Learning Outcomes for this Assignment:

Select and use appropriate listening comprehension strategies before, during, and after listening to understand oral texts, including increasingly complex texts
Select and use appropriate reading comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading to understand texts, including increasingly complex texts
Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas
Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed
Extend understanding of texts, including increasingly complex texts, by making appropriate connections between the ideas in them and personal knowledge, experience, and insights; other texts; and the world around them
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme
Determine whether the ideas and information gathered are relevant to the topic, accurate, and compete and appropriately meet the requires of the writing task
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence

Texts & Materials for this Assignment:

Julius Caesar