Week 6 - Conclusion

Essential Question for this assignment: What qualities or characteristics make someone a good leader?

Learning Outcomes for this week:

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
Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, advance the plot, or develop the theme
Locate and select information to appropriately support ideas for writing, using a variety of strategies and print, electronic, and other resources, as appropriate

Essential Questions for this week:

What priorities for Rome are shared by the two opposing armies? What are their differences?

The following things should be completed in the Learning Centre this week:

Task/Activity

Comments

Shared Priorities/Opposing Viewpoints

Rome has been plunged into civil war: Brutus and Cassius vs. Octavius and Antony.

Consider the goals and priorities of these opposing factions. What goals do they share and what priorities conflict with those of the opposition?

The following resources/notes will be used during our lesson time together this week:

Day	Task
Monday	Discuss Shared Priorities/Opposing Viewpoints; Read Act V scene i and ii
Tuesday	Read Act V scene iii and iv
Wednesday	Read Act V scene v; Act V Response