Post date: May 13, 2020 2:31:26 PM
Welcome back to our distance learning. All students were sent home with their Springboard books but also all hard copies will be attached to lessons to either print off, fill out online, or do on your own paper. Below we always list previous assignments in a check list to either keep until we return to hand in, take a picture of it and email or send via remind, or just email or share it to me. Please keep in mind that when sharing from your One Drive always have your name, date, and period at the top of the document so we can see to whom it belongs when we open it up or print it off.
In order to keep your Lexile and reading comprehension sharp make sure you are doing 30 mins of Reading Plus five days a week. We will be checking that lessons are being completed. Site Code = rpgriff1 & User name and password are your student number.
It is really important that students attempt to keep up with their Reading Plus and writing from this ELA class. If your student has not been keeping up please contact us as soon as possible so we can make sure he/she doesn't get behind.
How to access your One Drive from home:
Session B
Warm Up: Two Important Drama Terms
What is a soliloquy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1yz-NLJZwE
What is a monologue?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-3mfDMuz38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfIGqK0FGMo
Work Period:
Featured scenes from Julius Caesar:
The character of Mark Antony is Julius Caesar's right hand man and apprentice. In the beginning of the play, Mark Antony is overlooked by the other characters as just a follower and not considered very intelligent by those plotting to kill Caesar. There is a lot of debate at the start of plotting Caesar's assassination as to should the plotters kill Mark Antony as well because the group considers him a physical threat, but Brutus wisely states this would make civil war and not what they are trying to accomplish. On March 15, Brutus has someone draw Mark Antony away on an urgent errand so that they can assassinate Caesar without worrying about the athletic young man jumping into the situation. Mark Antony surprises all the conspirators by shaking their bloody hands and making a deal to speak at Caesar’s funeral. He promises to say nothing bad about Caesar’s killers to the crowd.
Explanation of the scene of the assassination of Julius Caesar
1. Most famous soliloquy
Caesar’s killers leave Mark Antony to tend to Caesar’s body and Brutus goes to speak to an angry, confused crowd outside and calm them down. In this moment, the audience sees the true Mark Antony and how much he loved Caesar like a father. Mark Antony curses Rome for this betrayal and apologizes to dead Caesar that he had to shake hands with the men who killed him. Here in this famous speech we see Mark Antony swear to kill every last man that harmed Caesar to avenge him. He declares Caesar's spirit will not rest until justice for his death is served. Compare and contrast the different ways actors perform this speech.
"Let Slip the Dogs of War" Mark Antony Speech performed by the Royal Shakespeare Co
"Let Slip the Dogs of War" Mark Antony Speech performed by Marlon Brando
2. Most famous monologue
This speech is on Shakespeare’s top five most famous speeches from all his plays. Mark Antony surprises everyone in the play with his ability to keep his word to Caesar’s killers by not to speak badly of them to the crowd but then also turns the crowd against Brutus and Cassius by arguing that Caesar was not ambitious and wrongly murdered. Compare and contrast the two different portrayals of this speech that turns the whole play around. After this speech, Mark Antony hunts down all of Caesar’s killers and takes all the power for himself and Caesar’s nephew Octavius.
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen" performed by the Royal Shakespeare Co
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen" performed by Marlon Brando
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X9C55TkUP8
Closer: TED Talks to Think about
Watch the video and do a quick write about what you learned in the talk. During the summers, I often spend some time trying to find TED talks that make me think about my world and challenge me in how I look at the world and approach problems. In this time, we have time to reflect so when we leave our isolation, and we will, perhaps these talks will help you go back out into the world with new perspectives.
Meet the Dalai Lama. This is his guide to happiness lecture and he is a personal hero of mine. The Dalai Lama is a leader of the Buddhist religion and has won a Nobel Peace prize for his work in bringing peace to the world. He is a modern day Yoda as he loves to laugh and joke as he gives his wisdom. He is a professor at Emory University here in Atlanta, and travels here for one month every Fall to lecture. His lectures are free to the public so if you ever have the opportunity I highly recommend seeing him speak. If you look up his personal history you will find he has endured a lot of suffering in his life but he has never given up hope and always reaches out to assist others in need. He approaches the obstacles he faces with a very unique and optimistic perspective.
Completed Work Checklist:
Week of 3/16 Session A
1. Vocabulary Lesson 1 packet letters A -D exercises
2. 10 of the 15 word blocks with one word per box (All blocks must be completely filled out and we challenge you to make a PowerPoint with one word per slide making sure to include all the four sections of the word block in each slide)
Week of 3/16 Session B
1. Answer questions 5 & 6 on pg 162
2. RACES paragraph on question "How did animals help Temple Grandin deal with the challenges of autism?"
Week of 3/16 Session C
1. Graphic Organizer Introduction paragraph
2. Introduction paragraph with thesis underlined
Week of 3/23 Session A
1. Graphic Organizer Body paragraph 1
2. Body paragraph 1 with topic sentence underlined
Week of 3/23 Session B
1. Graphic Organizer Body paragraph 2
2. Body paragraph 2 with topic sentence underlined
Week of 3/23 Session C
1. Graphic Organizer Conclusion
2. Conclusion paragraph with restated thesis underlined
3. Completed Warm Up
Week of 3/30 Session A
1. Springboard page 265 - 266 numbers 1-4.
2. RACES short answer response paragraph to the question "What are three important points about Shakespeare's life?"
Week of 3/30 Session B
1. Eight poetry blocks 1- 8 with an example lyric from your favorite music and an explanation.
Week of 3/30 Session C
1. Seven poetry blocks 9 - 15 with an example lyric from your favorite music and an explanation.
Week of 4/13 Session A
Have mastered the three quizlets
Sound Devices & Poetry Mechanics: https://quizlet.com/_898u02?x=1qqt&i=26dvyd
Figurative Language: https://quizlet.com/_898t94?x=1qqt&i=26dvyd
Types of Poems: https://quizlet.com/_898s56?x=1qqt&i=26dvyd
Week of 4/13 Session B
Poetry Flip Book Page 1: Write a test with an answer key of your 15 Poetry Terms
Week of 4/20 Session A
Poetry Flip Book Page 2: Write an Ode
Week of 4/20 Session B
Poetry Flip Book Page 3: Write two Haikus
Week of 4/27 Session A
Poetry Flip Book Page 4: Write a Sonnet
Week of 4/27 Session B
Poetry Flip Book Page 5: Write a Song
Week of 5/4 Session A
Poetry Flip Book Page 6: Write a Free Verse
Week of 5/4 Session B
Record your Free Verse on the Flipgrid Link and comment on five other students' poems
Week of 5/11 Session A
Watch the recap of the plot and two scenes from Julius Caesar along the explanation videos
Week of 5/11 Session B
Watch the two scenes from Julius Caesar and compare and contrast how different actors perform the same speech differently.