Friday, February 25, 2011

Monday, February 28

Objective: Students will research and record information on the life of Julius Caesar.

Journal: Recall THREE interesting facts about Shakespeare’s life.  Explain TWO ways in which the Elizabethan stage was different from the theater of today.  ***Get out your notebook so Ms. W can check your Shakespeare notes***

Agenda: 1) Shakespeare Quiz: Quiz based on the Shakespeare readings completed on Friday.

2) Introduce SAT Vocabulary Words: anecdote, animosity, annex, censure, extraneous, dexterous, dichotomy, extrinsic, incoherent, inconsequential, malady, presumptuous, pretentious, prevaricate, scrutinize

3) Laptop Activity: Students will be given a research rubric and will complete research on the life of Julius Caesar in preparation to begin reading Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”  Once they begin reading the play, they will check for historical accuracy.

Homework: Mini-Report: Use your Julius Caesar research to write a one-paragraph (5-7 sentence) report on the life of Julius Caesar.  Focus on the most important events of Caesar’s life, ending with his assassination.

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