VCAP ENGLISH 10 Quarter Three/ Response to Text 500 words

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100 points total

Read Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar in your Literature book beginning on page 893.

Prompt: Many literary critics consider Brutus a tragic hero. In this essay you will need to define the literary term tragic hero. Then consider his positive attributes, his flaws and his role in the play and decide if you agree or disagree with this conclusion. Discuss why or why not. What do you feel Shakespeare’s larger message in relation to Brutus and his role in the play? Is there another character in the play that is a better example of a tragic hero?

Prewriting (5 points): Brainstorm a list of the traits (positive and negative) of Brutus.

Essay (95 points): Your essay should begin with the definition and your explanation of a tragic hero. You should also use the introduction to state whether Brutus represents this idea. Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 should explain the 3 reasons why you agree or disagree with the literary critics that refer to Brutus as a tragic hero. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your ideas. Paragraph 5 is your conclusion and should restate your point, you can also use this paragraph as an opportunity to identify any other characters in the play that might represent a tragic hero more accurately.

Focus: Characterization: How has the writer developed Brutus and his representation as a tragic hero?

Format: Please review the Essay section above for a breakdown of how the essay should be organized. There should be an introduction with a clear thesis, a body that provides 3 examples with textual support and a conclusion.

The author most likely uses the word monstrous rather than the word “unpleasant” because it has a more positive connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more negative connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more neutral connotation than the word “unpleasant.” almost the same connotation as the word “unpleasant.”

Which of the following is an aspect of setting in a literary work? 1. time ii. place iii. social/historical context i only i and 11 ll and iii i, ii, and iii

Excerpt from 100% - the story of a patriot upton sinclair 10 so peter walked along, with his belt drawn tight, and his restless blue eyes wandering here and there, looking for a place to get a meal. there were jobs to be had, but they were hard jobs, and peter wanted an easy one. there are people in this world who live by their muscles, and others who live by their wits; peter belonged to the latter class; and had missed many a meal rather than descend in the social scale. 11 peter looked into the faces of everyone he passed, searching for a possible opening. some returned his glance, but never for more than a second, for they saw an insignificant looking man, undersized, undernourished, and with one shoulder higher than the other, a weak chin and mouth, crooked teeth, and a brown moustache too feeble to hold itself up at the corners. peters' straw hat had many straws missing, his second-hand brown suit was become third-hand, and his shoes were turning over at the sides. in a city where everybody was "hustling," everybody, as they phrased it, "on the make," why should anyone take a second glance at peter gudge? why should anyone care about the restless soul hidden inside him, or dream that peter was, in his own obscure way, a sort of genius? no one did care; no one did dream. 12 it was about two o'clock of an afternoon in july, and the sun beat down upon the streets of american city. there were crowds upon the streets, and peter noticed that everywhere were flags and bunting. once or twice he heard the strains of distant music, and wondered what was "up." peter had not been reading the newspapers; all his attention bad been taken up by the quarrels of the smithers faction and the lunk faction in the first apostolic church, otherwise known as the holy rollers, and great events that had been happening in the world outside were of no concern to him. peter knew vaguely that on the other side of the world half a dozen mighty nations were locked together in a grip of death; the whole earth was shaken with their struggles, and peter had felt a bit of the trembling now and then. but peter did not know that his own country had anything to do with this european quarrel, and did not know that certain great interests throughout the country had set themselves to rouse the public to action. based on the author's characterization of peter in paragraphs 10, 11, and 12, which word best describes him? a) industrious b) loyal c) patriotic d) poor