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English 9 Resource Block
Midterm Assessment
Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is a tragic historical fiction dealing
with the use and misuse of power. Throughout history we have seen many rulers
who have abused their position of power often hurting their own people. In this
assignment you are going to work through understanding the theme of power and
how it has been misused, the problems that misuse of power causes, and the results
when the power is taken away from that ruler.
Part I
Define Power- Use dictionary and an educational website to define power
Dictionary definition-(Class dictionary)
Educational website definition (Use school Worldbook database for definition)
Part II - Investigate three historical figures in the list below and answer the following questions:
Country they ruled, years of their rule, type of government, how he came to power, how he lost power.
Use School Library Databases: COMPLETE YOUR RESPONSES IN THE FORM BELOW
Adolf Hitler
Saddam Hussein
Pol Pot
Idi Amin Dada
Kim Jong-il
Mao Zedong
Josef Stalin
Ho Chi Minh
Other:_______________________
Vladimir Lenin
Vlad III
Name
Country
Ruled
Years of
Rule
Type of
Rise to Power
Government
Loss of
Power
Answer the following questions in depth with quotes from articles from provided websites/databases.
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Choose ONE ruler to research_________________________________________________
Answer the following questions in depth with quotes from articles from provided
websites/databases
1. What country do or did they control? (Give the geographic location of the land they controlled)
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How did they rise to power?
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3. What methods did or do they use to keep power?
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What makes this ruler a dictator?
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How has their rule affected their country?
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6. Describe the life of the people during his rule.
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7. If they killed people, who did they kill and why?
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8. When did they lose power and who took over after their rule?
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III.
Respond to the following quote .
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely .” by Lord John Acton
a. What do you think it means?
b. How can it relate to you?{ (Text to self)Use the story of Julius Caesar as the text}
c. How can it relate to something you have read? {(Text to Text)Use your research and
Julius Caesar}
d. How can it relate to the world? {(Text to World) Use current events and Julius Caesar}
Create a Thesis statement (Form)
Thesis Statement Planning Guide
DO NO SKIP AHEAD YOU MUST COMPLETE THE STEPS IN THE ORDER BELOW!
ESSAY TOPIC:___________________
STEP 1: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
I am writing about_______________________________
and I am going to prove that _______________________________________.
STEP 2 IDENTIFY THREE PARTS OF A THESIS
WHAT: I am writing about____________________________ and I am going to prove that
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(Your statement of purpose becomes your “What”)
WHY: in order to /because________________
HOW: by ________________________________________________________
STEP 3 FINALIZE YOUR THESIS
Put you how, why, and what together in order that sounds best
NOW USE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN POINTS THAT YOU WILL
DEVELOP WITH SUPPORT IN YOUR ESSAY.
STEP 4: IDENTIFY THE THREE MAIN POINT
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STEP 5: PUT YOUR MAIN POINT IN LOGICAL ORDER
1.______ ________ 2. __________________ 3.__________________
I.
Create an introductory paragraph (Form)
Name:______________________________
Topic: _____________________________________________
Introductory paragraph
Hook (Question, quote, statement regarding topic, anecdote that relates to
topic)
“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” by Lord John Acton
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Supporting reason: (brief summary of why the quote reflects other things
you have read; things you have experienced; and the world)
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Thesis statement (what you are going to prove about power)
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I.
Create a paragraph that describe how the quote relates to you
(Form)
First Body Paragraph (First reason)(Text to self)
Topic sentence for the first reason:
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Specific details to support your first reason (Facts, evidence, details, quotes)
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Transition sentence (connect paragraph 1 with paragraph 2)
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Create
a paragraph that describes how the quote relates to the
articles you have read or been reading (Form)
Second body Paragraph (Text to text)
Topic sentence for the second reason:
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Specific details to support your first reason (Facts, evidence, details, quotes)
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Transition sentence (connect paragraph 2 with paragraph 3)
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I.
Create a paragraph that describes how the quote relates
to the world using the information regarding current
dictators investigated (Form)
Third Body Paragraph (Text to the world)
Topic sentence for the third reason:
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Specific details to support your first reason (Facts, evidence, details, quotes)
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Transition sentence (connect to conclusion)
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Concluding Paragraph
Restate thesis (rewrite the thesis statement in different word)
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Restate brief summary of reasons
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Refer to quote and what it means
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