English II: Jeopardy Review

Review the information you'll need to know for the 5th 6-wk. exam by playing this Jeopardy-esque practice quiz.

Extra Credit: Meaningful Sentence Illustration

Illustrate your meaningful sentences from Word Set #2 (draw a picture showing what's going on in the sentence) to get extra credit.

Up to 2 points each, for a maximum total of 20 points. This will supplement your Project Grade (Pre-AP: IWA; Eng II: Speech Performance) for the six-weeks .

Pictures must be of good quality. Color will help. If stick figures are the best you can draw, then you'll get credit for awesome stick figures (but I've seen the work you doodle in the margins of your assignments, so I know whether you can do better than stick figures).

Write your meaningful sentence at the bottom of the page large enough to be read from 5-10 feet away.

Due before Friday, April 15.

Pre-AP: Literary Devices in Julius Caesar

Find examples of the following literary devices in Julius Caesar. Include the speaker and the Act.scene.line information (either II.i.32-38 or 2.1.32-38).

• Allusion
• Anaphora
• Apostrophe (not the punctuation)
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron or Paradox (make sure your example matches your choice)
• Personification
• Pun
• Simile
• Synesthesia (counts 3x)

Each item found will count for 10 points (synesthesia=30) for a total up to 105.

The examples you find will be incorporated into this Friday’s test. Do not use the sections that appeared on last week’s test.

Julius Caesar Meaningful Sentences II

Complete meaningful sentences for all 10 of the following vocabulary words.



The illustration element of this assignment has been changed to extra credit. See this blog post: Extra Credit: Meaningful Sentence Illustration.

Remember:

• a meaningful sentence is made up of two independent sentences combined with a semicolon (;)


• the first sentence includes a vocabulary word


• the second sentence contains the definition of that vocabulary word


• the first word of the second sentence is not capitalized


• you should underline the vocabulary word and its definition

For instance, if the vocabulary word was:

Bequeath (v): to assign something as a gift in one's last will and testament.

a meaningful sentence would be:

My uncle bequeathed his comic book collection to me; unfortunately, it was destroyed in the same house fire that killed him, so I didn't get it when he died.

English II: Inside the Mind of ... Julius Caesar

Please complete the "Inside the Mind of..." worksheet.

Inside the characters brain, write what the character’s thoughts are about other characters, evil plans, how he thinks of himself, etc. Outside the brain, write what others think about that character. Be as detailed as possible. Write in “regular” English. You must have at least one response inside and outside the brain: 5 responses, total=70; 6=85; 7=100.

**You must include act, scene, and line numbers as evidence.** (Use a classroom textbook.)

To determine which character you should analyze, pick a number between 1 and 4. If your number is 1, write about Caesar; 2, Brutus; 3, Cassius; 4, Antony. No fair changing your number to match the character you want to write about.

Julius Caesar: The Musical!

Find a song whose lyrics would be appropriate for a musical version of Julius Caesar. It must deal with some significant aspect of the play: betrayal, deception, over-confidence, women being ignored because they’re women, conspiracy, etc.

Then on a separate sheet of paper, include

1. “Song Title” by ______________________
2. Lyrics (the entire assignment can be printed out in one word processing document with the lyrics pasted in) – sanitize the [bad words]
3. Explanation of connection to the play.
4. Identify who would sing it and when.

Due date: Friday, April 8th.

Example:

“Back Stabbers” by The O’Jays

(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
All you fellows who have someone
and you really care, yeah, yeah
Then it's all of you fellows
who better beware, yeah yeah
Somebody's out to get your lady
A few of your buddies they sure look shady
Blades are long, clenched tight in their fist
Aimin' straight at your back
And I don't think they'll miss
(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
I keep gettin' all these visits from my friends,
yeah, what they doin to me
They come to my house again and again
and again and again, yeah
So are they there to see my woman
I don't even be home but they just keep on comin'
What can I do to get on the right track
I wish they'd take some of these knives off my back
(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
Low down... dirty...
(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
Smiling faces... smiling faces sometimes tell lies
(Back stabbers)
(They smile in your face)
I don't need... low down, dirty [fat heads]
(Back stabbers)

This song is relevant to the play because Julius Caesar gets “stabbed in the back” and front and sides by people pretending to be his friends.

Julius Caesar would sing this song as he is approaching Brutus, waiting for that final knife to stab him.

Pre-AP: Julius Caesar Essay Test & Graphic Organizer

These were distributed in class today:

• Essay Prompt


• Graphic Organizer

You'll be able to use the graphic organizer on tomorrow's test (April 5th).

Be prepared!

English II: Julius Caesar Act III Test Preview

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Julius Caesar Act I Test Preview

Due to photocopying issues, tomorrow's test will only be on Julius Caesar.

Please know the following literary terms and rhetorical devices for the test:

• Allusion


• Anaphora


• Apostrophe (not the punctuation)


• Foreshadowing


• Hyperbole


• Metaphor


• Onomatopoeia


• Oxymoron


• Paradox


• Personification


• Pun


• Simile

There will be five multiple choice questions (15 pts. each) and the following essay question. (25 pts.).

Identify (cite) lines from Julius Caesar that echo the idea in Juliet’s soliloquy, below—write the first and last lines of the citation. Then write commentary explaining the point Shakespeare makes through the two speeches.

Juliet:
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.

'Tis but thy name that is my enemy:
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? It is nor hand nor foot,
Nor arm nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O be some other name!
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
and for thy name, which is no part of thee,
Take all myself.

Othello/Julius Caesar Venn Diagram

Othello	Both	Julius Caesar
Suicide	Title Character Dies	Assassination/Murder
Fatal Flaw: Jealousy	Tragedy	Fatal Flaw: "Ambition"/Arrogance
Iago (+Emelia, Roderigo)	Conspiracy	Cassius (+Others) / Brutus
	Epilepsy
Motiveless Crime		Cassius: Avenge Pompey / Brutus: Protect Rome
Fiction	Prose + Iambic Pentameter	True Events
Ends with Othello's Death	Globe Theater Spectacle	Caesar Dies Halfway Through
Moral Message	High and Low Appeal	Political Message to Friend and Foe
"All" Sexual Innuendo		No Sexual Innuendo

Notes on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Copy of William Shakespeare & Julius Caesar Background on Prezi

English II: Julius Caesar Act III, Scene i

After reading the opening scene of Act III, answer the following questions:

1. What was Caesar’s reaction to the soothsayer? To Artimedorus’ letter?


2. Who has been selected to be the first to stab Caesar?


3. What is Metellus Cimber’s petition?


4. What is ironic about Caesar’s speech in lines 58-74?


5. What was Antony’s initial reaction to Caesar’s death? Why do you think he reacted like that?


6. What did you think about the conspirators when they bathed their arms in Caesar’s blood?


7. How and why does Antony’s reaction to Caesar’s death change?


8. What bargain does Antony strike with Brutus? What is Cassius’ reaction?

Happy "Death to Caesar" Day

From Conan O'Brien's Twitter feed:

ConanOBrien: Why did that soothsayer tell Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March” when he could've more helpfully said, “Beware the knives of stabbers”?

Hope you're enjoying your Spring Break (Pre-AP: to the extent that your reading of Othello, Acts IV and V, and Caesar, Act I will allow).

English II: Julius Caesar Speeches and Memorization Tips

To hear the speeches, select the links below:

Cassius: Two Stories

Brutus: The Serpent's Egg

Antony: Funeral Oration

(To download for MP3-player use: right click link, choose "save link/target as".)



MEMORIZATION TIPS

1. Use flash cards. Divide the speech into logical sections. Put the beginnings of sections on one side and the remainder of the lines on the other.


2. Draw a series of pictures that represent your speech or your lines. Remember picture stories from preschool? Be very creative and think of a picture story to go along with your lines. After you've created your picture story, go back and say your lines as you look at the pictures.


3. Say your lines in front of a mirror and move your face or your arms a special way to emphasize specific words or passages.


4. Write out your lines. The act of writing the words provides very strong reinforcement.


5. Carry your script or speech with you at all times and read the full text when you get a chance to get a strong emotional "feel" for it.


6. Get to know your character. Understand why you say and do what you do.


7. Act out your lines as you say them, even if this is an unemotional speech. You can exaggerate your words with dramatic gestures. Of course, you may not want to do this during your actual speech, but you will be thinking about it.


8. Record your lines with exaggerated vocal expressions. You may even want to yell your words. Exaggerations leave big imprints in your brain. Carry your recorder with you and listen to it as often as you can.

Audio Files copyright Caedmon Shakespeare, 1996. Academic Fair Use for student analysis. Do not reproduce or distribute these files.

Memorization tips via about.com

Free Othello Text/Audio

There are several versions of the text available free from Project Gutenberg. (Julius Caesar, too.) Please make sure you download a "by William Shakespeare" edition.

There is also a free recording from LibriVox. (Julius Caesar audio.) Note: the free audio recordings aren't great. Check Learn Out Loud for discount-price options. (There are 99-cent options at the iTunes store, but I suspect it's the LibriVox recording; let me know if you download it and it's not.)

If you come across any other free (or low-cost) resources, please leave a message in the comments section.

English II: Julius Caesar Meaningful Sentences

Download and print the worksheet handed out in class.

Complete meaningful sentences for all 15 vocabulary words.

Select three (3) vocabulary words and on separate sheets of paper illustrate your meaningful sentence for that word. Write your meaningful sentence at the bottom of the page large enough to be read from 10-15 feet away.

Remember:

• a meaningful sentence is made up of two independent sentences combined with a semicolon (;)


• the first sentence includes a vocabulary word


• the second sentence contains the definition of that vocabulary word


• the first word of the second sentence is not capitalized


• you should underline the vocabulary word and its definition

For instance, if the vocabulary word was:

Triumvirate (n): a government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.

a meaningful sentence would be:

The triumvirate met in the Senate twice a month; Julius Caesar and the two other co-rulers of Rome listened to the petitions of the people and then conferred and made decisions to benefit the country.