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!

Appeals / Persuasive Techniques

English II: Julius Caesar Act III Test Preview

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