Act 1 Analysis

Act 1 Analysis

Bell Ringer:  Students will relate to the concepts of betrayal and deception in modern society.

Test on Thursday

Remember, if you are planning to complete an Act I project, it will be due on Friday

**Please complete the Modern English readings for Act 2 Scene 1 by Friday
Scenes 2 and 3 by Monday

**There will be a quiz

Also, complete the vocabulary for ACT 2 by Friday

Goal: Analysis of  ACT 1

Students will interpret/ analyze act 1 through a graded journal exercise

1.Complete the following questions:

2. Students will answer the following character analysis questions:

Answer all questions.  Use SPECIFIC examples from the text.  (Minimum of 7 sentences per answer.)

UNDERLINE THE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES

A. Julius Caesar is being deceived by the conspirators.   There are several clues throughout the act that he should have been aware of.....discuss them.

B. Brutus is being deceived by the conspirators. There are several clues throughout the act that he should have been aware of.....discuss them.

C. Create a character profile for Cassius.  Next, ddescribe several of his actions and discuss how they reflect his personality and his true intentions.

D. Describe the political strife in Rome.  Next, write out several example that support your answer

E. List all 6 of the omens.  Next, give at least 2 explanations for each omen.

F. What is your prediction for the following characters:

Caesar:

Brutus:

Cassius:

Antony:

3. When you finish, please turn your work into www.turnitin.com

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