The following information is for the 9th English advanced classes. For 9th English regular, please go here.
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Julius Caesar
Memory Speeches
- All 9th English students are required to complete memory work as one of the major test grades during the study of Shakespeare. Students earn grades as indicated in parentheses after each piece. Each error reduces the grade by one-half (½) point. Prompting of a line counts as two errors (1point deduction). A maximum of three prompts will be given to each student. The highest grade recorded for memory work will be a 105. Each student will be given a maximum of five minutes to complete his/her recitation.
- Up to three passages may be combined but must be recited as entire pieces. In other words, to earn a grade of 105, you may choose one piece of 50 lines, or you may combine pieces to make 50(+) lines. For example, speeches 7 and 8 can be recited in their entirety, a total of 52 lines, for a grade of 105. Another example would be the combining of speeches 10 and 13, a total of 35 lines, for a grade of 88. No more than 55 lines may be recited!
- Sign up sheets for recitation appointments will be posted inside the classroom at 8:00 on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. All appointments will be during the week of February 20-24, 2012, although students may recite their lines on February 17 with my permission.
- All work must be recited by 3:10 on February 24, 2012.
(Click the name beside each number for a copy of the lines.)
Selections
from Julius
Caesar:
1.
Antony (105) Act III, scene 1, lines 148-163, 183-210, 211-213, & 218-222, pp. 352-353 52 lines
“O
mighty Caesar! Dost thou lie so low?”
2.
Portia (95) Act II, scene 1, lines 237-256 & 258-259 &
261-278 & 279-287, pp. 336-337, 45 lines
“Nor
for yours neither. Y'have ungently, Brutus,”
3.
Cassius (95) Act I, scene 2, lines 90-131, pp. 315-316, 42 lines
“I
know that virtue to be in you, Brutus,”
4.
Antony (88) Act III, scene 2, lines 74-108, p. 358-360, 35 lines
“Friends,
Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”
5.
Cassius (82) Act I, scene 2, lines 135-161, p. 316-317, 27 lines
“Why,
man, he doth bestride the narrow world”
6.
Cassius (82) Act I, scene 3, lines 57-78 & 80-84, pp. 323-324,
27 lines
“You
are dull, Casca, and those sparks of line”
7.
Brutus (82) Act II, scene 1, lines 114-140, pp. 332-333, 27 lines
“No,
not an oath. If not the face of men”
8.
Brutus (80) Act II, scene 1, lines 10-34, p. 329, 25 lines
“It
must be by his death; and for my part,”
9.
Marullus (77) Act I, scene 1, lines 33-56, p. 311, 22 lines
“Wherefore
rejoice? What conquest brings he home?”
10.
Caesar (75) Act I, scene 2, lines 192-195, 198-214, p. 318-319, 21
lines
“Let
me have men about me that are fat,”
11.
Casca (75) Act I, scene 3, lines 15-32, p 322, 18 lines
“A
common slave—you know him well by sight—”
12.
Cassius (70) Act I, scene 2, lines 308-322, pp. 321-322, 15 lines
“Well,
Brutus, thou art noble; yet I see”
13.
Caesar (70) Act II, scene 2, lines 32-37 & 41-48, pp. 339-340,
14 lines
“Cowards
die many times before their deaths;”
9th
Advanced Memory Work scoring system:
Number of Lines Maximum Points Earned 50 - 55105 48 - 49100 40 - 4795 34 - 3988 29 - 3386 26 - 2882 24 - 2580 22 - 2377 17 - 2175 13 - 1670 0 – 120
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