Act I Scene III of Julius Caesar

Julius caesar introduction from ariannac

Note: First three slides were discussed in class.

Act I Scene II of Julius Caesar/Homework

Julius caesar introduction from ariannac

Note: First 11 slides were discussed in class.

Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2/Homework

Julius caesar introduction part two from ariannac

Act 1 Scene 1 of Julius Caesar slides/Homework

Julius caesar introduction from ariannac

Make A Prediction!

Tomorrow we're going to begin reading Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. In order to prep ourselves for what's to come, you'll be in charge of writing a one paragraph response to this photo.

Directions for responses:
1. Describe everything you see before beginning your paragraph (do not include this part in your paragraph)
2. Make a one paragraph prediction based on the photo of Julius Caesar.
3. Consider beginning your paragraphs with the following opening words:
-I predict that
-I bet that
-I think that
-I wonder if

Ms. Cummings's Example for 6th Period

Thingling Meets Cougar

            My name is Gerald and I’m 21 years old. The cougars above ground, who are really old people that look like they’re 21, better know me as a thingling. A thingling is someone who doesn’t take their anti-aging shots and stays true to their age. The year is 3020 and men and women around the world are youth crazy. My parents have told me that people’s youth obsession all started because of the repeated anti-aging commercials that were marketed on TV years ago. They said that every other commercial that appeared on TV was selling some sort of anti-aging product. Men became even more obsessed with not becoming bald due to the countless commercials of “Hair For Men,” that featured dozens of smiling old men with heads full of hair.

            There were also the anti-aging commercials for women that were even worst than the men’s commercials in my opinion. These commercials were filled with a number of testimonials from multiple women who swore by these chemically laden creams. The anti-aging creams hypothetically smoothed out all their wrinkles the same way that an iron would smooth out the creases of a wrinkled shirt. All these creams and serums however never really seemed to work for long. After awhile, the men started losing their hair again and the women were starting to witness reappearing acts from their wrinkles.

            People started to grow angry and depressed then, and so in order to promote the happiness of all its people, the government decided that they would administer annual anti-aging shots created by the most advanced doctors. These shots were so strong, in a matter of a week of them sinking in, they would make any individual, at any age look like they were 21 again.

            Of course some people rebelled against the now mandated anti-aging shots that the government forced people to take every year, some of those people include my parents. My parents believed (and still believe) that there is more wisdom and grace in aging than there is in remaining young forever. For these reasons, they decided to move underground before the government could catch them and arrest them. That’s when I was born.

            Occasionally I visit the world above ground just to check out what’s going on, and to honestly just people watch. Awhile back, I met this girl named Sally, and she was one of the most interesting girls I’ve ever spoken to. The only problem was was that she was Cougar and I was a thingling. Sally was actually forty-five, but that didn’t really bother me. To me she was the sexiest, 21-yr-old-lookin,’ forty-five year old I’ve ever met.

            When I first met her, I lied to her and told her that I was a cougar too and that I just moved down the block. I played off this lie for months until one day she caught on, because she followed me back home, to my real home…

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            After countless months of begging Sally to give me another chance and delivering handpicked dandelions to her door (her favorite flowers), she finally accepted my apology. We’ve been taking it slow ever since.

Science Fiction Narrative

Directions: You are going to write a science fiction story. The science fiction story is due Friday October 10^th. If you staple this paper to the back you will receive 5 extra points. If you type it an email it to me or put it on this padlet link (http://padlet.com/jonmhuston/f21ysodpgpb8), I will give you an extra 10. The story must have the following characteristics:

1. The impossible is made possible through science (ex: Space travel, time travel, teleportation, mutations, Ebola warfare, etc….)

2. Social Commentary (ex: anti-bullying, Pro-education, anti-government, anti-apathy, pro government etc…(ask yourself what is wrong with our society?))

3. Bizarre Events & Imagery (Spontaneous Combustion, Mutation, weird futuristic events.

I am going to use the following checklist to grade your paper. Each Item is worth 10 points.

                        _____Title, Name, & Date are present, Story is legible

                        _____ Well developed Characters

                        _____ A well developed conflict

_____A detailed setting that includes a description of the time and place

                        _____An exposition that introduces the characters and setting

                        _____Bizarre events &/or imagery

                        _____An impossible scientific scenario

                        _____A social message

                        _____The story makes sense and has a thoughtful ending/ resolution

_____adheres to the conventions of written English(Spelling, Grammar, & Punctuation)

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