Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Intro to Julius Caesar

Wednesday - Thursday
Thinking About Thinking: (Metacognitive Thinking)
Bell Ringer:
-Wednesday - Define the word BETRAYAL
-Thursday- Write a question about the concept of forgiving someone
(Be ready to answer and discuss the concept of forgiveness)

Friday: Ask a question about the dissension between classes/ groups of people --
Wednesday
Goal: Students will analyze Caesar and Brutus as a paradox.
**See yesterday's blog

Thursday
Goal: Students will briefly describe the characters and differentiate between conspirators and supporters of Caesar.

1. Students will be given a worksheet.  They are responsible for adding details as the play goes on.
2. Students will be assigned parts

Thursday and Friday
Goal: Introduction to ACT 1 Scenes 1 and 2
1. Students will begin to read Act 1 Scene 1
** Students should complete their work packets

***Students should read the translated version on their own
CC.1.2.9-10.A: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

CC.1.2.9-10.B: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject