10I2 Julius Caesar

Chicken or the egg? How does this relate to Brutus’ dilemma? ENGLISH 10 DO NOW: 5/13/13

English 10 5/13 How many conspirators can you list right now? Think about all the men who came to see Brutus in Act II scene I Brutus says he does not want the men to be butchers. What does he mean? What will happen to people loyal like Marc Antony? Does Brutus confess what’s on his mind to his wife Portia?

Modern Superstitions

Can you remember the signs?

Act Two, Scene Two ENGLISH 10 DO NOW: 5/14/13 What is Caesar’s initial reaction to Calphurnia’s plead not to attend the senate that day? How does Calphurnia convince Caesar to do as she wishes? What does Decius say which convinces Caesar that he must go to the senate that day in spite of Calphurnia’s warning? What does this reveal about Caesar?

How do the female characters add to the sense of foreboding How do the female characters add to the sense of foreboding? Answer using PEEZE PMake a point about a female character E: What is your evidence? E: Add a detailed explanation discussing the effect on the rest of the play Z: Zoom in on a word if possible and appropriate E: See if you can develop the explanation further Use the PEEZE format when writing out your paragraph response. You may do a PEEZE response for Portia and/or Calpurnia

English 10 D0 NOW: 5/15/13 Turn in your DO NOWs to US Mail BIN Reading Check Time: Follow these instructions exactly: Clear your desk except for your notes, pen/pencil and a blank sheet of loose leaf (no teeth) Write your name, date, period in the LEFT UPPER CORNER (I switched sides, will you notice?) Turn in quiz to US Mail BIN, turn in answer sheet to the US Mail BOX. (Tricky Tricky)

English 10 Do NOW 5/16/13 What is Artemidorus planning on doing in Act III?

English 10 DO NOW: 5-17-13 Turn in Extra Credit PEEZE paragraph(s) to US MAIL. (Monday is last day to turn it in). Reread Caesar’s speech before he is stabbed, lines 58-73 pg. 1241: What is Caesar comparing himself to? What does Caesar think connects him to this object? Do you agree with Caesar’s view of himself? Elite thinkers: Caesar also calls himself “Olympus” (the mountain where the gods live.) moments before his death. What characteristics would you ascribe to mountains? What is ironic here?

English 10 5-17-13 Caesar is dead! Holy crap, now what?!? The murders are in the Senate building: the public is all around them! What would you do if you saw someone stab the president of the USA? Are the conspirators in danger? What should their plan be??

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PICTURES: Explore the pictures and think about how they have imagined the death of Caesar Do you notice any patterns?

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