Objective:  I can compare and contrast  my essay about uniforms with other student samples.

Bell:  Read the student sample paragraph for the ACT prompt about mandatory uniforms.

Think/Pair Share:  Identify one positive characteristic of the paragraph, some constructive criticism, and three details.

Activities:

1.  Write each item that you decided upon during your pair share in your notebook.

2.  Share Out:  Focus:  What are the details in the student sample?

3.  Read aloud Brutus’s speech at the top of page 828.  Then write down the golden line.

4.  Share Out:  What is your interpretation of the golden line that you chose?  Focus: What would Brutus choose for the public good?

5.  Find the golden line for the first verse of Cassius’s speech to Brutus on page 828.

6.  Share Out:  Under what conditions would Cassius rather not live?

7.  If time allows, identify the specific details from the Sample #5 essay about mandatory uniforms.