Timeline Sixth Grade Monday (3/3) 1:00-3:00 1:00-1:15 Define new vocab on kindles Tuesday (3/4) 11:00-12:30 11:00-11:20

Paragraph practice: How does the author support his claim that Patrick Henry was directly influenced by Cassiuss speech? 1:15-1:25 11:20-11:40 Define new vocab as whole Class discussion (focus on class providing textual evidence for opinions) 1:25-1:28 11:40-12:00 Give homework Introduction of rhetorical assignment for tomorrow: triangle; used as advance 10 sentences using new organizer vocabulary words; read/ annotate article about influence of Cassiuss speech on Patrick Henry. Wednesday (3/6) 8:45-10:15 8:45-9:00 Paragraph practice: How are women portrayed in Julius Caesar? Provide textual evidence. 9:00-9:10 Small group discussion 9:10-9:25 Report out as whole group. 9:25-9:45 Presentation on political context of Rome; continue classs ongoing note-taking practice (point out main ideas that should be written down; call on students to provide examples of how to summarize a big concept in their own words, etc.) 9:45-10:10 Close reading of Julius Caesar: Act II, scene iii 10:00-10:15 PSSA practice (reading the questions first to give you an idea of what to look for when you read the selection) 10:15 Dismissal Thursday (3/7) 8:45-10:15 8:45-10:10 Presentation by Lantern Theater: Shakespearean insults (focus on Shakespearean language, the fact that even if you dont understand all of the words, you can gain comprehension through context, through the actors expressions and gestures, etc.)

Summer Beckley

Friday (3/8) 9:00-12:00 9:00-12:00 Buses to the Lantern Theater for production of Julius Caesar

1:28-1:30 Review for vocab quiz

12:00-12:20 Students work at table teams to identify usages of rhetorical triangle in Cassius speeches in Act I

1:30-1:40 Vocab quiz

12:20-12:22 Assign homework: analyze their previously

1:40-1:50 Paragraph practice: Analyze quote: Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius. (Act II, scene i) 1:50-2:00 Small group discussion of quote. 2:00-2:10 Report out in whole-class discussion 2:10-2:45 Close reading/readers theater of Julius Caesar: Act II, scene i 2:45-3:00 PSSA prep: test-taking skills (process of elimination) 3:00 Dismissal

written persuasive essays and identify where they could incorporate uses of the rhetorical triangle in their own writing 12:22-12:30 Recitation practice: wholegroup practice of Antonys speech

10:10-10:15 HW: reminder to continue to work on memorization of Antony speech Dismissal

12:30 Dismissal

12:00 HW: read/annotate Act III

Monday (3/10) 1:00-3:00 1:00-1:15 Define new vocab on kindles

Tuesday (3/11) 11:00-12:30 11:00-11:20 Paragraph practice: Compare and contrast Brutuss and Antonys speeches.

1:15-1:25 11:20-11:30 Define new vocab as whole Students work at table class teams with graphic organizers to pull out elements of two speeches to compare and contrast

Wednesday (3/12) 8:45-10:15 8:45-9:00 Paragraph practice: Discuss the idea of martyrdom. Why do Cassius, Patrick Henry, Julius Caesar, etc. all talk about the willingness to face death? 9:00-9:10 Small group discussion

Thursday (3/13) 8:45-10:15 8:45-10:10 Presentation by Lantern Theater: stage fighting (understanding how actors make fighting on stage look real, while remaining safe; discussion of body language, gesture as a means of a communication)

Friday (3/14) 11:00-12:30 11:00-11:15 Paragraph practice: How are body language and gesture used to convey meaning beyond words?

9:10-9:25 Report out as whole group.

1:25-1:28 Give homework assignment for tomorrow: 10 sentences using new vocabulary words 1:28-1:30 Review for vocab quiz

9:25-10:10 Close reading/readers theater of Julius Caesar: Act III, scene ii, scene iii 11:30-12:00 Sharing out and discussion 10:00-10:15 PSSA practice: review students answers to packet

11:15-11:30 Discussion and review of yesterdays Lantern Theater presentation 11:30-12:00 Close reading/readers theater of Julius Caesar: Act IV, scene i, scene ii 12:00-12:30 Presentation of persuasive essays with incorporation of rhetorical devices 12:30 Dismissal

1:30-1:40 Vocab quiz 1:40-1:50 Discussion of how to critique a play or a book beyond I liked it or I didnt like it. Call on students for examples of more sophisticated

12:22-12:30 Individual recitation of Antonys speeches

10:15 Dismissal 10:10-10:15 HW: bring in revised persuasive essays with incorporation of rhetorical devices Dismissal

responses. 1:50-2:00 Paragraph practice: What were your reactions to the production of Julius Caesar that we saw on Friday? 2:00-2:10 Report out in whole-class discussion 2:10-2:45 Close reading/readers theater of Julius Caesar: Act III, scene i 2:45-3:00 PSSA prep: test-taking skills (different types of questions and how to best tackle them) 3:00 HW: read Brutuss and Antonys speeches. How does each one make you feel? Who do you find yourself siding with? Dismissal

12:30 Dismissal