9th Grade ELA
128 Lessons
Maine East High School
Park Ridge, IL
Suburban Environment
9th Grade ELA
(12 Units, 128 Lessons)
Unit 11 - Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches(16 Lessons)
Loyalty Discussion Using Question Formulation Technique9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:We are beginning the cycle of inquiry in this unit by talking about the central theme of loyalty -- it is bound to have some personal hooks for the students.
Introduction to Rhetoric through Analysis of Satire9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Students read with great insight to examine a writer's choices in creating light satire.
Caesar Act 1 , Scenes 1 and 2 --Getting the Literal Meaning Down9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Before we launch into a rhetorical reading of Caesar and other texts, we will begin by getting familiar with Shakespeare's language
Collaborative Reading and Analysis of Julius Caesar Act 1, Scene 29th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:We will leverage 1:1 technology for collaborative reading!
Failure and Imagination: How does J.K.Rowling get us to shift our thinking?9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:We begin to examine rhetorical techniques in contemporary speeches in order to compare them to Antony's speech in a later lesson.
Character Analysis: Brutus' Conscience and Caesar's Danger9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Students gain greater control of reading Shakespeare by working in groups in a 1:1 computer setting.
Making Inferences about Brutus and Portia9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:This more typical work with Shakespeare sets the stage for rhetorical reading in Act 3, scene 2.
Reviewing Plot and Examining How Caesar Defies Fate in Four Excerpts9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Beware the Ides of March! My students examine Caesar and Fate.
Comparing Graphic Novel to Film to Analyze Caesar's Assassination9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Examining Caesar's assassination across media is a great way to deepen understanding.
Activism in Bono's Speech: Reading a Contemporary Speech for Rhetorical Appraoch9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:We learn to carefully examine ideas in a contemporary speech.
The Recitation of Antony's Speech Jig (Day 1 of 2)9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:This focus on movement to aid recitation is ultimate swag--Shakespeare style!
The Recitation of Antony's Speech Jig: Analysis of Antony's Speech and Language (Day 2 of 2)9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:We combine physical understanding and rhetorical analysis of Antony's speech.
What the Speech?! Analyzing and Comparing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Two Commencement Addresses9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Setting up a rapport with an audience is a key ethos move for speakers who then make the turn toward a serious point.
Assessment: Comparison of Bono, Antony, and J.K. Rowling9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Students compare rhetoric in Shakespeare to rhetoric in contemporary sources.
Performing Recitations of Antony's Speech (Day 1 of 2)9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Today is the day to put the finishing touches on student recitations to see how their analysis of the speech and use of movements to memorize strengthen their recitations.
Performing Antony's Speech: Recitation Examination and Explanation (Day 2 of 2)9th Grade ELA» Unit:Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
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Analyzing Rhetoric in Julius Caesar and Contemporary Speeches
Big Idea:Friends, Romans, Countrymen... this is seriously fun!
