Really, rain?! No wonder we are rated the least happy people in Canada.

English

Bonus essay assignment: Due Friday

1. Victorian critic Edward Dowden wrote that Brutus has a "soul of incorruptible virtue". Using examples from the play, build a case either for against Dowden's statement.

2. Calpurnia and Portia have minor but important roles in the play.  Study the scenes Calpurnia and Portia share with their husbands (2.1 and 2.2). What are the similarities and differences?

3. Explain the significance of Caesar's famous line "Et tu, Brute?" Does it ensure we do not forget Brutus is a criminal?

4. What negative qualities of Brutus cause his own destruction?

5. Discuss the role of Cassius in the play.  We know that the welfare of Rome is the sole motivation of Brutus, but what motivates Cassius?

6. So many of Shakespeare's plays deal with the topic of suicide. In Julius Caesar, many characters take their life (or have others take their life for them).  Is this really right? Examine the self-murderers and their reasons for taking their own lives.

7. Julius Caesar was a politician who was becoming too powerful, yet he was not a tyrant.  He wasn't all good but he wasn't all bad either.  Did he deserve to be removed from his position? Do people have a right to assassinate their ruler if the ruler is corrupt?

8. Shakespeare seems to tell us people are just like sheep.  They could be led in any direction and their minds are changed in an instant. Is Shakespeare right in his perception of people?  Describe the role of the common people in the play.

9. Explain the role of fate played in Julius Caesar, supporting it with specific examples.

10. Compare and contrast the personalities of Brutus and Cassius.

11. Choose three symbols that Shakespeare uses throughout the play and describe how they contribute to it.

12. Choose a less significant character (not Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony) and describe his/her role in the play.

13. Some people believe that the title of the play should have been the Tragedy of Marcus Brutus, Support or refute this argument.

Socials

Finish all of the last set of practicing questions.
Turn in your tests so I can take off two bad questions and re-issue you a proper mark.
Tomorrow is review day. You will play jeopardy and I will have teams arranged.
Test: 30 m/c, 5 vocab/ 2 guiding questions.

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English

• Theme Log: Write what you believe is a theme of Julius Caesar. This is a theme statement that is generally enough to apply to all life. Remember that theme is something the author wants you to know about the world; it is an insight into life.
• After that theme statement, write a similar statement to the first but make it more specific to Julius Caesar (so how this theme can be seen in the play)
• After that write three examples that occur in the play that support your theme.
• What you will essentially have is an essay without writing the essay itself.
• This can all be in note form.

Socials

• Practice Questions page 231, #1-4
• Chase Dodds: next presentation on the 22nd.

Welcome to your long weekend!

English

You have a few things coming up this week:
Your test is this Wednesday and for bonus you can either do your lines or do an essay for 1% increase on your term 4 report card. This is due next Friday.

Socials

Continue to bring in your signed tests.
Tonight (or sometime this weekend) complete 1, 2abc, and 3 on page 227.

Drama

Line are due this Friday, continue to practice them at home.

Ugh! It's just Cold!

English

Your newspaper projects are due tomorrow as are the rest of the questions for Julius Caesar.

Socials

You probably finished your questions in class but if not do 1 and 2a on page 216.
Get your tests signed and read your novels.


P.S. We have been talking about feminism but I wanted to give you a counter argument to "feminists" by a woman, no less. Of, course there is a strong response to her video and you can read that as well.
We have no time to debate this in the classroom further, but it is certainly worth the 3 minutes of your time to help you reach your own opinion.

A Non- Feminist Female?

Drama

Lines are due next Friday. Performance the Friday after that.

Correction: Serving up some Sun!

Socials

Phew, that song assignment is over with.
So tonight just read up to page 214 and answer 1-4. A cinch!

English

Answer all questions for Act 5 scenes 1 and 2.

This Week's Menu? Serving up some Rain!!

English

Act 4 quiz tomorrow.
Newspaper on Thursday.
Test for Julius Caesar by late next week.

Socials 

If you did not do the practice questions in class on page 210 then do 'em. All of 'em.


Drama

Reflections are overdue and you need to start memorizing for Gloria.

I'm in Loove with the Fri-Days!

Socials

You know: test Monday, song Tuesday. Current events quiz Mon.

English 

Quiz on vocab Monday, Finish 4.3 and 3 questions for Monday. Act 4 quiz Tuesday. Thursday: paper.

Drama

Reflection due Monday. One page max 3/4 page min.