Act 1, Scene 2 Group Speeches

1. Cassius pg 827


2. Cassius pg 828


3. Cassius pg 829


4. Brutus pg 829-830


5. Caesar pg 830


6. Casca pg 831


7. Casca pg 832


8. Cassius pg 833


• Group up according to the speech you completed. MAX OF 4!
  If more than four people did the same speech,
  then another group for that speech must be formed.


• Take out your homework and classwork from yesterday and last night to use as a reference.


• There are four mini-assignments


1. Describe what is happening before the speech


2. Someone acts out the speech in original language


3. Someone acts out the translated speech created by the group


4. Describe what happens after the speech


5. Be ready to present after 30 minutes.

Persuasive Appeals in Act 1 Scene 2

This is the homework assignment for today.
Read Act 1, Scene 2.
As you read, identify speeches and select 2 that you like or understand best.

1. Summarize the speech


2. Identify the Persuasive Appeals




• Spiritual


• Mental


• Physical


• Emotional


• Ethical




3. Audience




• How is the type of appeal appropriate for the audience?




4. Speaker




• Why does the speaker pick that type of appeal?




• Awareness of audience


• Awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses






5. Goal




• What is the speaker trying to accomplish?

Julius Caesar: Act 1, Scene 1 Quiz

Act 1 Scene I
1. What gives Marullus and Flavius the right to question the commoners or workers as they do? Also, what is the significance of those two characters having names, as opposed to being characterized as First and Second Commoner or their job title?
2. Do you think that the word awl (line 23, page 823) is a pun? Is the Second Commoner (Cobbler) testing the intelligence of the people, or is Shakespeare trying to test your intelligence as the audience?
3. Are Marullus and Flavius getting back at him or trying to put him in his place when they ask him, “But wherefore art not in thy shop today? Why dost thou lead these men about the streets?” Hint: who leads people about in the streets?
4. How does Marullus feel about the conquest of Pompey? What is your evidence?
5. Considering Marullus and Flavius’ positions, as supposed by your thoughts, why do you think that they want to remove evidence of celebrations from the statues of Caesar?
6. What is the nature of Caesar’s relationship with the people, and what is your evidence?

Here is a parallel text version. In other words, original (Old English, hard) text on the left and modern (an easier syntax and clearer language) text on the right.

This is another version of Julius Caesar and it is searchable and organized.

Caesar Group Translation

Today we started building autonomy in regards to understanding Julius Caesar on your own. We did this by:

1. Grab your book


2. Get into groups of 3


3. Open up to Julius Caesar, page 822


4. Produce a modern/simpler translation of Act 1, Scene 2


5. Identify easiest and hardest lines to translate


6. Share those two at the end of class


7. Turn in translation with everybody's name from your group on it


8. One paper per group

Here is a parallel text version. In other words, original (Old English, hard) text on the left and modern (an easier syntax and clearer language) text on the right.

This is another version of Julius Caesar and it is searchable and organized.

Caesar Group Skit Scenarios

Students got into random groups of fours and picked one of the following topics as inspiration to create a skit. The scene inspirations are taken from parts of Caesar. Students needing more guidance or clarification were provided with the following specific examples:

• a second-string running back that tells the defense how to make the first-string running back fumble the ball so that he can get more playing time.


• a second-string center telling the opposing team that instead of trying to defend against Shaquille O'Neil, all you have to do is foul him, because he can't shoot free throws.

1. Creation of dissent


• 
  You are a member of a group and disagree with the ideals and practices of your leader. Begin to win over other group members by spreading rumors and/or creating dissent/unhappiness.


2. 
   Arrogant person bragging (flexing)


• 
  You are a talented, intelligent, and capable person, when you talk about yourself you believe, you know, that you are stating facts. However, some of those around your perceive your speech as bragging. Write a speech where you discuss your accomplishments, which can be interpreted as you are arrogant or you are truthful.


3. 
   Planning to exploit someone's weakness


• 
  The leader of a group is doing a good job in many people's opinion, but a few know the actual truth. After studying their leader, this select few plan to use the leader's weakness to expose their truth about who he/she is.


4. 
   Someone talking junk who can't back it up


• 
  The leader of a group is doing a solid job, but begins exaggerrating the possibilities of what he is able to accomplish. These promises of future glory win over the people, however, when the future arrives, reality is dramatically different from the past promises.


5. 
   Glimmers of hope in an arrogant person's life


• 
  The leader of a group is often very successful and is fully under the influence of his or her arrogance. Regularly bragging on his or her successes and attributes, many close friends and associates are disgusted with him or her. However, every once and a while this person calms down and realizes the truth and acknowledges he or she couldn’t have gotten there with out the rest of the group.


6. 
   Person blind to their negative effect on others


• 
  The leader of your group definitely has it together, but many times his or her confidence and cavalier swag make most around them irritated, spawning followers and haters at the same time. The leader, however, never notices this until it is unfortunately too late.


7. 
   Arrogant person experiencing downfall or failure


• 
  The leader of your group after years of triumph and dominating, has finally been humbled with failure. What is his or her reaction? Is it denial, is it blame, is it acceptance, is it depression?


8. What next?


• 
  Now that the leader is out of the picture, a powerful power vacuum develops which could tear the group apart. Some are still loyal to the former leader, and some are loyal to your group. Compose a speech where you attempt to unify the entire group and reassure them of future success.

Persuasive Writing Topic #4, NFL

SITUATION: Hundreds of millions of people watch American football every year and one of the highlights or “guilty pleasures” of the game are the big hits. People love to see them and pay to see them. But, do you know how great the cost is to the players who experience these powerful tackles that millions love to see? The concussions caused by these hits result in major brain damage for the players. Nevertheless, this barbaric game simultaneously produces 7.6 billion dollars annually for the National Football League. Despite the massive amount of money the NFL generates from this violent sport, the league only gives a maximum of $88,000 per year to assist players who suffer from dementia, Alzheimer’s, and/or other mentally degenerative diseases, which all result from and/or are intensified by severe brain trauma.

DIRECTIONS: Compose a persuasive letter to the NFL Commissioner encouraging him to spend more money on protecting players during their career and assisting them afterwards.

We watched the following films in preparation:

Crazy Football Hits
Blow to the Brain, 60 minutes special

Persuasive Writing Topic #3, Prison

Facts for discussion,

1. There are 300 million people in the US


2. 1% of the American population is currently in prison


3. 52% of all people incarcerated return to prison if uneducated


4. On the other hand, only 25% of people who learn a trade, earn a degree or a diploma return to prison


5. Applying the 1% number to 300 million, that means that there are 3 million prisoners in the US


6. Each federal prisoner requires about $25,000 a year to keep them behind bars, State or Community totals about the same, less a few hundred dollars


7. Applying that cost to the population totals approximately 75 BILLION dollars a year spent on prisoners


8. Applying that cost to the population that would not return to jail if educated, we learn that we could save approximately 55 BILLION dollars annually if we educated prisoners

SITUATION:

52% of all people incarcerated in the United States re-enter the prison system after their initial sentence. However, inmates who earn a degree diploma, or learn a trade/vocation are only reconvicted at the rate of 25%. Despite this fact, one of the first programs to recieve a cut in funding at prisons is education.

DIRECTIONS:

Compose a persuasive letter to a local prison warden convincing him/her to not only stop decreasing the education budget of the prison, but to increase the money so that repeat offenders can be stopped before they create (an)other victim(s).

Persuasive Writing Topic #2, Space

SITUATION:

Did you know that the US through NASA spends approximately 31 billion dollars per year on space exploration/research projects. Many Americans believe that spending this massive amount of money is perplexing considering the economy, disaster relief needs, dying social security, failing health care provision systems, etc...

DIRECTIONS:

Compose a persuasive latter where you convince Congress that the United States has more pressing needs that need those finances spent on space exploration/research projects.

Persuasive Writing Topic #1, Kanye West

Many people remain in shock after the latest Kanye West outburst at this year’s MTV Awards Ceremony. This is not his first time, the 2007 MTV Music Awards, 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Telathon, and 2004 American Music Awards have each had their share of his expletive (cuss word) laden (filled) rants. Either he is unhappy that he didn’t win awards or that the person/group that he wanted to win did not. Your assignment is to compose a PERSUASIVE letter addressed to the FCC that demands action or a PERSUASIVE letter addressed to Mr. West himself requesting that he do something about this trend in his behavior.

Letter must be properly formatted, this is a TIMED assignment and only one class period will be given.

The point is to see how you all write under pressure.

This is due at the end of class.

Simba Sundiata Similarities and Differences

Similarities
Sundiata	Simba
Prophesied to be a great king	Prophesied to be a great king
Both parents died, Dad died first, then mom,	Dad died only,
Trouble when young, he couldn't walk or talk and had a big head	Trouble when young, he couldn't roar and wasn't as big and strong as he thought/needed/expected to be
Had his advisor/jali (Balla Faseke) taken away from him	Had his advisor/guide (Zazu) taken away from him
Hated on by his family, wicked step-mother Sassouma and his step-brother (Dankaran)	Hated on by his family, sicked Uncle and the hyenas
Hating relatives tried to kill him	Hating relative tried to kill him
Got kicked out of the village, exiled from Mali	Got kicked out of the villate, exiled from Pride Rock
After being exiled someone went to look for him	After being exiled someone went to look for him
The soothsayer casts the pollen/natural things to determine how to successfully consumate the marriage to the Bufallo Woman	The soothsayer casts rocks to see that Simba was still alive
Sundiata does not kill Sumangaru	Simba does not kill Scar
Differences
Sundiata	Simba
The Elders sent search parties to look for Sundiata	Nala left to look for Simba
Sundiata always had to fight actual enemies	Simba had to fight his past and then an actual enemy
Sundiata used his parents passing as motivation	Simba was blamed for his dad's death and felt extreme guilt
Sundiata's final fight was against a very tough opponent, Sumangaru	Simba's final fight was against a very weak opponent, Scar
Sundiata had his family to love him and support him	Simba had an actual girlfriend, then wife to love and support him, Nala
Sundiata was successful in his retaking of the throne thanks to Balla Faseke, and his sister, Sogolon Komonkan	Simba was successful in his retaking of the throne thanks to friends help, Nala, Timon, Puumba, Rafiki,