accompanying questions.


Exit Pass 

Do you think Caesar would have abused his power? Would Rome have been better off had he become the DICTATOR FOR LIFE? why or why not?

Wednesday, March 13 Julius Caesar Act 1, scenes 2 & 3

Objective: By the end of class, students will read and interpret scenes from JC, identify superstitions, summarize and answer comprehensive questions.

DO NOW

Summarize the basic situation (setting and what is happening in beginning of play) of JC.

Direct Instruction

Review answer to yesterday's comprehensive questions.

Read - 23-27, 33 - act 1 scene 2
Read 35-41, 47 - act 1 scene 3.

Guided

View film through Act 1 scene 3.

Complete Superstition handout and comprehensive questions for scene 3.

Exit Pass

Explain why the conspirators must recruit Brutus and in your own words, explain what they do in order to convince him.