Wednesday, Mar.1 ~ Act V Work Time

ROOTS

1. Terra – earth
2. Therm – heat
3. Volcan – fire 

 JULIUS CAESAR

• Work on your projects. Let me know if you have any questions about your scene. 

HW: Do whatever you need to in order to finish and present your scene on block day.  

Tuesday, FEb. 28 ~ To the end now!

ROOTS

• Photo – light
• Pot – power
• Sci, scientia – know 

 JULIUS CAESAR

• Go over 4.3
• Get Groups
• Rehearsal time
• Activity: Show Time! ~ With your small group, you will be in charge of teaching the class one scene. You can recreate this scene in whatever setting, time period, accent, etc...that you desire. The only trick is that you must maintain all the same meaning and detail that is carried in the original text. You may however, rewrite the script with modern language. Every partner must take an active role such as writer, director, prop designer, narrator, or actor. All scenes must be ready by Block Day. You will have 20 minutes to prepare that day. (Do not take an actor role if you won't be there.)
• Scene 5.1 (pg.70) ~ 6 members
• Scene 5.2 (pg.71) is very short and we will read it out loud.
• Scene 5.3 (pg.72) ~ 6 members
• Scene 5.4 (pg. 76) ~ 3 members
• Scene 5.5 (pg.78) ~ 7 members

  
HW: Prepare whatever your group delegates to you. We will work more on this tomorrow. Do you need to bring any props?  

Monday, Feb.26 ~ Catch up day!

ROOTS

• Mar, mari, mer - sea, pool
• nat, nasa - to be from, to spring forth
• nox, noc - night

ESSAYS BACK!

• Save these! We will do another ICE next week. 

JULIUS CAESAR

• Go over the play so far
• Read together

HW: Finish 3.4 & complete J21.


Journal 21  Act IV, Scene 3 (pg.56)3

1. What wrong does Cassius say Brutus has done him?
2. In response, what does Brutus condemn Cassius for doing?
3. What does Cassius threaten to do if Brutus continues to “urge” him? 
4. According to Brutus, how has Cassius wronged him? What is ironic about Brutus's accusation?
5. To prove that he has been wronged, what does Cassius tell Brutus to do to him?
6. What is the real reason for Brutus's ill temper? Give all of the details.
7. Messala brings what ill news of the triumvirate's actions in Rome?
8. What reasons does Cassius give for not going directly to Philippi?
9. What reasons does Brutus give for going directly to Philippi? Who prevails?
10. What happens to make Brutus speed up his plans to go to Philippi?

Block Day, Feb.23 ~ Julius Caesar Act 3

If you haven't taken the Roots/Confused Words Quiz, go ahead and begin with that. If the sub doesn't have the copies, go across the hall and ask Mrs. B. for them.

After finishing the quiz,  begin here. (Folks absent yesterday need to take theirs in the hall now.)

ROOTS

• Hydr, hydra, hydro - water
• ignis - fire
• luc, lum, lus, lun - light

Journal 19: Director's Analysis

• Watch Shakespeare UNLOCKED mins 29-?

Journal 19:
Before you watch...

1. If you were directing this play and scene, what time period would you set it in? And where would this scene be? 
2. How would you direct this scene to relate to our times? 

After watching...

1.  Nelson Mandela chose 'Cowards die many times before their death;/The valiant only taste of death but once' as favorite lines. Ceasar says these lines. To whom in the play do you think they most apply?
2. What example of a hand prop is given in the clip which shows how powerfully a prop can speak for a character? 
3. What do the actors say is happening in the world today which makes Julius Caesar a play of our time? 

JULIUS CAESAR

Journal 20: Act IV, Scene 1 (pg.52) & Act IV, Scene 2 (pg.54)
ACT IV, SCENE I.
1. What are Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus doing at the opening of the scene?
2. Why do they want Caesar's will? What is ironic about this?
3. What is Antony's plan for Lepidus? What is his reason?

ACT IV, SCENE II.
4. What does Brutus tell Lucilius about dying love?
5. What practical instructions does Brutus give Cassius about their disagreement? What is unusual about this?
6. After reading Antony's interactions with his group and Brutus' interactions with his partner, do you notice any ironic similarities? Why would Shakespeare create this pairing of scenes back to back?


HW: Finish all work from today. 

Wednesday, Feb. 22 ~ Roots are tricky

Take the Roots/Confused Words Quiz

• You may write on it, if all goes well with printing :)

HW: Read Act III, Scene III

• Journal 18: What is the significance of this scene? (At least 5 sentences and a quote or two please. How do you know what you know? SAT skills. YES!)

P.S. Thank you for the sweet texts and emails. I feel loved and blessed.

Heads up...a few examples

Hey students, I'm in North Carolina, but you will have a quiz on Tuesday and continue on with the conspirators. Poor Julius. Hope you liked Marc Antony's speech. Can you see what makes it so powerful?



Here are a couple of the examples of the new roots test format:

Which word does not relate to the root that means “drive or urge”?

         a. Pelted
         b. Compulsory
         c. Propel
         d. Pulsate

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     What does NOT fit into the definition of the root, glu, glo?

         a. lump

         b. bond

         c. super

         d. glue

    

    Don't forget to study the confused words too!

    See ya Wednesday. ~ W.

Block Day, Feb. 15 & 16 ~ Purgers not Butcherers?

You little lucky beasts! Due to a family emergency, I won't be there today.
Roots & Confused Words Quiz will be moved to Monday. Study hard; it's the new format. Luckily, the quiz only covers roots we've learned since January. Starts at "lau" on the "Master Roots List."


Julius Caesar

• Go over J15 Act 2, Scene 2 (You guys won't have the key, but you can talk it over together and back it up to the text to be sure about your answers.)
• Read Act 2, Scenes 3 & 4
• What can be seen about Caesar's Character in 2.3? Portia's in 2.4? 

Journal 16 (Julius Caesar 3.1)

ACT III, SCENE I.

1. In regard to Artemidorus's request, how does Caesar's nobility doom him?

2. What is Metellus Cimber's petition to Caesar? What is Caesar's response and why does he give this response?

3. What does Brutus instruct the conspirators to do before they go public? Why does he instruct them to do this?

4. What request does Antony's servant bring to Brutus? What is Brutus's response?

5. Why does Cassius object to letting Antony speak at Caesar's funeral? What reassurance does Brutus give him?

6. How well organized do the conspirators seem to be? Who is in charge? Who should be?

7. What promise does Antony give Brutus about his funeral speech?
8. After being left alone with Caesar's body, what does Antony promise to do?

• Analyze the film together: watch it here (starting at 20 min). 
• How does Caesar's behavior in the scene anger the conspirators?
• What do the costumes tell us about the characters and the situation?
• How does the act of the assassination in the film compare with Brutus' recommendation in the scene to 'kill him boldly, but not wrathfully'?
• Where does Casca stab Caesar in this production? 
• What do you think of the way Brutus kills Caesar?
• How do you feel about the conpsirators and their cause after watching this scene?
• Director Gbolahan Obisesan says of the murder, "As an idea it sounded brilliant. The way it's carried out, it's savage." Do you agree? 

HW: Journal 17 (Julius Caesar 3.2)

ACT III, SCENE II.

1. What reason does Brutus give for murdering Caesar? What is the crowd's reaction?

2. What final mistake does Brutus make in letting Antony speak?

3. Why does Antony read Caesar's will to the people?

4. At the end of the scene, what are the fates of Brutus and Cassius?

Charleton Heston speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi1PvXCbr8

Tuesday, Feb. 14 ~ Portia needs a better date

Roots

• Glu, glo – lump, bond, glue
• Helio – sun
• Hum, human – earth, ground, man 
• Roots Quiz on Block!!! (don't forget that Block is on Wed and Thurs this week.)

GRAMMAR

• Loose vs. Lose

JULIUS CAESAR

• Go over Journal 14
• Start Journal 15

HW: Journal 15 (ACT II Questions)
SCENE II.

1.      What strange and horrible things does Calphurnia report to Caesar that have been seen that night?

2.      What does Calphurnia mean by the following statement? “When beggars die, there are no comets seen;/The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.”(30-31)

          3. How does Decius convince Caesar to go to the Capitol?

SCENE III.

1.      What is Artemidorus's plan?

SCENE IV

1.  What mood is set by this scene?