Caesar
Essays
Speeches
Oldfashioned
English
Definitions
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Theme 1 Prompt
100 Points
How did Brutus die?
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Theme 1 Response
100 Points
He ran onto his sword
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Theme 1 Prompt
200 Points
What is Brutus wife’s name?
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Theme 1 Response
200 Points
Portia
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Theme 1 Prompt
300 Points
Three times Caesar does this…what is
it?
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Theme 1 Response
300 Points
He refuses the crown.
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Theme 1 Prompt
400 Points
Who offers Caesar the crown?
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Theme 1 Response
400 Points
Antony
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Theme 1 Prompt
500 Points
At the opening of the play,
what are the plebeians
celebrating?
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Theme 1 Response
500 Points
Caesar's victory over Pompey
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Theme 2 Prompt
100 Points
What should be included in the
introduction of all essays?
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Theme 2 Response
100 Points
Get the readers attention by using a “hook.”
Give some background information if necessary.
Thesis or focus statement.
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Theme 2 Prompt
200 Points
What type of sentence should be in all
body paragraphs of an essay?
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Theme 2 Response
200 Points
A topic sentence.
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Theme 2 Prompt
300 Points
What are three things that can make an opinion paper
stronger?
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Theme 2 Response
300 Points
Quotes
Statistics
Facts
The opposite opinion
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Theme 2 Prompt
400 Points
What is a “roadmap” to writing an
essay called?
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Theme 2 Response
400 Points
An outline.
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Theme 2 Prompt
500 Points
What is it called if you use a quote or
paraphrase something and must cite it
within the text?
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Theme 2 Response
500 Points
An in-text citation.
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Theme 3 Prompt
100 Points
What should you use in the beginning
of any speech?
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Theme 3 Response
100 Points
•Good use of an Attention
Getter
•Relate the topic to the
audience
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Theme 3 Prompt
200 Points
What should you do in the conclusion
when giving a demonstration speech?
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Theme 3 Response
200 Points
Recap the main points, steps or
action sequences.
Have an interesting “closer.”
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Theme 3 Prompt
300 Points
Name three things that one should pay
attention to when doing a speech.
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Theme 3 Response
300 Points
Poise/Movement/Gestures
Diction/Tone of voice
Rate/Speed/Volume of voice
Eye Contact
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Theme 3 Prompt
400 Points
Name the two most
attention getting
sections of a speech.
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Theme 3 Response
400 Points
The Introduction and the Conclusion.
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Theme 3 Prompt
500 Points
What format should a speech or essay
outline use? Draw a small example on
the board.
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Theme 3 Response
500 Points
I.
A.
B.
1.
2.
a.
b.
II.
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Theme 4 Prompt
100 Points
What does hence, whence, thence
mean?
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here, where, there
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Theme 4 Prompt
200 Points
What is a knave?
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Theme 4 Response
200 Points
A servant, or person of humble birth.
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Theme 4 Prompt
300 Points
What does prithee mean?
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Theme 4 Response
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Pray thee
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Theme 4 Prompt
400 Points
What does betimes mean?
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Theme 4 Response
400 Points
Hurry
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Theme 4 Prompt
500 Points
What does hie mean?
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Theme 4 Response
500 Points
From time to time
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Theme 5 Prompt
100 Points
What is the definition of a Plebeian?
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Theme 5 Response
100 Points
A member of the lower classes.
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Theme 5 Prompt
200 Points
What does conspiracy mean?
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Theme 5 Response
200 Points
A plot to carry out some
harmful or illegal act.
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Theme 5 Prompt
300 Points
What is meant by: "This was the noblest Roman of
them all."
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Theme 5 Response
300 Points
Brutus was “noble” (impressive in
appearance) because he really did
believe in “his” cause for Rome.
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Theme 5 Prompt
400 Points
What is a soothsayer?
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Theme 5 Response
400 Points
“A Fortune Teller” – someone who
foresees the future.
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Theme 5 Prompt
500 Points
What does "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me
your ears“ mean?
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Theme 5 Response
500 Points
Friends is put first to make it more
important. Lend me your ears means
that he wants the people to listen.
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The Daily Double
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