Julius Caesar - Honor Essay Revision

Hello students!

It's time to REVISE your in class essays!  Here are the steps you need to take in order to complete your FINAL DRAFT (Due on Friday March 23rd):

1. Review your score from your first essay.  What do you need to work on?  Start by revising those things first.  Here is a revision checklist for your use.
2. Type up your revised paper in Microsoft Word.  If you can, have a friend or another teacher take a look at it before you finalize the paper.
3. When you are completely done, UPLOAD your document to GoogleDocs.  This is really easy!  Just follow these directions:
1. Go to Google.com
2. Click SIGN IN.
3. Your school sign in is:  ID#@students.d94.org (example: 33333@students.d94.org)
4. Your password is:  Network password used for computers with 94 at the end (example: 20156494)
5. Click on DOCUMENTS.
6. Click UPLOAD (the square button next to CREATE).
7. Click SHARE (blue button in upper right corner) the document with ACORDES@D94.ORG. 
1. Under VISIBILITY, select ANYONE WITH LINK
2. Under ACCESS:  Select CAN COMMENT
8. This must be done BEFORE the end of the day on Friday March 23rd.
4. YOU'RE DONE!  You can check back to see the comments that I have written about your paper throughout spring break. 

The Counterargument/Refute

Izzy posted on our Facebook page about the counterargument/refute part of the paper.  I thought I'd share my answer with everyone here on our homepage:

Counterargument = a sentence acknowldeging the other side
Refute = several sentences that come BACK and prove that your side is still stronger. 


EXAMPLE: [counterargument] Some may say that Brutus is dishonorable because he killed his best friend. [refute] Yet, this wasn't just a random murder out of jealousy or rage. This was a planned assassination that was necessary. Caesar's power would have been uncontrollable, so Brutus's decision was made to protect all of Rome


Any questions?? Please email, comment here, or post on Facebook and I'll be there to help out!!


Best, 
Miss C.

Brutus - Is He HONORABLE??

Over the weekend, you guys are preparing to start writing your FINAL ESSAY on Julius Caesar.  Here are the photos from the board and some reminders to help you be as prepared as possible tomorrow:

• YOUR THESIS:  
• You must DEFINE honor.  What is it?
• You must DECIDE one way or the other - is Brutus honorable or not?

If you need ideas or need help brainstorming, post comments here or on Facebook!  Let's keep brainstorming together!!

See you tomorrow,

Miss Cordes

Best of the Best Examples!

Hey Guys!!
Here are the presentations we talked about in class that are great examples of incorporating textual evidence and analyzing the evidence! You can use these when you are writing your essays as examples of how to format your ideas. :)





HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!
~Miss D. and Miss Cordes