Name:
________________________ Hr _____ Date _______
Julius Caesar Research Activity
Directions: English2 Required Research Activities
You
must complete the research
activities listed below as part of the research requirement for this 9-week
grading
period. Your research grade will be earned in phases:
Phase #1: (15%) Download a separate copy of each website's
front page (10 total pages) onto your class CD into a research
folder titled "Shakespeare-Your
Last Name" by this date:
______________.
Phase #2: (45%) Inside your folder, create two new folders
"General Resources-Your Name"
and "Play Resources -Your Name"
then enter the appropriate assignments by this date: ______________.
Phase
#3: (40%) A
final copy of your research folder is to be burned to the class CD by ___________________ .
The class CD will be the only
electronic resource you may access during your in-class presentation.
Rehearse
your presentation prior to your due date on ________________. Be ready to present any two of your ten research activities (selected by your
instructor) using the multimedia /electronic resources of the class. Follow the
matrix of research skills presented during the course to organize your
presentation.
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General Resource Links for Shakespeare:
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Folder
#1: 5 General Resources |
GENERAL RESOURCES – YOUR NAME |
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1 |
Click on Shakespeare For Kids.
Create a word document to answer 8 character questions in the "Who Am I?" section,
(200 word minimum) |
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2 |
Create a word document
answering the 22 question Shakespeare Biography
Quiz. (Be sure to add an
informative picture to each answer.) |
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3 |
Julius
Caesar-The complete play on-line http://www.teachersfirst.com/autoframe.htm?http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/ |
Create a 3-fold brochure
explaining the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote. ( Must be printed out prior to class presentation.) |
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4 |
The
Perseus Digital Library @ Tufts University http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.03.0027 |
Electronically display
the primary source
"Perseus Tile" (this is not the translated print copy) containing
the famous words "Et tu, Brute!"
(Hint: Start by reading
Act III) |
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5 |
Create a word document explaining why Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is suspected to be
the real "Shakespeare." (200 word minimum) |
5
Links for the play: Julius Caesar
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Folder
#2: 5 Play Resources |
PLAY
RESOURCES – YOUR NAME |
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1 |
Click and explore the 20
buttons located at MSN's "EnCarta.”
Next, create a word document
summarizing 10 areas you enjoyed most. |
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2 |
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/juliuscaesar/ |
Answer Q. #5 in the
"Suggested Essay Topics" in an essay (200 word minimum) that proves
who the protagonist is in this play. |
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3 |
Study
Guide with Student Activities http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/resources/shakespeare/caesarwebguide.html |
Read Student Activity #1,
then prepare a 12-card PowerPoint presentation explaining the citations found
under "teacher activities.” |
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4 |
Click on "A
Finishing Point" then answer the Web Page questions. Download answers to your personal CD. |
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5 |
Shakespeare
vs. History (A Julius Caesar WebQuest) http://www.edu.pe.ca/threeoaks/english/webquests/caesar/webques.htm |
Complete
this WebQuest by deciding If Shakespeare copied or invented either Brutus or
Marc Anthony for this play. |
Two helpful sites on your journey:
Hunt for
Shakespeare & Julius Caesar
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntshakespemr6.html