November 2, 2015

Objective:  I can connect the term “anachronism” to the influence of the historian Plutarch on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

BW:  Use the 4-Step Process for the term “anachronism.”

Activities:

  1.  Share Out:  Does Beirut have chimneys?
  2. 4-Step Process:  commoner(n), knave(n), awl(n), triumph(n), and tributaries(n).  Use pages 822-24 of blue textbook to find the definitions.
  3. Show the Word!
  4. Independent or Think Pair/Share:  Answer worksheet questions for pages 818-821.  Worksheet pages 818-821page 818page 819page 820, and page 821.
  5. Share Out:  How would Plutarch have gotten his information to write about the life of Julius Caesar?  How accurate could he have been as a source for the play?
  6. If time allows, add notes to your SSR log.
  7. HW due Wednesday:  Friday(10/30) and today’s (11/2) assignments.