Monday, March 14

Objectives:

Students will be able to identify and describe persuasive techniques being used by Brutus and Antony in their funeral speeches.  Students will be able to compare/contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches and explain which one was more effective on the Roman public.

Journal:

Why is Brutus the last one to stab Caesar?  How is this significant?  How does Antony pretend to feel about Caesar’s death in his monologue to the conspirators?  How does Antony really feel in his soliloquy over Caesar’s body?  What does Antony plan on doing now?

Agenda:

1) Introduce SAT Word List #3: dilemma, upshot, indolence, paramount, upbraid, prodigious, fastidious, malleable, uproarious, parched, profane, serene, dilettante, prodigal, indigenous

2) Review monologue; discuss public speaking techniques

3) View video of Obama’s funeral speech for the victims in Arizona

Obama's Speech Click Here

4) Read Julius Caesar Act 3, Scene 2 pp. 127-149 in No Fear Shakespeare.  Look for persuasive techniques used by Brutus/Antony in their speeches.  Discuss the effects of these techniques on the Roman public.

5) Compare/Contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches.

6) Exit Slip: Identify TWO strategies used by Brutus in his funeral speech.  Identify TWO strategies used by Antony in his funeral speech.

Homework:

Read Act 3, Scene 3 of Julius Caesar.  Explain what is happening in the scene (Why are the plebeians going after Cinna the Poet?  Who do they (mistakenly) think he is?)  What do you think is the purpose of this scene? (Why did Shakespeare include it as part of the play?  Hint: Think about what happened in the scene before).