UNIT+3+-+Julius+Caesar

The literature focus of this unit is the Shakespearean play Julius Caesar, which provides an historical work, a drama, and poetry all in one. The writing focus is the writing of clear, well-structured news reports and personal reflective responses. The language focus on speaking culminates in groups of students presenting background information to enrich their understanding of the context of the play and a debate around the key ethical issues, __both__ historical and contemporary, raised by the play. The students will produce an in-class news report in preparation for the final written examination.

Resources

 * If you would like to access an electronic edition of the play, you can access one by clicking here: CLICK ME!**
 * An audio edition of the text can be accessed at LibriVox**

Activity 1.1 - Background
Step 1: Choose a partner (as their are 28 people in the class, there won't be groups of 3) Step 2: Choose a topic from the list below Step 3: Research the topic
 * TOPIC || PRESENTATION LINKS/FILES ||

Step 4: Create a Lesson Plan for your presentation. Your presentation will be 20 to 30 minutes long.
 * Objectives: 3 of them phrased in the following way: "Students will be able to..." (I suggest you make use of the following site to help you in this: The Differentiator
 * Resources: Everything you need to have in class in order to carry out your lesson
 * Methodology: Broken down by duration and content -- who says what who does what, when and for how long
 * Evaluation: How will you know that the students have attained your objectives? A few cautionary comments here:
 * no quizzes - the whole Jeopardy thing is not an accurate measure of learning or comprehension
 * no candies!!!

Step 5 Develop a "Dummies Guide to..." (assume **the reader knows nothing** about your topic) which contains:
 * key points needed to understand the topic
 * testable items and questions (5 multiple choice, 3 short answer, 2 short essay)
 * a 5 paragraph essay by each group member on some aspect of the topic and its effect on your understanding of the time period
 * pictures, resources, and other items which will augment the readers understand
 * a bibliography


 * Post your "Dummies Guide" to both your homework page and to the presentation links column of the chart above.**

Step 6: Create a multimedia presentation on your topic. Be creative! You can use more than Powerpoint. Here's just a few:
 * Prezi
 * Theme-efy
 * timeglider
 * Tiki-toki...


 * Post your multimedia presentation to both you homework page and to the presentation links column of the chart above.**

Step 7: Present the presentation.

**Activity 2 - The News Report**
Step 1: Choose a significant scene from the play Step 2: Write a news report based on that scene

**Activity 3 - Debate** (summative)

 * Task**: Divide into groups of no more than 3. Choose to be judges, affirmative, or negative for one of the debates.

DEBATE
Julian Imran || Lindsey Abby || Tyler Ryan Kerwin ||  || Nick Johnson || Josh || Liam Joey Colin ||  || Michaela Spencer || Liam || Abby Nerys Adreama ||  || Senga Tyra || Kiah Michaela || Andrew Taylor Jesse ||  ||
 * Topic || Negative || Judges || Affirmative || Date ||
 * 1 Whereas Julius Caesar was a clear a present threat to the survival of the Roman Republic, BIRT: Julius Caesar deserved to die. || Noah
 * 2 Whereas, one of the last lines of the play claims that Brutus was the “noblest Roman of them all,” BIRT: Brutus’ words and actions make him the most noble character of the play || Chris
 * 3 Whereas both Cassius and Antony prove to be master manipulators, BIRT: Cassius possesses superior skills of persuasion. || Kiah
 * 4 Whereas, some readers believe that the females in Julius Caesar are intelligent and strong while others see them as illogical and weak BIRT Shakespeare portrays a negative opinion of women in Julius Caesar. || Shawn

The those not participating directly in a debate will be reporters. Whether you are in a debate or not, you will be a reporter at some point. Here's what you will deliver for evaluation:
 * 1) **Judges**: A 2 page summary of your decision and the reasons for it. You must make specific reference to the arguments used in the debate - __posted on your blog page__
 * 2) **Debaters**: A 2 page summary of your argument (but not the rebuttals) - __posted on your blog page__
 * 3) **Everyone** (including judges and debaters): a newspaper report of 5 paragraphs in length detailing a debate and its outcome.These shall be __posted to the portfolio section of your blog.__

===Activity 4 : Julius Caesar Study Questions ===
 * =====**[[file:Act 1 Study.odt|Act One]] **=====
 * =====**[[file:Act 2 Study.doc|Act Two]]**=====
 * =====**Act Three**=====
 * =====**Act Four**=====
 * =====**Act Five**=====