Today’s Activities 1.Warm Up 1.Warm Up: Essay Writing Review – Thesis Statements 1.Activity 1: 1.Activity 1: Continue reading “Julius Caesar” 2.Activity 2 2.Activity 2: (5) Similarities between documentary & play 3.Exit Pass 3.Exit Pass: Turn in Materials

Warm Up: Essay Writing Review – Thesis Statements Both Antony and Brutus deliver funeral speeches for Caesar to the crowd.  Brutus’ purpose is to convince them that Caesar needed to die because he was ambitious, but  Antony’s purpose is convince them that Caesar did not need to die because he was generous to the common people. Whose speech was more effective in convincing the audience to believe his position?  Write a three-point thesis statement that states your response and previews your three reasons in support  Write a three-point thesis statement that states your response and previews your three reasons in support.  EXAMPLE: Brutus’ speech was more effective because the people shouted that he was honorable, he shouldn’t kill himself, and he__________.

ACTIVITY: (5) SIMILARITIES 1.WATCH DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE REAL JULIUS CAESAR & ANCIENT ROME 2.NOTE (5) SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE DOCUMENTARY AND THE PLAY 3.BE SPECIFIC (USE NAMES, PLACES, ACTIONS, SIMILAR WORDS USED) 4.WRITE YOUR RESPONSES IN COMPLETE SENTENCES

Name Block Date JULIUS CAESAR DOCUMENTARY NOTES: (5) SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HISTORY AND THE PLAY 1.The first similarity between the documentary and the play was the senators of ancient Rome belonged to a wealthy class. 2.The second similarity between the documentary and the play was the senators were jealous of each other and were competitive for power. 3.The third similarity between the documentary and the play was…

ACTIVITY: CONTINUE READING PLAY 1.CONTINUE READING “JULIUS CAESAR” 2.CONTINUE TAKING NOTES ON HOW INNER THOUGHTS (AND THE PLOT) ARE REVEALED USING THE CONVENTIONS OF DRAMA 3.(FILL SHEET – FRONT AND BACK)

Name Block Date Reading Inner Thoughts: “Julius Caesar” Notes CHARACTER NAME (ACT#, Scene #) INNER THOUGHTS (MONOLOGUE, ETC) Cassius (Act I, scene ii) Wants to toss notes from “many people” into Brutus’ window to make him believe that the people love him as much as Caesar (soliloquy).

Exit Pass: Literary Analysis Questions 1.Complete the Literary Analysis questions on page 838 of your text. (1-10) 2.Turn the sheet in when completed.

Name Block Date Exit Pass: Literary Analysis Questions (Page 838 in the textbook) (Etc.)

Exit Pass 1.Please turn in all materials. 2.Start looking for a poem for our next unit (Poetry Analysis). 3.Start pre-reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”.

Rhetorical Devices Rhetorical Devices 1.Definition 1.Definition: A rhetorical device is language that an author or speaker uses to achieve the goal of persuading an audience to a belief or action. 2.Devices 2.Devices: a.Appeals - logos (logic), ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion) b.Repetition – anaphora (beginning words / phrases) & parallelism (ending structures) c.Literary devices (for persuasive effect) – similes, personification, irony 3.Activity 3.Activity: (5) Things About Rhetorical Devices (video notes)

Irony 1.Definition 1.Definition: Irony is the difference between expectations and an outcome (sometimes, but not always, for humorous effect). 2.Types 2.Types: a.Verbal – The speaker says the OPPOSITE of what he / she means (and it is obvious to the point of sarcasm) b.Situational – The RESULT of a situation is unexpected (ex. The Tin Man, the Lion, and the Scarecrow already possessed the items they were seeking.) c.Dramatic- The AUDIENCE KNOWS more about the outcome than the speaker / character (We know he will die but he says, “See you tomorrow!”) 3.Activity 3.Activity: (5) Things About Irony (Video notes)