Caesar Homework
Finish reading ACT III, sc. ii to get the gist of the funeral speeches and their impact. Check your understanding: You should be able to answer the following(but don’t need to write them out): ACT III sc. ii Focus—Funeral and Aftermath List at least two things that Antony says in his speech that are ironic. […]
Homework!
AOW #6 is due Monday! (see Wednesday’s blog post) If you missed class on Friday, finish reading ACT III, sc. i from pg. 864-69. You should pay attention to what Antony says to the the conspirators in his monolgue and how it differs from what he says in his soliloquy over Caesar’s body. In addition,look […]
Homework/Vocabulary 6 (Act III) Due : Friday 11-18-16
voc-6-act-iii If you were absent and did not receive a copy in class, the vocabulary is attached above. Due this Friday! READ the first part of ACT III through Caesar’s death, pgs. 861-63 to get the GIST and we’ll talk tomorrow! Bring books everyday until we finish Caesar!
AOW # 6 Due: Monday!
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Quiz Prep for Wednesday’s Quiz
–Review your Vocabulary 5 words, but also essential terms from Vocabulary 4/notes (soliloquy, aside, anachronism,etc.) that will be used in questions. –See if you can answer the Review/Assess questions on pg. 857 in your textbook to test your understanding of events. Paraphrase/Parallel Structure practice: Portia says: “O constancy! Set a huge mountain ‘tween my heart […]
Caesar Homework
Finish reading ACT II, sc. iii and iv pgs. 855- top of 857 to wrap your post-its and add to the rising action on your plot chart. The quiz is Wednesday. Look for: building tension in the plot as Caesar’s death draws closer, dramatic irony, parallel structure in Caesar’s scene with his wife to the […]
Finish ACT II for Monday/QUIZ on Wed!
We read/discussed the rest of ACT II sc. i today in class and began an analysis of parallel structure and modes of rhetoric in the scene. We will wrap this up on Monday. If you were absent today, you need to READ pgs. 848-51 so you are caught up and can join a group. Homework: […]
Caesar Homework
Read chunk 2 of ACT II sc. i pgs. 844-46. (Do Post-its) EVALUATE your post-its. You should be able to answer/discuss the following: The shift in power: who had it, who has it now, and why? Explain how/why Brutus uses logos to explain why others should NOT be killed along with Caesar, and how Cassius […]
Essential Notes/Questions for Caesar
You should be able to explain the following after reading/annotating/paraphrasing ACT II, sci pgs. 840-43. Make sure your post-its are clear and be prepared to discuss these on Thursday! Blank Verse–What is it? Who speaks it and why? Type of conflict established? Explain the “ladder” analogy used by Brutus Explain the “serpent’s egg” metaphor What […]
Voc. 5 Due Wed
If you were absent on Monday, please do the attached vocabulary assignment for Wednesday. If you missed Monday’s ACT I/Voc. 4 quiz, you will take it Wednesday after school. voc-5-act-ii