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Monday, January 20, 2020

January 20-24: 10th Grade World Lit

This Week: This week we are going to begin reading Julius Caesar! Your This I Believe Essays are due this Friday, January 24.

Link to Julius Caesar on Sparknotes

Julius Caesar Reading Guide

If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to keep up with the reading. Check the Google Calendar below to see what we have read in class each day. Linked above is the full digital text for Julius Caesar that is the same version as the book we have in class. We are reading Shakespeare's original text in class, but you might want to read the Modern Text if you are reading at home and do not understand what is happening.

Class Calendar:


Monday, January 20:
  • No school - MLK holiday
Tuesday, January 21:

Wednesday, January 22:
  • TEDTalk Tuesday chart due at BEGINNING of class
    • Bryan Stevenson - "We need to talk about an injustice" (see last week's blog post for video)
    • Christopher Gaze - "Shakespeare is everywhere"
  • Continue reading Julius Caesar
Thursday, January 23:
Friday, January 24:
Next Week:
Next week, we will continue reading Julius Caesar. We will also work on Unit 10 vocab, with a vocab quiz on Friday.

Important Dates:
  • Wednesday, January 22: TEDTalk Tuesday chart due at BEGINNING of class
  • Friday, January 24: This I Believe Essay due at BEGINNING of class
  • Friday, January 31: Unit 10 Vocab Quiz