juliuscaesar

Objective: To understand how prepositions function and to identify and use them in sentences. To understand and appreciate a classic drama. I will examine some of the issues of friendship and leadership that they will encounter in reading //Julius Caesar//. Through creating "friendship committees" to develop a class friendship constitution, I will begin to think about many of the issues they will read about in the play.

Pre-Reading: Break the class into groups of 4-5. Each group forms a "friendship committee."

Friendship Committee Responsibilities: 1.) Create a list of ten qualities you believe a friend should possess.

2.) Create a list of five qualities you believe friends should not possess or a friendship infraction.

3.) Record your list on Microsoft Word or Power Point and save for the friendship summit.

Friendship Summit: 1.) Each group will send a representative to the front of the class. The representative will present the list on ten qualities and ten infractions.

2.) The teacher will record the list on a new website called, "The Friendship Constitution."

3.) The class will decide what ten qualities to keep and what five infractions to keep, forming The Friendship Constitution.

4.) Throughout the play refer to The Friendship Constitution to make judgments about the characters.

Grammar: Watch the video on prepositions and define the word preposition on your own. After, you have defined preposition practice your skills on the court by playing basketball.

Writing: Create a story, poem, greeting card, picture, or essay about friendship. This is your chance to express yourself. Show of your best skill. You will be graded on an effort basis, judged by both of your teachers.